Sophie LeBourgeois | A&E Editor
April 2, 2025
Alexandra Cooper, podcaster and founder, recently had American singer/songwriter Kayleigh Rose Amstuz, professionally known as Chappell Roan, on her podcast “Call Her Daddy.” Cooper’s podcast is a popular hit amongst teens and middle aged women, giving weekly advice that’s not only relatable, but oftentimes humorous and very out of context. She hosts a wide range of guests from celebrities and influencers to professional athletes and this past week’s feature was drag popstar Chappell Roan.
Call her Daddy subscribers and those who tune in weekly had lots to say about this episode. Some of Chappell’s comments about motherhood seemed to have received lots of backlash from the TikTok community as she claimed that all of her friends who are young moms are in “hell” and don’t enjoy the responsibility. This wide generalization of hers offers a prime example as to why media training is necessary in rising stars.
Chappell Roan rose to fame quite recently for her popular hit singles such as “Pink Pony Club” and “HOT TO GO!” However, with this quick rise to fame and fast pace mass following, what Chappell seems to have failed to understand is that fact that her opinions resonate with and extend to more than just herself. She needs to tread carefully in the waters of cancel culture because as soon as the people get a reason to dislike her, all hell will break loose. That’s not to say that she should refrain from expressing her opinions, it’s just an unfortunate reality that with the platform she has, she must be careful about the way she says things because her success as a creator relies upon whether or not the people like her music, and her as a person.
Being media trained means understanding this truth, and learning to voice one’s opinions in a manner that isn’t so controversial or over exaggerated. Claire Brophy, an SCHS Junior, who listens to “Call her Daddy” on a monthly basis, said that she had not even known the episode was out, and “wanted to watch it after seeing all these moms posting criticizing videos about what Chappell had said.” After claiming that she “actually doesn’t know anyone who is happy and has children at [her] age,” lots believe that Chappell’s opinions on those with children were highly uneducated and ignorant. Her voice has even become a trending sound on Tik Tok, in which people post videos of themselves smiling and happy with their children to prove Chappell wrong. Another monthly “Call her Daddy” listener, SCHS junior Izzy Daniels, said that “what Chappell said made her look really unprofessional, and that’s why she’s getting so much criticism.”
What makes Chappell’s opinion even more easily offending is the fact that the demographic for “Call her Daddy” primarily appeals to young-adult women, the exact audience that is beginning to have kids. However, if Chappell were to have been media trained prior to this interview and ready to respond thoughtfully to each of Cooper’s questions, I can’t help but imagine that this whole drama could have been avoided.
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