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The Voice alum Cassadee Pope has actually invested the last years going far for herself in Nashville as one of c and w’s most forthright abilities. Now, she’s describing why she’s ready to leave the category behind.
In a brand-new meeting with Rolling Stone, the “Take You Home” vocalist clarified that she determined to go back to her rock origins (Pope initially fronted the pop-punk band Hey Monday prior to showing up on The Voice period 3) after experiencing considerable reaction for speaking up versus bigotry and transphobia in the nation scene, especially from various other celebrities such as Morgan Wallen and Jason Aldean’s spouse.
“I realize every genre has problematic people in it,” she stated of her choice to leave nation. “I’m not saying there’s not a frontman in a band who hasn’t been accused of something in rock music. But I guess rock is in my bones more. You’re not completely ostracized and shamed for speaking out.”
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When Wallen was captured on electronic camera making use of a racial slur in 2021, Pope was among lots of musicians to speak out regarding the event, stating she was “disgusted” which his actions “does NOT represent all of country music.” Looking back, however, Pope stated she was sorry for the means she managed her feedback. “I was just another angry white person who just learned about racism,” she stated. “If that were to have happened today, I would have had a different response.”
Pope spoke out once again when nation celebrity Jason Aldean’s spouse, Brittany Aldean, made a collection of transphobic remarks on the internet, thanking her moms and dads for not “changing her gender” after she experienced a “tomboy phase.” When the elegance influencer proceeded spreading out harmful false information, Pope called her out, stating, “You’d think celebs with beauty brands would see the positives in including LGBTQ+ people in their messaging. But instead here we are, hearing someone compare their ‘tomboy phase’ to someone wanting to transition.”
She would certainly later on be signed up with by fellow nation celebrity Maren Morris, that notoriously described Brittany Aldean as “insurrection Barbie” in her feedback.
The Voice champion informed the magazine that, unlike her Wallen remarks, she never ever really felt ashamed with just how she replied to the elegance influencer’s article. “In that moment, I felt so proud. I had no feeling of regret. I just kept my head down and kept going,” she stated. “It’s only been the past few months that I’ve let my guard down in therapy and said, ‘Wait, I actually wasn’t OK.’ But I think that kind of comes with the territory of including activism in your life.”
Pope is not the only previous nation vocalist that determined to leave the category. In September, Morris stated that she would certainly be tipping far from the c and w sector after observing the surge in “misogynistic and racist and homophobic and transphobic” messaging in the sector. “I’m trying to mature here and realize I can just walk away from the parts of this that no longer make me happy.”
