“I wanted to dedicate the following passage to the five members of the Supreme Court who showed us that, after all, they really they don’t give a shit about freedom“This is what he told the Glastonbury audience during his set. Olivia Rodrigo at the Glastonbury Festival held this weekend in England.

The special dedication of the Californian pop-star, of course, did nothing but criticize the decision of the US Supreme Court – set on Friday – to overturn the “Roe vs. Wade” rulingthis is, re-criminalize abortion. In the same sense, figures such as Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift and Jack White, among others, have manifested themselves.

Rodrigo didn’t stop there. “The song is for the judges: Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh. We hate you! We hate you.”stressed the pop-star, listing each of the members of the Court of Cassation responsible for the retrograde decision.

dramatic message

At one point in his presentation, Rodrigo exploded: “I am devastated and terrified. Many women and girls will die from this, “he said, as reported by Guardian, “And immediately pronounced his” dedication “against the highest. And then she surprised the audience by inviting Lily Allen to sing the song together. fuck off.

“This is actually my first Glastonbury, and on top of that I can share the stage with Lily, it’s the biggest dream come true,” Rodrigo told him. “But I’m also heartbroken in the same way about what happened yesterday in the United States”Rodrigo said.

more repudiation

Since 1973, the “Roe vs. Wade” ruling guaranteed women’s constitutional right to abortion in the countryand joined an extensive roster of musical and Hollywood artists who have expressed their rejection of the measure.

“I am absolutely shocked that this is where we are, that after so many decades of fighting for women’s rights to their own bodies, this decision has robbed us of all of that.” Taylor Swift wrote on his official Twitter account, quoting the words he had posted shortly before the former first lady Michelle Obama.

For its part, Billie Eilish of Glastonburyassured it was “a very dark day for women” in America: “I’ll only say it because I can’t bear to think about it anymore,” said the 20-year-old popular singer.

Harry Styles and Mariah Carey They were also among the artists who demonstrated on Instagram and Twitter complaining about the judicial resolution, as well as the emblematic grunge band pearl jamthat in its publication it stated that “no one, neither the government, nor the politicians, nor the Supreme Court, should prevent access to abortion and contraceptives”.

“People should have the freedom to choose. This decision impacts everyone and will particularly affect poor women who cannot afford to travel to access health care. We will stay active, we will not step back or give up. The elections have their consequences, “added the group led by Eddie Vedder.

the recognized Jack White was another of the musicians who joined the wave when he was on his Instagram profile ironically he congratulated his country and criticized the conservative root of the Supreme Court rulingcurrently made up of nine magistrates, including three appointed by former President Donald Trump.

“Now these judges, completely disinterested and insensitive to what the real majority want and need, They brought the country into the 1970s to start the struggle for women’s rights from scratch. I can’t believe I wrote all of this and it’s true, is it a bad movie? ”He asked himself.

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