When you’ve been following Chappell’s meteoric rise to superstardom this yr, you’ve got most likely seen that she wears white face paint loads.
Properly, throughout a current efficiency in Manchester (by way of Pop Crave), Chappell defined why she dons the make-up so usually — and the reason made plenty of sense.
“Different folks in my hometown would name homosexual folks clowns. I don’t say this fairly often,” she mentioned. “That’s why I really put on my white face.”
“Like, bitch, I’ll present you a clown.”
Within the clip, Chappell additionally burdened the significance of community-building by means of her music. “That is what I care about as a result of I see you, and I see a neighborhood,” she instructed the viewers. “I actually wanted this every time I used to be 15. I want it so dangerous. To only be in a room of those who appeared like me.”
“Thanks for exhibiting up, and know that it is a place the place you belong.”
