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.
"Lost me young lady, no more listening to you,” one former fan wrote to Musgraves on X.
Uh oh, what will she do now?
She has spent her career backing progressive causes, from supporting immigrants to gun control and LGBTQ+ rights.
Nah she’ll be fine
Well I’ll just listen to her twice as hard now!
“Country star”… Kacey Musgraves? Yup, it’s her. Fuck yeah.
However, once videos of the moment started circulating online
Then the same thing that happens to any moment of attempted human connection and empathy happens in the cesspool of the internet.
Liked her before. Like her more now.
Wait. You mean to say when she said something reasonable in real life, people supported it? And when it went online, bad faith actors used it as target practice? Say it ain’t so.
Kacey Musgraves is an amazing artist. She has been beloved by the LGBTQ+ community for a decade now.
If you’re not familiar with her music, I would recommend starting with the song “Follow Your Arrow”, which is about living your life as authentically as possible and very explicitly supports the queer community. Here’s the chorus:
So, make lots of noise (hey)\
Kiss lots of boys (yup)\
Or kiss lots of girls, if that’s something you’re into\
When the straight and narrow gets a little too
straight\
Roll up a joint, or don’t\
Just follow your arrow wherever it points, yeah\
Follow your arrow wherever it points
“Golden Hour”, which is her Grammy-nominated album, is an absolute masterpiece and played a significant role in my first queer relationship. The song “Rainbow” still makes me tear up and look back fondly on my coming out years. I have seen her a few times in concert and she always dedicates it to the LGBTQ+ community.
My spouse was obsessed with Space Cowboy for a while, which is an amazing song. But at some point, I was genuinely worried I was about to get divorced since she’s listening to this saddest song ever about a breakup. Nope, just a super-captivating song, which I realized when I was also listening to it for the 5th time in a day.
Speaking of which…
Like when the Dixie Chicks roasted their careers criticizing a war that chud got elected by criticizing. We’re among very stupid, thoughtless people. And they vote.
How dare she care about children!?
Wait until you hear about Ms Rachel caring about amputee children…
they have better chance with SWIFT, since shes hangs out with MAga.(but not openly so)
And those folks are WAY more vocal & principled than most of us who consider ourselves to be progressive.
Scum fucks, the lot. Pure scum and villainy.
I lost my faith in humanity during covid. The sheer cruelty of people doesn’t surprises me anymore.
Conservatives: we’re Christian and love everyone. Except those fucking immigrants.
Are you seriously gonna come in here and pretend that Jesus didn’t say “fuck immigrants”? Cause that’s the message they remember. “In fact,” he said, “anyone you don’t like, too.” It’s right there in the bible. Look it up.
…And ‘em damn gays. Coun’ 'em in too.
And everyone and everyTHING else that isn’t a white cishet male Christian fascist.
‘It’s not a political thing’ Grammy-winning singer said on stage
Ooh boy
Taking care of kids shouldn’t be political but here we are
Everything is political, including society allocating resources and manpower to taking care of children.
Kacey is too good for Nashville
