Megan Thee Stallion: “As a Darker Black Woman…People Expect Me to Take The Punches”

Megan Thee Stallion: “As a Darker Black Woman…People Expect Me to Take The Punches”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 07: Megan Thee Stallion attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena on April 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)

Megan Thee Stallion is killing it on the charts, on the stage, and in the gym.

The self-proclaimed “Hot Girl Coach” opened up to Women’s Fitness for their body issue cover story – and stunning tasteful nude photo spread – about her workout regimen, gym motivations, and how her body, mind, and spirit are linked as she comes out of a tumultuous personal season into a new beginning.

“I always feel like, ‘I got to do something better,’” Megan told the magazine. “I can’t be stuck. I can’t be stagnant.”

That inherent drive, which made Megan a Hip-Hop darling, a three-time Grammy winner, and shot her to the top of the charts, took a sharp dive after the Summer 2020 gun violence incident that not only left her injured but ridiculed online and harshly judged by some of her industry peers.

“A lot of people didn’t treat me like I was human for a long time,” the rapper said of the consistent cruelty she faced in the wake of her assault. “As a Black woman, as a darker Black woman, I also feel like people expect me to take the punches, take the beating, take the lashings, and handle it with grace. But I’m human.”

Megan Thee Stallion: “As a Darker Black Woman…People Expect Me to Take The Punches”
Megan Thee Stallion for Women’s Health, April 2024. Photo: Ramona Rosales

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