Amber Rose — the woman once revered as a “populist slut hero” — has endorsed noted misogynist and alleged sexual abuser Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential election.On Monday, the 40-year-old mother of two posted a photo with the Republican candidate and wife Melania Trump with the caption “Trump 2024” and three American flag emojis. Mind you, this is the same woman who called Trump a “fucking idiot” less than a decade prior, telling the Cut at the time that she “really hope[s] he’s not president.”
You’ll recall that Rose, who is a former stripper, also hosted a SlutWalk in 2015 — a safe haven where people from all backgrounds heaved around “My Pussy, My Choice” signs to protest systemic sexual assault and harassment on college campuses and beyond. To bolster the cause, Rose raised more than $50,000 for the Amber Rose Foundation, which was said to “promote discussion about women’s rights and equality issues.” At the time, the former girlfriend of Kanye West said she intended to raise her son Sebastian — whom she shares with ex-husband Wiz Khalifa — to be a male feminist. Someone who arguably knows nothing of male feminism? Rose’s disturbed candidate of choice: Donald Trump.
Naturally, many of Rose’s more than 24 million followers were dismayed at her sudden political change in tune, threatening to unfollow her after years of support for the very activism she now seemed to be undermining. “Imagine being an ‘advocate’ for women’s rights and endorsing Trump and his party who reversed Roe V Wade,” one user commented, while another wrote, “Lol I better never see you speak on women’s rights again!!” Even Bob the Drag Queen chimed in, commenting, “AMBER?!?!?! WTF.” Of course, three American flags in an Instagram caption don’t offer much by way of an explanation for why Rose, who has outwardly identified as a feminist for years, might vote for a man found liable for sexual assault. But if it’s up to Rose’s following, there isn’t a reason (or emoji) under the sun that will explain away this dizzying ideological shift.
