Rihanna tells ‘Karen’ to ‘shut up’ after joking about sneaking vote in presidential election
The clapback queen is back.
Rihanna told a “Karen” to “shut up” after the internet troll said the Barbados native should be arrested for joking about sneaking into the polls to vote in the US presidential election.
Fans flooded the “We Found Love” singer’s comments section on Instagram Monday after she quipped that she would steal her American-born son’s passport to cast her ballot for Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Illegal voting is a crime. Maybe she should be arrested for trying,” wrote one user.
Rihanna simply replied, “shut up Karen.”
“Karen” is a slang term typically used to refer to a middle-class white woman who is entitled or demanding.
When a Donald Trump supporter said the Grammy winner, 36, wanted to “cheat to win,” she responded: “lol! When yall stop burning ballot boxes come check me 😜.”
A third fan called Rihanna “sad” for her endorsement of Harris, claiming the two presidential candidates are “exactly the same.”
“LOL! Donkey of the day goes toooo… 👆🏿,” the mom of two hit back.
Another netizen hypothesized that Rihanna may have been “rejected by the system” when applying to vote as a migrant.
However, the “Diamonds” singer said she loves her Bajan passport and “came here to work and pay taxes.”
“You’re welcome,” she told the fan.
Earlier Monday, Rihanna joked about using her son’s passport to vote in the election between Harris, 60, and Trump, 78.
“POV: me trying to sneak into the polls with my son’s passport #votecauseicant,” the Fenty Beauty founder, who shares sons RZA, 2, and Riot, 1, with boyfriend A$AP Rocky, wrote atop a video on Instagram of herself dismally looking out of a car window as her hair blew in the wind.
“when protecting p—ies and firing p—ies can happen all in one vote #votecauseicant #TanSuitSeason,” she captioned the Reel, seemingly referring to Harris and former President Barack Obama’s highly publicized tan suits.
While Rihanna cannot vote in the US, she has used her platform to urge Americans to hit the polls in past elections.
During the 2018 midterms, she told people to vote on the “most important day for the rest of your lives.”
“If you’re tired of complaining about the state of the country and government, get up and do something about it!!! #VOTE … simple!!!” she wrote on Instagram at the time.
“You have no excuse, and If you live in any of these states it’s not too late to register today!! C’mon man, LETS GO!!!!! 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿.”
