First off, for those people out there (not necessarily on this site) who have been giving the 16-year grief about singing at the upcoming Inauguration, lay off she sang for Obama too. She appears to carry herself with a sense of grace and compassion that belies her age. Before she accepted the Inauguration gig, Ms. Evancho and her family has been dealing with hate from the right because she has a transgender sister. In her own words:
“My family is kind of a big target. I have a transgender sister and so a lot of hate goes towards us,” Evancho tells PEOPLE Now.
So while Trump is an asshole and the GOP is generally despicable, any hate or grief shown to Ms. Evancho because she is performing at the Inauguration is inexcusable.
With that out of the way, can we ask you a favor Ms. Evancho? Before you sing the National Anthem with the country watching on January 20th, can you please take a couple seconds and acknowledge that the phrase “the land of the free” within the Anthem applies to all races, genders, faiths and sexual orientations. It would mean a lot to a lot of people who frankly are pretty scared right now.
By the way, best of luck on your big day Ms. Evancho.