Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAlicia Keys received backlash from MAGA supporters after a July 4 Instagram video in which she stated that women lack an explicit guarantee of equal rights under the U.S. Constitution. Keys questioned why the Constitution has not been updated to explicitly grant women equal rights, specifically referencing the unadopted Equal Rights Amendment, during the nation's 250th anniversary. Conservative figures, including comedian Rob Schneider and commentator Sage Steele, challenged Keys to identify a right men possess that women do not, accusing her of creating division. MAGA pastor Jordan Wells and other social media users also criticized Keys, asserting that women already have equal rights and accusing her of promoting a 'victimhood script' rather than truth. Keys has a history of advocating for women's rights and has been a critic of Trump, having been a key speaker at the Women’s March on Washington, D.C. in 2017. In fullAlicia Keys draws MAGA outrage after noting women don’t have ‘equal rights’ under the US ConstitutionMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
MAGA upset with Alicia Keys after singer’s Fourth of July video about US Constitution
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAlicia Keys received backlash from MAGA supporters after a July 4 Instagram video in which she stated that women lack an explicit guarantee of equal rights under the U.S. Constitution. Keys questioned why the Constitution has not been updated to explicitly grant women equal rights, specifically referencing the unadopted Equal Rights Amendment, during the nation's 250th anniversary. Conservative figures, including comedian Rob Schneider and commentator Sage Steele, challenged Keys to identify a right men possess that women do not, accusing her of creating division. MAGA pastor Jordan Wells and other social media users also criticized Keys, asserting that women already have equal rights and accusing her of promoting a 'victimhood script' rather than truth. Keys has a history of advocating for women's rights and has been a critic of Trump, having been a key speaker at the Women’s March on Washington, D.C. in 2017. In fullAlicia Keys draws MAGA outrage after noting women don’t have ‘equal rights’ under the US ConstitutionMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
