“Being on the right side of democracy, being on the right side of women’s rights, is very important to me,” the English singer said in a new interview.
Charli XCX drew criticism for her July tweet about Kamala Harris being a “naughty girl,” but in a new interview with New York MagazineThe pop star says she was just trying to share “something positive and lighthearted.” But that’s not what some in the media, especially those at Fox News, saw.
However, the pop singer stands by the viral moment and is happy that her support for the Democratic presidential candidate could help Harris in the election. “Being on the right side of democracy, and the right side of women’s rights, is very important to me,” she said. New York Magazine“I’m happy to help prevent democracy from failing forever.” (Being English, of course, prevents Charli XCX from voting in US elections.)
But the songwriter has not announced a new political direction for her music. “I am not Bob Dylan, and I have never pretended to be,” she said. “Everything I do in my life feeds into my art. Everything I say, wear, think, enjoy — it all feeds into my art. Politics does not feed into my art.”
The “Kamala is a naughty child” tweet sparked countless memes, and the Harris campaign embraced it, even if the media couldn’t figure out what it all meant. Stephen Colbert mocked Jake Tapper during a segment on his late-night show: “If you're a little confused about this annoying thing, you're not as confused as CNN,” he said. “Nothing says ‘I’m up on everything trendy’ like typing out a meme and putting on your reading glasses.”
