“I love who I am,” says Lil Nas X, and that won’t change despite the backlash over his “sexual” performance of “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” at the BET Awards. From the Andrea Grossi gown he wore on the red carpet to his ancient Egypt performance that concluded with the singer dressed as a pharaoh locking his lips with a male back dancer, the 22-year-old Grammy winner did nothing but catch the eye on Sunday. The crowd cheered loudly in applause as members of the audience jumped from their seats in praise, but not everyone was receptive to Lil Nas X’s public display of affection. Some users on Twitter argued it was inappropriate, with Lil Nas X (real name: Montero Lamar Hill) taking to Twitter on Monday to address anti-gay comments. “You all hate yourselves so much. You’re going to live your lives trying your best to please straight people. You’re uncomfortable with what I do because you’re afraid they’re uncomfortable with you,” he tweeted. “Work on yourselves, I love who I am and whatever I decide to do. To get there.” BET Awards winners: Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B’s big reveal; Queen Latifah’s emotional acceptance speech Lil Nas X revealed in another tweet that his polarizing performance at the BET Awards was nerve-wracking for him and took “a lot of time to mentally prepare” because he knew he was “performing something like that in front of my straight mates.” But he said, “If Never push yourself outside your comfort zone you will never grow.” How Lil Nas X, Jojo Siwa, Zaya Wadeer teach kids to be more inclusive when a critic accuses “Old Town” Road singer of being “insecure about your sex life” and “overcompensating for it.” Every chance you get,” Lil Nas X admitted to being insecure. He explained, “You’re right, I’m insecure about my sexuality. I still have a long way to go. I’ve never denied that.” “When society has conditioned you to hate yourself for the rest of your life, it takes a lot of not learning. And that’s exactly why I do what I do.” ‘I thought I made it clear’: ‘Old Town Road’ rapper Lil Nas X comes along This isn’t the first time Lil Nas X has faced backlash for ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name),’ apparently a single Dedicated to his 14-year-old self who talks about a lustful affair between two same-sex lovers. . The song’s subtitle is a reference to the LGBTQ movie of the same name, and the “Sun Goes Down” singer has come under fire especially from parents and people with religious backgrounds due to the video accompanying the song, which ends with the rapper performing a devil’s lap dance. Nas X acknowledged that the video would anger some in a statement accompanying the song’s sketch in March, but said his “agenda” is to enable people to live authentically. On Monday, Lil Nas X said he was shocked “because we’re 4 months in and people are still surprised that I’m gay and gay doing a song about gay and homophobic (expletive).” Pictures of the demon Lil Nas X anger parents. But defenders say critics are missing a point. People on social media are also launching Lil Nas X’s lip lock swipe with a hypocritical man. “What’s the difference?! #CanWeTalkAboutIt is double standards for me!” Tweet_OliverMatthews, who compared a photo of Lil Nas X closing lips to his backup dancer with Britney Spears and Madonna’s infamous kiss at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. (Blender called it one of TV’s “25 Sexiest Music Moments.”) User_slimarella_ added, “Two women kissing is fun but two men disgust you. It’s hypocrisy.” Fans praise Lil Nas X’s Montero music video for being eccentric, others praise Lil Nas X’s bold defense of eccentricity. “We need more gay people who are sexually empowered in mainstream pop culture and I’m so glad (expletive) that we’re moving toward that,” tweeted wreckno. “Lil Nas X pushes this as well as many younger artists and makes my heart smile.” Lil Nas X wrapped up Pride Month in 2019 by coming out as gay. Contributing: Pamela Avila, Brian Alexander, David Oliver
Lil Nas X applauded again in criticism of ‘hypocrisy’ over BET Awards kiss
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