Halsey: I’m just not built to ignore injustice

OHMYGOSSIP — Halsey is “just not built to ignore” injustice.
The ‘Without Me’ hitmaker – whose real name is Ashley Frangipane – is known for being an outspoken activist for many forms of social injustice, and this year headed out to protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement alongside her ex-boyfriend and close friend, Yungblud.
And now, Halsey has insisted it is important for her to stand up for what she believes in as a celebrity, because she “hasn’t forgotten” that she “came from nothing”.
She said: “I have a huge thing about injustice. I’m just not built to ignore it. I come from nothing, dude, and I’m so lucky to be where I am. But I haven’t forgotten where I came from. That’s the most important thing.
“When I’m talking to my friends, we’ll be talking about politics, and I’ll be like, ‘Yeah, and for people like us who are lower-middle class’, and they’ll be like, ‘Ashley? You’re not lower-middle class.’ And I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, but I used to be.’ So I still wake up every day and feel like I am. I have that survival instinct.”
The 26-year-old singer is biracial, and although she acknowledges she’s “white-passing”, she is determined to keep fighting against racial injustice because she wants to protect her family members.
When asked by Vogue magazine about her involvement in the protests, she added: “Some people [in my position] would be like, ‘Oh, I can’t go because I’m famous,’ or ‘People are going to notice me,’ or ‘I can’t get hurt’.
“It’s no different if I get shot or gassed than it is for any other person. My life isn’t more precious than somebody else’s because I sell records. Self-preservation is one thing, but considering your life more precious than somebody else’s is where privilege really starts to become a disease, a poison.
“There were thousands of people in this country who were far braver than me and did far more than me who didn’t get nearly as much attention. I would do it all again in a heartbeat. I just hope I don’t have to.
“My race is often a topic of conversation because I’m white-passing, but at the end of the day, my dad’s Black, my brothers are Black, and I love them more than anything in the world. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to fight for them.”

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