By Opinions Editor Richelle Rorick
Courtesy of Junette Reyes
Chappell Roan singing at Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale.
When Chappell Roan entered the music industry in 2017, she expressed a love-hate relationship towards the industry and the people in society. Now she has become a hot topic among artists and has been criticized when she hasn’t changed. Roan, an American drag singer-songwriter, has had conflicts with her fans and others due to the way she acts, although it’s only her personality which she has shown since the beginning of her career.
Since her album “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” was released, her fame has risen, especially due to her song “HOT TO GO!” Each of her songs shows her character, so it shouldn’t come as a shock how bold she is.
Roan performed at one of the biggest festivals, “Outside Lands”, on Aug. 11, where the VIP section didn’t participate in her “HOT TO GO!” dance. She showed how daring and witty she is by calling them out and telling them to be fun and try. However, it caused controversy due to people criticizing and claiming she was acting entitled.
“She just wanted to show the people that you are supposed to have fun and enjoy it,” senior Mia Meharena said.
Due to Roan’s mental health and the stress she goes through, on Sep. 28-29, Roan was supposed to perform at the “All Things Go” festival but canceled at the last minute. As a person in the public eye, she had responsibilities to perform as her job, just as anyone else.
Her cancellation made people furious because she did what most people who have full-time jobs can’t do: Choose not to go to work. As an artist, she has the power to do what she wants, even if it means canceling a show.
Roan didn’t expect to get famous in such a short time and especially didn’t expect all the downsides that come with it.
Multiple fans and non-fans had harassed her in places when she was only trying to go about her daily life. People yell at her to sign posters, tell her to humble herself, and she gets overly stalked, but she is only human.
“It’s about artists setting boundaries,” Roan’s Manager Nick Bobetsky said on Billboard Magazine. “The majority of fans don’t cross that line, but there are some who just don’t respect those boundaries…it’s about human boundaries.”
Roan made an appearance at the most recent Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sep. 11, and was yelled at and cussed at by the paparazzi and she did not stand for that. Roan took things into her own hands and stood up for herself by yelling back at the paparazzi.
“I think for someone who gets a lot of anxiety around people yelling at you, the carpet is horrifying, and I yelled back,” Roan said on Entertainment Tonight. “You don't get to yell at me like that.”
While Roan deals with so much conflict in the industry and the people, she doesn’t let it tear her down. She continues to grow as an artist and a person, especially with all the criticism she faces.
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