As his star continues to rise, Chappell Roan is pronounced against the bullies and entitled bigots who think it’s okay to harass or abuse her online or in person.
In a series of TikTok posts today, the singer shared her feelings about the expectations fans have of her and the artificial sense of familiarity that being famous in the digital age has created for fans of her music. Roan, whose debut album “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” currently sits behind Taylor Swift at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, first laid out her perspective by comparing the way people talk to her to how they would respond to a random person on the street.
“I need you to answer a few questions, just answer my questions for a second: If you saw a random woman on the street, would you yell at her from your car window? Would you harass her in public? Would you walk up to a random woman and say, ‘Can I take a picture with you?’ and she says, ‘No, what the fuck?’ and then you get mad at this random woman,” she said. “Would you be offended if she said no to your time because she has her own time? Would you harass her family? Would you follow her everywhere? Would you try to dissect her life and harass her online? This is a woman you don’t know and she doesn’t know you at all. Would you assume she’s a good person, would you assume she’s a bad person? Would you assume everything you read online about her is true? I’m a random bitch, you’re a random bitch. Just think about that for a second, okay?”
Roan followed up with a more direct reaction to fans who abuse or harass her or her family. “I don’t care that abuse and harassment, bullying, whatever, is a normal thing to do to people who are famous or a little bit famous, whatever,” she continued. “I don’t care that it’s normal. I don’t care that this kind of crazy behavior comes along with the job, the career field that I’ve chosen. That doesn’t make it acceptable, that doesn’t make it normal. That doesn’t mean I want it, that doesn’t mean I like it.
“I don’t want whatever it is that you think you’re supposed to be entitled to every time you see a celebrity,” she continued. “I don’t give a shit if you think it’s selfish of me to say no to a photo or your time or a hug. That’s not normal. That’s weird. It’s weird how people think you know a person just because you see them online and hear the art they make. That’s fucking weird! I can say no to creepy behavior, okay?”
Roan has gained significant popularity over the past year thanks to his standout performances at Lollapalooza and Coachella. His debut album, which came out last September, has been on a steady rise, as have his singles, including “Good Luck Babe.” So far, he’s had seven Hot 100 hits over the past year.
She recently revealed that Hollywood has called her to take on roles she turned down for various reasons. “I say this with peace, love and blessings. Actors are crazy,” she said. Interview“I started making music because I wanted to get into acting, but then I moved to Los Angeles and I thought, ‘Fuck that.’”