Deanna and Emily Is Brat 🥥🌴

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A couple of hours after Kamala’s candidacy was announced, British singer / songwriter Charli XCX tweeted “Kamala IS Brat.” This left many wondering — was that good or bad?

The pop star’s new album Brat came out in June, and having a “brat summer” means you are embracing some of the albums themes like partying and being unapologetically yourself. So, Charli’s tweet was the ultimate complement to the vice president.

How did this land? Kamala and her campaign are leaning into being brat, as well as the viral presence Kamala has with Gen Z as a meme:

Basically overnight Kamala is the reigning Coconut Queen of brat summer! What better compliment is there?

Before we unpack the 🥥🌴 meme of it all we have to ask you all a question —

When this Brat news flew across your desk did you ask yourself, “Who is Charli XCX?” If so, you’re not alone, at least 50% of team HTBLO was asking themselves the same damn question. The name rang a helluva bell but we didn’t have it (and by we, we mean Deanna. Deanna didn’t have it.) Luckily this ‘stack is a judgment free zone where we can explore and discover without shame. Let’s drill down on a few basics.

What does Charli XCX look like? —

Hand-to-god, have never laid eyes on her.

What are Charli XCX’s most popular songs?

After watching one YouTube compilation, aka doing-the-work, two songs rang familiar “Boom Clap” and “I Love It” (w/Icona Pop.)

Things were shifting into focus! Now for the final piece of the puzzle.

What does the XCX in Charlie XCX stand for?

Lucky for us, Rolling Stone had the same question —

What does the “XCX“ stand for in your name?
Well, people have speculated that it means “Kiss Kiss,” but I really just chose the name because I thought it looked cool and sounded catchy. Of course, when I was signed to my record label, I suddenly felt like it needed to stand for something. So I told my label that it could mean, “X-Rated Content” or something like that, and everyone there just kind of looked at me as if I was crazy. They were all probably thinking, “Oh, no, what did we get ourselves into?!” But really, at the moment, it just stands for everything I’ve done so far.

She thought it looked cool! You know what? It does. Feeling sorted and centered and ready to move onto Kamala and her 🥥🌴meme situation!

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