The 1975 frontman Matty Healy is coming underneath hearth for his problematic remarks.
The controversy began when the 33-year-old singer appeared on The Adam Friedland Present podcast Thursday, throughout which he talked about musicians like Pink and Harry Types queerbaiting. Matty stated on the podcast episode:
“Did you see that Pink’s getting canceled for wanting like a lesbian for her profession and now that’s being thought to be queerbaiting? A great deal of 18-year-olds are being like, ‘She’s accomplished irreparable harm to the lesbian group.’”
When the host requested the artist why he thought Harry, who has by no means labeled his sexuality, was allowed to “queerbait,” Matty claimed that the 29-year-old “will get a cross” for it from his followers:
“He will get a cross, I don’t know… I truly don’t suppose the gays actually prefer it, it’s younger ladies that suppose it’s a brand new factor which are like, ‘Oh my god.’”
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From there, the dialog veered into Matty and the host making a number of problematic remarks, together with saying that “homosexual males don’t have an issue with any person pretending to be homosexual, they simply jack off to it.” The artist responded to that remark, saying:
“Yeah. Possibly it’s not all homosexual guys however it’s plenty of them”
And it didn’t cease there. Elsewhere on the podcast, additionally they made a number of derogatory remarks about ladies, used the R-word, and mocked Chinese language and Hawaiian accents. At one level, Matty and the hosts had been discussing a playing web site, and certainly one of them stated that “they’ve little one porn on the web site.” The songwriter responded:
“Shout out!”
Disgusting. You’ll be able to hearken to the podcast episode (beneath):
Because the podcast’s launch, many individuals have stormed social media to blast Matty for not solely calling out Harry for queerbaiting when he has engaged in comparable actions earlier than however for making homophobic feedback and offensive remarks all through the whole interview. See the Twitter reactions (beneath):
“and also you surprise why harry doesn’t such as you and refused to carry out together with your band when you’ve this god terrible shit to say about him… the blatant homophobia… and coming from matty healy of all individuals? “
“Harry Types and Matty Healy being in the identical room after that podcast is simply asking for bother #Brits2023”
“wait the issue persons are having with the matty healy factor is him calling harry kinds a queerbaiter AND NOT THE MOCKING ASIAN PEOPLE???”
“The factor that has me confused in regards to the podcast Is Matty Healy slating Harry for ‘queerbaiting’ reason for his type but he has actually accomplished the very same”
“I don’t know something in regards to the 1975 or Matty Healy however there’s no excuses for this conduct and it’s truthfully so gross what the hell.”
“Matty Healy wtf is flawed with you”
“This Matty Healy podcast genuinely feels like listening to a gaggle of intercourse disadvantaged teenage boys. It’s truly terrifying – the misogyny, homophobic vocabulary and total derogatory tones of the whole factor is so so regarding. What the f**okay has occurred to this man?”
“matty healy observe what u preach problem… perhaps don’t do efficiency artwork commenting on poisonous masculinity if you happen to’re solely gonna flip round and feed proper into it”
“that matty healy of all individuals thinks that he has any proper to say something about “queerbaiting” and harry’s self expression is f**king wild“
Matty has not responded to the backlash at the moment, however he has since deleted his Twitter account. Reactions to the controversy, Perezcious readers? Tell us within the feedback beneath.
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