Just hours before country star Kelsea Ballerini picked up a Grammy nomination for her 2024 album, Patterns, she released a new song that quickly took off on TikTok. Called “I Sit in Parks,” the song describes a woman watching a young family play at the park and wondering if pursuing her career has put her down the wrong path:

I wonder if she wants my freedom like I wanna be a mother

But Rolling Stone says I’m on the right road

So I refill my Lexapro, thinkin’

Did I miss it?

More than 1,000 TikTok videos featuring the song have since been made, with many users saying they agree with the sentiment. For a country singer-songwriter, this is normal fare—but to right-wing commentators, the song sounds like a referendum on feminism. A writer for the Texas Right to Life website sai

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