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I just have to say it's always funny to me from the vantage point of being a fan of classical music and classic rock (i.e. old or dead white men up the wazoo) how much the pop girlie fandom just can't acknowledge that their favorite singer has any faults. You can believe Chappell Roan's music is fun, her persona is cool, even believe it's all revolutionary (I don't agree with this personally but I get it from coming from baby queers, I get what she means to them, and also I do think someone who makes drag such a big part of her persona is a big deal given The Times We Are Living In Right Now)... you can believe something I would agree with, that she's a good songwriter and one who is particularly good at translating her experiences as a lesbian into accessible top-40 pop... you can believe this and also believe she's kind of an ignorant dummy about electoral politics. It's true of a lot of talented people! It's true of a lot of people who are informed and smart about other things! But it's also like, the absolute least fault to have to admit about a pop musician you like? I'm just saying you guys would not survive being a fan of The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Mozart - and those are just mainstream musical titans, not even more obscure ones - for more than five minutes!!!!