Olivia Rodrigo‘s latest iconic line might not be a song lyric, but it’s resonating just as much.
In an interview posted by Netflix to promote her GUTS concert film, the singer shows off some of her favorite white tank tops she wore on tour. After holding up one that reads “Dump Him” — an homage to Brittney Spears — she says, “The biggest red flag… OK, this is a very oddly specific question that I ask guys on first dates. I always ask them if they think they would want to go to space. And if they say yes, I don’t date them.”
“I just think that if you want to go to space, you’re a little too full of yourself. I think it’s just weird,” Rodrigo continued.
The “love is embarrassing” singer’s take stirred discourse after pop culture aggregator account Pop Crave shared it. One user posted a meme about how great earth enjoyers are. Another user wrote, “no, because any guy obsessed with space exploration is the worst guy you will ever meet. this prophetess….”
But the definitive response to Rodrigo was from Grimes, who wrote, “It’s true. Only women should want to go to space.” While Grimes seems to miss Rodrigo’s point, she did date the definitive man who wants to go to space, Elon Musk, and he’s definitely not good 4 u.
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