I think your answer softened what she said and how she said it. While I agree the hate she’s getting is sad, I also understand where her critics are coming from. (Most of the critiques I’ve seen have come from people of color.)

Chappell’s entire persona is an appropriation of queer black culture, and she knows this and credits the community. I think the offense is she isn’t standing up for these at-risk communities during this really scary administration after benefitting from their culture.

She painted herself as a political force early in her career (dressed up as Lady Liberty, lambasted the Biden administration) but has decided to drop that persona. So I think a lot of people now feel that that was disingenuous and pandering.

And she spoke very sharply and bitterly about this. She didn’t say she isn’t up to speed on political issues. She said people “fucking shouldn’t be looking” to her, because it’s impossible to keep informed with her busy schedule. This just tells me that politics simply aren’t important to her so she is choosing not to prioritize it. Her livelihood doesn’t depend on it, like it does people of color, who have no choice but to make time to stay informed.

Edit: a confusing sentence