Pop singer Halsey, real name Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, on Monday shunned her pro-life fans via social media, after some apparently walked out of her concert as she promoted abortion.
“THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO JUST WALKED OUT OF THE HALSEY CONCERT AFTER NIGHTMARE WHEN SHE SPOKE ABOUT ABORTION WAS SICKENING. FIGHT FOR WHAT IS RIGHT,” one social media user tweeted.
Halsey, a new mother herself, responded, “downside of doing outdoor venues: no door to hit them on the way out.”
downside of doing outdoor venues: no door to hit them on the way out 👋🏼 https://t.co/qc8q8mshd9
— h (@halsey) June 28, 2022
The singer continued to be unapologetic about her advocacy for abortion.
“The ‘people pay to see you sing not hear your views’ argument is so dumb,” the artist wrote. “No, you paid to see me use a stage as a form of expression in the manner that I choose. Sorry you lack the critical thinking to realize that the rhetorical power of music doesn’t always serve your escapism.”
The “people pay to see you sing not hear your views” argument is so dumb. No, you paid to see me use a stage as a form of expression in the manner that I choose. Sorry you lack the critical thinking to realize that the rhetorical power of music doesn’t always serve your escapism.
— h (@halsey) June 29, 2022
“Honored to have my audience,” Halsey followed up. “Proud they cultivate a space where emotion and action meet. Love doing what I do. And expect me to always tell the truth when I get up there. Show must go on.”
Honored to have my audience. Proud they cultivate a space where emotion and action meet. Love doing what I do. And expect me to always tell the truth when I get up there. Show must go on.
— h (@halsey) June 29, 2022
Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Friday that overturned Roe v. Wade, the “Without Me” singer said she was “defeated.”
“I have been advocating for abortion, reproductive rights, and bodily integrity for as long as I’ve had a platform and I’m running out of ways to word and frame the severity of the impact that fundamentalism has on our country,” she wrote. “I know some of you look to my page for information or guidance but I need a little bit of time to speak to some people with more authority and experience than me and gather my thoughts. I don’t want to just contribute to antagonistic noise.”
“I’m just defeated at the moment,” Halsey added.
I know some of you look to my page for information or guidance but I need a little bit of time to speak to some people with more authority and experience than me and gather my thoughts. I don’t want to just contribute to antagonistic noise. I’m just defeated at the moment.
— h (@halsey) June 24, 2022
Last year, Halsey changed her so-called preferred pronouns to “she” and “they.”
HALSEY SHE/THEY 🥺
this is huge and i’m so happy for them omg pic.twitter.com/eqjf9Dj9B9
— julia, PhD 🎒parx today!! (@vodkaparks) March 13, 2021
The 27-year-old notably said during her pregnancy that the experience did not give her “strong, binary feelings about ‘womanhood.”
“I’ve been thinking lots about my body. It’s strange to watch yourself change so quickly,” she wrote. “I thought pregnancy would give me very strong, binary feelings about ‘womanhood’ but truly it has leveled my perception of gender entirely.”
“My sensitivity to my body has made me hyper aware of my humanness and that’s all,” Halsey added. “Doing a remarkable thing. And it’s grand.”
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