{"id":1440031,"date":"2025-07-03T16:48:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T15:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/?p=1440031"},"modified":"2025-07-03T16:48:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T15:48:41","slug":"in-defence-of-pillow-princesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/community\/in-defence-of-pillow-princesses\/","title":{"rendered":"In defence of pillow princesses and their misunderstood role"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s clear some things up around here…<\/span><\/p>\n

WORDS BY\u00a0KATIE BASKERVILLE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pillow princesses have been getting a bit of a bad rep, huh? Welp, if you ask me, that hardly seems fair.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m of the same school of thought as Ren\u00e9e Rapp, who famously said on stage in 2023, “We work all day and night to lay there like a little starfish”, when a fan held up a sign saying <\/span>Pillow Princess Representation Matters!<\/span><\/i> (It does!) And, here’s why.<\/span><\/p>\n

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@icryalotfornoreason<\/a> \u00ab AND WHAT ABOUT US? WE WORK DAYS AND NIGHTS TO LAY THERE LIKE A LITTLE STARFISH \u00bb -Rene\u00e9 on being a pillow princess. #rene\u00e9rapp<\/a> #rene\u00e9rappconcert<\/a> #rene\u00e9rappmontreal<\/a> #snowhardfeelingstour<\/a> #snowhardfeelingsmontreal<\/a> #rene\u00e9rappmusic<\/a> #rmj<\/a> #montreal<\/a> #montrealconcert<\/a> #pillowprincess<\/a> \u266c son original – s\u00e9l\u00e9nafangirlsalotfornoreason<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n