Canadian country singer Meghan Patrick spoke to ET Canada after being harassed by an audience member while headlining the Hagersville Rocks Music Festival last Saturday.
Patrick shared a lengthy social media post over the weekend, and despite some insisting she should’ve just shrugged off the man’s comments as being “drunken,” she insisted she’s glad she stood up for herself.
The fan in question yelled out “Show me your t*ts!” during the musician’s set.
“The response we’ve been getting back has been overwhelmingly positive, and not just from other women, from men too,” she added.”
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The star, who apologized for the language used in her post, but insisted it came from the heart, went on to slam the abusers, sharing: “Unfortunately the people that say these things are the people that say ‘It’s just part of your job, you’re going to have to learn to let it roll off your shoulders.'”
“No, it is not a part of my job!” she continued. “People that behave that way, if they do ever change their behaviour, it’s not going to happen unless someone holds them accountable.”
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Patrick also said celebrities often become “dehumanized”, adding that numerous artists had reached out to her to say it had also happened to them.
Admitting she’d probably dealt with the abuse more on social media than in person, Patrick added: “I’m still a human being.”
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