Ashley Judd’s Sister Wynonna Is Speaking Out Against Her #WomensMarch Speech
We already knew that Ashley Judd’s fiery #WomensMarch speech had a lot of people fired up on Twitter. Whether you were inspired beyond belief by her performance or hopping mad at some of the lower blows the poem she chose to read took at President Trump, there was no denying that girl evoked some FEELINGS.
One of the Twitter users that was less than thrilled just so happened to be Ashley’s big sis, Wynonna Judd, who took to social media to express her displeasure.
After reportedly writing that “she tries to stay away from that toxicity,” Wynonna launched a Twitter firestorm of her own, making it VERY clear to her 90,000 followers that she is nothing but supportive of President Trump, and that her and Ashley don’t see eye to eye when it comes to politics.
I support my country no matter who is president. I have signed for five so I will continue to show up. #Music
— Wynonna (@Wynonna) January 22, 2017
The whole thing is toxic. I'm not giving her all the credit. She doesn't have that kind of power. https://t.co/GuUpBnLFYM
— Wynonna (@Wynonna) January 21, 2017
I helped raise her. It's sad to witness such negativity. Think I'll go sing at rehearsal now.
The music heals me.— Wynonna (@Wynonna) January 21, 2017
(1) I will not defend what doesn't need defending, (God knows my heart & my family does too), & (2)
I am not my sister's keeper. The end.— Wynonna (@Wynonna) January 24, 2017
A. says to me "The only thing we have in common is 1 parent. She's still my sister. Like many families…#Dysfunctional
— Wynonna (@Wynonna) January 21, 2017
After getting her views out in the open, however, she was quick to clarify that she isn’t here to bash her sis personally.
I would not bash my sister ever.✌🏽
— Wynonna (@Wynonna) January 23, 2017
I'm going inside to sing @ rehearsal. She's my sister & I love her. We all agree to disagree in this family.
— Wynonna (@Wynonna) January 21, 2017
I don't support words of hate. You can love someone & agreed to disagree. In family, we cannot control anyone but ourselves…
— Wynonna (@Wynonna) January 21, 2017
@hall7770 I meant no disrespect. It just makes me sad to be connected to all the toxicity. I'm an artist & I'm fun dangit!✌🏽
— Wynonna (@Wynonna) January 21, 2017
In the end, Wynonna ended up regretting her decision to speak out at all, saying the following:
I apologize for being a part of the negativity over the last 24hrs on my site. I learned a valuable lesson from this experience.
— Wynonna (@Wynonna) January 24, 2017
At the end of the day, It just goes to show that even famous families have to deal with conflict when it comes to politics from time to time, but it sounds like they’re usually able to work through their differences, with Wynonna telling one fan that she “hugged her sister the last time she saw her.”
Though Ashley didn’t address her sister directly, she has responded to the speech’s backlash with an even more powerful message, posting her TED Talk about hate speech and misogyny to her Facebook page, along with a rather lengthy personal statement that offered this insight to those who disagreed. “I believe, and will continue to stand up for the message. The message, fundamentally, is the bodily integrity and sexual autonomy of all people, and that an underqualified person who is [a] known sexual predator has been elected president….The hate speech is being reported to Facebook and for a period of time, the comments section will be closed.”
She also took time out to thank those that commented with positive remarks, saying, “I must give a beautiful #HellYeah shoutout for the global outpouring of loving and fiery support from people all over the world. The spoken word poem from the march has touched many very deeply, most for all the right reasons.”
Do you have a family member you don’t see eye to eye with regarding politics? Tell us over @BritandCo.
(h/t Cosmopolitan, photos via Paul Morigi, Dimitrios Kambouris + Frederick M. Brown/Getty)
