I think like, while Lil Nas X is tearing apart a lot of troll responses heâs getting on twitter for laughs on purpose, I also definitely think we should be careful about how we frame that, how we repost that, and whether thatâs the thing we focus on here, because the sheer volume and maliciousness of the harassment (from the likes of Fox News and establishments such as that) heâs receiving isnât without emotional consequences. he even stated that much:
[ID: tweet by Lil Nas X stating: âiâll be honest all this backlash is putting an emotional toll on me. i try to cover it with humour but itâs getting hard. my anxiety is higher than ever and stream call me by your name on all platforms now!â /end ID]
like we should def appreciate his creativity & his incredible sense of humour in the face of all this, but I think we shouldnât forget the extreme severity of the backlash and hatred in response to a bold and groundbreaking piece of black gay art, that showcases black gay sexuality in a way that is almost never seen, certainly by not such a famous musician, and not erase the fact that the amount of hate heâs getting here is both unjust, racially-motivated, and almost definitely tremendously painful and upsetting? or else we risk reducing black performers and artists to mere objects of entertainment and fail to see black performers & artists as people, human beings.
