‘It’s not a political thing’ Grammy-winning singer said on stage

Kacey Musgraves is facing backlash from some fans after she showed support for immigrant families during a birthday performance.

The Grammy-winning country singer celebrated her 38th birthday on Friday by marking the opening night of her Middle of Nowhere tour in Chicago. At one point during the performance, she paused the show and urged the audience to donate to the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights as her “birthday wish.”

“It’s a wonderful organization, and they help give aid — legal aid — and money to children whose parents have been deported unfairly,” Musgraves said on stage. “It’s not a political thing. It’s just, these kids need help.”

She continued: “They have no guidance and no way to get through this thing without their home base or their parents. So anyway, 50 cents, whatever the hell, I don’t know, whatever you want to do, but that would mean a lot to me. If you don’t want to, that’s totally fine too.”

The plea was met with applause and cheers from her crowd at the United Center. However, once videos of the moment started circulating online, conservative political commentators were quick to unleash their wrath on the “Follow Your Arrow” singer.

    • SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      9 days ago

      Surprisingly, not as much as you’d think. This is more fanning the culture war flames. I grew up in a shit hole conservative state, and even the people there weren’t anywhere as bad as the media would lead you to believe. They were largely well meaning if astoundingly ignorant, but I met very few people who were truly malicious. They were adults with the minds of children, operating on feelings and instinct over thought, which makes them incredibly easy to manipulate.

      • SkyezOpen
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        9 days ago

        I mean, that’s kind of the issue isn’t it? A lot of them are profoundly ignorant. That’s why fox News words things the way it does. They only think ICE is deporting “violent illegal criminal aliens” so they’re baffled when someone shows them what’s actually happening. Hell, my dumbass parents voted for Trump because he was good for their investments/retirement. I told them to check again. They were down 30% at the time because tariff bullshit probably.