Look, I love Demi Lovato. I really do. But sometimes her responses to current events are strange and kind of miss the mark.
Like, she criticized Taylor Swift's support of Kesha during her sexual assault trial. When Taylor donated $250,000 to Kesha, Demi tweeted this:
Take something to Capitol Hill or actually speak out about something and then I'll be impressed.
Like, what???
So when a bunch of rioters, who were incited by Donald Trump, stormed the Capitol this past week in an attempted coup to overturn the election results, Demi had a very interesting response.
"My heart is broken. It makes me sad to believe how naive I was to think this couldn't possibly happen, and yet it did. Here we are," Demi tweeted. "For everyone in my comments saying, 'Where's d7?' or wanting me to sing instead of speaking up about what needs to change in this country..."
My heart is broken. It makes me to sad to believe how naive I was to think this couldn’t possibly happen, and yet it did. Here we are. For everyone in my comments saying “where’s d7” or wanting me to sing instead of speaking up about what needs to change in this country...
"This is why I post as much as I do," Demi continued. "This is why I care. This cannot happen any fucking more. I'm angry, embarrassed and ashamed." Then she added, "I'm in the studio working on something special after today's assault on democracy."
THIS IS WHY I POST AS MUCH AS I DO. THIS IS WHY I CARE. THIS CANNOT HAPPEN ANY FUCKING MORE. I’m angry, embarrassed and ashamed. I’m in the studio working on something special after today’s assault on democracy. #impeachtrumptonight
Hmm, well intentioned, but a lot of mention of Demi, Demi's next album, and an upcoming Demi song.
The tweets immediately faced backlash, considering how Demi-centered they were in the midst of a domestic terrorist attack:
@ddlovato Girl just open your fucking purse and donate some money...it does a lot more than writing and releasing songs then keeping the proceeds or profit made..like
@ddlovato using black issues to make money off a song? thats sick.
@ddlovato White people burning down the Capitol and your solution is to record music
@ddlovato Please read the room and don’t drop a track about this
The whole moment became a meme, too:
@ddlovato Demi Lovato in the studio working on something special after today’s assault on democracy.
why i just know demi lovato in a studio somewhere rhyming democracy and hypocrisy.
Demi Lovato right now:
this is what demi lovato thinks she’s doing