'Yeah, girls still want to have fun, but we also want to have funds, equal pay, control over our bodies. You know, fundamental rights,' Lauper said before presenting the award for best pop on Sunday night.
presented the best pop award at the award show Sunday night. She reflected on winning a moon person at the first VMAs in 1984 for her hit “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and connected the song’s title to current women’s rights issues. “Yeah, girls still want to have fun, but we also want to have funds, equal pay and control over our bodies.
You know, fundamental rights,” Lauper said, getting the crowd riled up. She seemed to reference Texas’ new restrictive abortion law, which prohibits most abortions after six weeks. The law, which went into effect earlier this month does not make any exceptions for pregnancies from incest or rape. It also allows private individuals to sue anyone who performs an abortion or assists someone in receiving the procedure.
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