Musicians in every single place have been airing out their grievances with the Supreme Court following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, together with Grammy-winning artist Olivia Rodrigo. When she took the stage at Glastonbury Pageant 2022, she was joined by hitmaking British singer Lily Allen for a particular rendition of Allen’s music “F*** You” devoted to the Supreme Court justices.
Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen devoted ‘F*** You’ to the Supreme Court justices
Rodrigo first shared her disappointment with the Supreme Court in Might 2022 after a draft of the Court’s majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Girls’s Well being Group was leaked to the press.
“I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to talk about how heartbroken I am over the Supreme Court’s potential decision to overturn Roe v. Wade,” she stated at a tour cease in Washington, D.C. “Our bodies should never be in the hands of politicians. I hope we can raise our voices to protect our right to have a safe abortion which is a right that so many people before us have worked so hard to get.”
A month later, after the Court handed down its resolution, Rodrigo used her time on stage at Glastonbury Pageant to name consideration to the challenge. She introduced out Lily Allen and defined her emotions earlier than they launched into their efficiency of Allen’s 2009 single “F*** You.”
“I’m devastated and terrified that so many women and so many girls are going to die because of this,” she stated. “I wanted to dedicate this next song to the five members of the Supreme Court who have showed us that at the end of the day, they truly don’t give a s*** about freedom. This song goes out to the justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, and Brett Kavanaugh. We hate you.” Each Rodrigo and Allen put up their center fingers.
Olivia Rodrigo’s involvement in politics
Rodrigo has been utilizing her voice to shine a lightweight on vital points since her smash debut in 2021. She even joined President Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci at the White Home as a Gen Z ambassador for coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines.
“I am beyond honored and humbled to be here today to help spread the message about the importance of youth vaccination,” Rodrigo stated from the White Home press briefing room podium. “I’m in awe of the work President Biden and Dr. Fauci have done and was happy to help lend my support to this important initiative. It’s important to have conversations with friends and family members encouraging all communities to get vaccinated, and actually get to a vaccination site, which you can do more easily than ever before.”
Different stars like Janelle Monáe and Phoebe Bridgers have spoken out
Rodrigo is only one of many stars who’ve spoken out in opposition to the Supreme Court’s ruling. Following its resolution in June 2022, BET Awards host Taraji P. Henson talked about the information in her opening monologue.
“It’s about damn time we talk about the fact that guns have more rights than a woman,” Henson stated. “It’s a sad day in America. A weapon that can take lives has more rights than a woman that can give life — if she wants to.”
Janelle Monáe didn’t mince phrases, placing up a center finger and saying “F*** you, Supreme Court.”
Jazmine Sullivan and Latto additionally joined the pro-choice refrain at the present.
In the meantime, Phoebe Bridgers additionally shared her anger at Glastonbury Pageant, main the crowd in a chant of “F*** the Supreme Court.”