Lil Nas X is unapologetically and openly gay and his art reflects that stance. Of course, a young, proud, gay and extremely talented Black man poses a problem for the establishment. In walk the gatekeepers who have been complaining that Lil Nas X’s art is hypersexual and too gay. These same gatekeepers are asking, “what about the children?” while celebrating Black men singing about all the women they’ve slept with. Critics are also complaining that his new video, “Industry Baby,” is “marketing sexual irresponsibility.” Below are a few more highlights, including Lil Nas’s clapback, via People:
With a little help from Jack Harlow, Lil Nas X managed to flee the facility without detection as a security guard watched the risqué music video for his last single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).”
On Sunday, one Twitter user claimed that the rapper “isn’t fighting for gay rights” but instead accused him of “marketing the sexual irresponsibility that’s causing young men to die from AIDS.”
“Being gay is one thing, but being a super spreader is another,” the user wrote. “There’s nothing healthy or helpful about that video. Especially for children.”
Firing back, the artist defended his song and its video, writing, “Y’all be silent as hell when n—– dedicate their entire music catalogue to rapping about sleeping with multiple women.”
“But when i do anything remotely sexual i’m ‘being sexually irresponsible’ & ‘causing more men to die from aids,’ ” he said. “Y’all hate gay ppl and don’t hide it.”
I thought “Industry Baby” was a banger and I love how Lil Nas brought everything together. I laughed when I saw the blurred out genitals of the men dancing in the shower and all the inmates dressed in hot pink jumpsuits. Like, at this point I am a Lil Nas X stan. I love how Lil Nas handles these fake spiritual people who use spirituality and children to cover their bigotry. Lil Nas sees right through their bigotry and they hate him for it. Lil Nas doesn’t care about politeness. He is using his art to express the very thing he was taught to hate. I love how Lil Nas tells his critics to admit they hate gay people and to work on themselves. I do not believe Lil Nas expresses his queerness because he is trying to be controversial. I believe Lil Nas only sees what he does as art. And you can tell that he is obsessed with using symbols throughout the video. Every aspect of Lil Nas’s video is hella detailed. I hope he continues to produce art that is reflective of his lived experience and that pushes boundaries. And I also hope that Lil Nas’s critics get to continue to watch him glow up. They can burn for all I care (pun intended).
Here’s a link to “Industry Baby,” which is NSFW.
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