Miley Cyrus made the perfect response to the Wisconsin elementary school that banned her duet song with Dolly Parton, "Rainbowland."
Unlike fans who raged against Hayer Elementary School, Cyrus took a different and more peaceful-but direct approach in handling the situation.
According to Rolling Stone, the "Flowers" singer donated in honor of the students through Happy Hippie Foundation.
"To the inspiring first-grade students at Heyer Elementary, keep being you," the non-profit organization wrote
The song was considered inappropriate for first graders, who were supposed to perform "Rainbowland" for the school's concert.
The Waukesha Superintendent, James Sebert, noted, "The question was around whether the song was appropriate for the age and maturity level of the first-grade students."
"We believe in our Happy Hippie heart that you'll be the ones to brush the judgment and fear aside and make all of us more understanding and accepting," Happy Hippie continued in its statement.
Happy Hippie Foundation
Aside from the initial donation, the Happy Hippie Foundation made another donation to the Pride and Less Prejudice organization.
As per Billboard, this organization provides books inclusive of the LGBTQIA+ community to pre-K to third-grade classrooms.
This is to instill acceptance and love as children get integrated into society. The organization's goal is for children and teachers to "read loud, read proud."
As it happens, Cyrus is a proud ally to the LGBTQIA+ community and founded the Happy Hippie Foundation to support the LGBTQIA+ community as well as homeless youth.
'Rainbowland'
"Rainbowland" does not explicitly talk about anything in particular relation to the LGBTQIA+ community, but it does allude to living in a world without judgment and hatred.
The lyrics go: "Living in a Rainbowland/ Where you and I go hand in hand/ Oh, I'd be lying if I said this was fine/ All the hurt and the hate going on here/ We are rainbows, me and you/Every color, every hue/ Let's shine on through/ Together, we can start living in a Rainbowland."
"Living in a Rainbowland/ The skies are blue and things are grand/ Wouldn't it be nice to live in paradise/ Where we're free to be exactly who we are/ Let's all dig down deep inside/ Brush the judgment and fear aside/ Make wrong things right/ And end the fight/ 'Cause I promise ain't nobody gonna win."
The teacher to assigned her class to sing the song, Melissa Tempel, defended her choice to let her students perform "Rainbowland."
"If my opinion is not the same as yours, or my value system is not the same as yours, how do I know what you will think is controversial?"
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