Jokey responses to the shooting seem born from an idea that Megan is undeserving of help, her playful music persona clouding her humanity.But the response to Megan Thee Stallion’s pain also highlights who is afforded compassion in a music industry that recognizes the fragility of its young artists but seems to draw a line when it comes to ensuring their protection.
“People look at an incident like this and balk at the idea that she would need or deserve the kind of concern that would be readily offered up for anyone else in her situation,” Tayo Bero. Yet Megan has also been transparent with her fans about what’s happening in her life behind the scenes; her mother Holly Thomas, who managed Megan and whose own rap career inspired her own, died
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