Singer-songwriter, Maggie Rogers, took to Instagram to call out a man who heckled her, telling her to take her top off — and her response is perfect.
You may know Maggie Rogers for her songs “Alaska,” “Fallingwater,” or “On + Off.”
But you’re also about to know her for calling a creepy man out on Instagram.
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She became an overnight sensation after she brought Pharrell Williams to tears with one of her songs in his Masterclass.
Since then, she her career has really been taking off.
She has had her debut SNL performance, released a studio album, and has been performing countless shows around the country.
Unfortunately, there was an incident at one of her recent shows…
Just before her last song of the set, while giving a speech to the crowd, two men shouted — cat-calling her.
Instead of ignoring it, she decided to call them out on Instagram.
While she doesn’t know the men by name, she’s hoping to, at the very least, spread her message in hopes to raise some awareness.
“Every night before the alaska acoustic encore, I speak about gratitude and growth and change,” she wrote.
“It’s the most vulnerable part of my set.”
“Just me and my guitar before I say goodnight,” she went on.
“Last night, in the middle of my speech a man yelled ‘take your top off.”
“Another joined in and yelled ‘you cute though.'”
“I was stunned. Furious. Fuming. Confused. And also — on a really basic level — it really hurt my feelings,” she continued .
“I step on stage every night and give every part of me.”
“And my community shows up every night and together, we create a safe space to amplify each other,” she wrote .
“To allow relief. To allow release. There’s a deep amount of trust there.”
“I step on stage every night with a deep reverence for the stage, my craft, and the privilege that is making music for my job.”
“I’ve been writing and producing music for 10 years”.
“My body is the greatest tool for communicating that work,” she explained . “I want to use this moment to be very very clear.”
“There is no space for harassment or disrespect or degradation of any kind at my show.”
“Be kind to each other out there,” she concluded .
Can we get a slow clap for Maggie Rogers, please?
Fans as well as other artists, flooded her comments section showing their support.
Maren Morris, a fellow artist, chimed in, thanking Maggie for speaking out and reminding people that artists are people too — with feelings.
Another artist commented, showing her support and reassuring Maggie that those men will regret what they said one day.
Hopefully, those men see Maggie’s post and it makes them reconsider their actions in the future!
This fan commented how disappointed she is in the men that heckled her in Austin, hoping it doesn’t reflect on her more well-behaved, respectful fans in that city.
I love how this person specified she’s disappointed in the “trash” men of Austin, instead of generalizing the whole gender — how thoughtful.
Magge Rogers really is a woke queen. Take notes, people!
Let us know what you think of Maggie’s Instagram post, calling out a man that told her to “take her top off”!
