Travis Barker's daughter Alabama says she's 'not educated enough' to vote and she doesn't 'care'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: As people eagerly await the presidential election next month, Alabama Barker, daughter of rock icon Travis Barker, sparked discussion by announcing her choice not to vote in the contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. 

At just 18, Alabama Barker expressed her thoughts on the political landscape, admitting she feels unprepared to make an informed choice. With honesty and humor, she shared her perspective on the importance of being educated before casting a ballot, sparking a discussion about the role of young voters in today’s political climate. 

Alabama Barker admits she's 'not educated' to vote

In a candid Instagram live, the 18-year-old, Alabama expressed that while she has her own views, she prefers to keep them private, feeling she isn’t "fully educated" on the issues.

Travis Barker, known as the drummer for Blink-182, shares Alabama and her 21-year-old brother Landon with his ex-wife Shanna Moakler, as per Daily Mail.

Alabama, who has a close relationship with Kourtney but has had public disagreements with her mother, explained her decision not to vote. "Not voting isn’t crazy in my opinion at all, ‘cause if I don’t feel like I have the exact education for what I’m voting for, how is it right for me to vote for something I’m not completely educated on?" she said.

"I could educate myself, but then again, why am I doing that if I genuinely really don’t care? I’m just honest. I don’t care to vote if I don’t know exactly what’s going on."

She emphasized, "I don’t think that’s wrong, and I completely stand on that, and I stand by it, because – first of all, I just turned 18. I never voted before. We all know this. You can’t vote until you’re 18. I’ve never voted."

Alabama added, "If I don’t wanna vote, I don’t have to vote, and if I don’t wanna be in politics, I don’t have to be in politics." She told her two million Instagram followers: "Why do my research on something I’m not very, like – I could educate myself. I do have an opinion." 

She further said, "I have an opinion on what I feel is right because of what I’ve been seeing, and just like, I feel like, one of the voters is just a mess – I mean, one of the -  sorry, one of the people, the runners, candidates."

Smiling, she candidly told her viewers, "See, I’m telling you, I’m not educated. I’m a little bit stupid." These comments come three months after Alabama, who has denied rumors about plastic surgery, admitted to using an unspecified weight-loss drug.

In a makeup video, she shared, "I’m on weight-loss medication because I'm tired of being fat and photographing like a damn ogre."

Travis Barker's daughter Alabama sparks buzz online with her perspective on voting

After Travis Barker's daughter Alabama revealed that she won’t be voting due to feeling uneducated on the issues, numerous internet users have shared their thoughts on Facebook.

One user wrote, "Honest! I guess she'll figure it out after all of her, her family and her friends rights are gone. Then, she'll look back and wonder why she didn't sit down and do simple research. A few hours research vs no more rights. I'll take the research."

A second user said, "For God’s sake her name is “Alabama” just like the state we can’t expect her to be smart lol."

"I honestly didn’t learn much about it until my 30s. I’ll be 40 next year and I try to watch all the debates now," a user commented. 

A person shared, "I don’t envy her. That’s the life of an influencer. They live in their own distorted reality. ."

One more person wrote, "Good more people should think like this and not vote, if you’re not educated enough or even follow politics and don’t vote cause someone tells you who to vote for."

A netizen said, "She has the ability to have a comfortable life regardless who wins the election, since her parents are wealthy. Most of us don't have that luxury."

Another user added, "It's better she doesn't vote, than vote wrong."

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