Unless she’s lost her damn mind. This statement was ignorant and irresponsible. Her comments read as someone who does not pay attention to politics and repeated this stupid shit she heard.
I think it’s important to note that Janet has a long history of being outspoken against bigotry. Rhythm nation is not about dancing. lol, although the music video had killer dance moves. It’s about equality.
This is from a few years ago, but I don’t see this person becoming a MAGAT. Unless she’s lost her marbles like Kanye.
What has Janet Jackson done for us lately? A lot, actually.
Throughout her career, the pop icon has used her platform to draw attention to the issues of injustice that she cares most about, from equality to HIV/AIDS awareness —
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In May, the singer became the first black woman to win Billboard Music Icon Award and she used the occasion to advocate for change.
"I believe for all our challenges, we live at a glorious moment in history,” Jackson said upon receiving the award. “It's a moment when, at long last, women have made it clear that we will no longer be controlled, manipulated, or abused. I stand with those women and with those men equally outraged who support us in heart and mind.”
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Throughout her “State of the World” tour, Jackson has highlighted issues of abuse and injustice through music, dance, and visuals on stage. During her tour, Jackson performed her 1997 song “What About” for the first time in 18 years, featuring an choreography that depicts sexual abuse in a domestic relationship. After performing the song at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, last November, the singer broke down, kneeling down on stage and holding her head in her hands.
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This summer, the singer continued to bring attention to social justice issues, kicking off both of her performances at this year’s Panorama and ESSENCE festivals with an unapologetic political message about racial discrimination and police brutality. At each show, before Jackson took to the stage, the names of dozens of black victims of police brutality flashed across the jumbotron, followed by a video montage featuring news soundbites discussing police brutality, white nationalism, and racial discrimination. The video then turned into a call to action — “We want justice!” — as Jackson appeared and began to sing “The Skin Game,” her ‘90s hit that touches on the challenges and discrimination black Americans face.
https://www.globalcitizen.org/fr/content/janet-jackson-global-citizen-festival/
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