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Megan Thee Stallion’s performance at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally in Atlanta on Tuesday night sparked some criticism online — but many supporters of Harris on social media are calling the backlash “hypocritical.”
The “Hot Girl Summer” rapper donned a blue pantsuit ensemble while she performed several of her hit songs during the boisterous event, including “Mamushi,” “Savage” and “Body.”
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Before introducing “Body,” Megan made an impassioned pitch for Harris for president, telling the crowd: “I know my ladies in the crowd love their body. And if you want to keep loving your body, you know who to vote for.”
Elsewhere in the performance, which the rapper gave before a crowd of about 10,000 Harris supporters packed into Atlanta’s Georgia State Convocation Center, Megan shouted, “Hotties for Harris!”
Some people on X, formerly Twitter, criticized the performance, calling The Houston rapper’s show unprofessional and “tasteless,” and said it seemed to pander to voters.
Some right-wing users on X went as far as to post a derogatory version of her call to action, dubbing fans “Hoes for Harris.”
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Supporters of Harris and fans of the Houston rapper pushed back against the criticism, saying that much of it is overblown. Others noted that Harris has advocated for reproductive rights and bodily autonomy, and argued Megan Thee Stallion embodies that message.
“We voting for VP Harris because we love her messaging on reproductive choice and women making decisions about their body,” one X user wrote. “Yet some of us are critiquing Megan Thee Stallion for… doing what she wants with her body? ‘Time and place’ Twitter will ruin us every time.”
Megan Thee Stallion, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in health administration from Texas Southern University in Houston, has been an outspoken advocate for women’s empowerment and mental health awareness for years.
In 2022, the rapper slammed the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, stripping away constitutional protections for abortion, saying onstage during a performance at the Glastonbury Festival that she and her fans didn’t “support this bullsh*t.”
People on X defended Megan Thee Stallion’s presence at the rally, which also included speeches from Georgia Democratic Sens. Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams and rapper Quavo.
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— Sowmya Krishnamurthy (@SowmyaK) July 30, 2024Megan Thee Stallion is rapping about women’s reproductive rights for Kamala Harris
Meanwhile, scammer rappers want you to vote Trump so they can get a MAGA selfie …and possibly be pardoned
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The only reason you would be mad at Megan’s performance is cuz you think what she does isn’t worthy of that stage, and my question would be why not? Any answer you give will be shaped respectability politics and white supremacy…try it out and see!
— P. (@pardonmewithp) July 31, 2024
Black respectability is holding us back. Yall mad that a STAR.. MEG.. performed at a political rally? Are we losing recipes or yall misogyny and hate for BW is that strong
— rhaenyra targaryens cousin (@mynameisslee) July 31, 2024
Let's be clear, rappers like Megan Thee Stallion aren't "all they have to offer us", it's all summa y'all pay attention to. It says a lot about what catches folks attention that although they claim to care about substance they ignore or are oblivious to the fact that at the… pic.twitter.com/FDFMxzDt5J
— Reecie @BlackWomenViews (@ReecieColbert) July 31, 2024
She also wasn’t twerking. She was doing dance routines. All she did was PERFORM. Y’all are always QUICK to criticize that woman for any little thing. It’s never that deep. It’s a rally, she could’ve got someone older but CLEARLY she wants to attract YOUNG voters. Please stop.
— AJR (@ajr_bcg) July 31, 2024
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Other X users called the backlash hypocritical, pointing out the fact that the Republican National Convention earlier this month featured appearances from celebrities, such as Kid Rock, Amber Rose and Hulk Hogan, who ripped his shirt off during his speech onstage.
The same MAGA Republicans who cheered a parade of unknown rappers with rap sheets on stage with Trump now want to police Kamala Harris for sharing a stage with Grammy Award-winning recording artist Megan Thee Stallion in Atlanta.
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 30, 2024
I find it absolutely hilarious that Republicans are attacking Kamala Harris for having Megan Thee Stallion performing at her rally…as if Hulk Hogan didn’t rip his shirt off on stage (cringe af) and Kid Rock didn’t perform some dumb song at their RNC…talk about hypocrisy. 🤣😁
— Tara Chappell (@JackySkeles) July 31, 2024
I don't think anyone that enjoyed the RNC has any room for commenting on Meg performing at VP Harris rally. You had racist hulk hogan and the founder of the slu*t walk,stripper, and OF Star, amber rose, as keynote speakers.
— B. Sobitan (@Alphrica1906) July 31, 2024
— CHashtag (@C19666428) July 31, 2024The best the RNC convention could get was Kid Rock.
The Harris campaign got Megan Thee Stallion, in Atlanta, on a Tuesday evening. With 10,000 in attendance 😎😎 LFG 🔥
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Since people want to criticize VP Kamala Harris for having Megan Thee Stallion perform at her ATL rally, flashing it back to Bill Clinton’s 1993 inauguration where LL Cool J performed. At this point, rappers performing at political events is a standard voter engagement activity. pic.twitter.com/VSxL2gqwqF
— 🪷 Madam Auntie VP Kamala Harris for PRESIDENT! (@flywithkamala) July 31, 2024
