[ID: A screenshot of a post from Lil Nas X’s Instagram. The picture features Lil Nas X standing in front of a black wall with a rectangular window. He is holding one of his arms behind his back and looking down. He is wearing dark sunglasses, metallic looking leather pants, and platform shoes. He is wearing a white shirt with black text that reads “White, straight, conservative, male. Are you triggered?” End ID.]
i love this so much for so many reasons and i could go on a tangent about how it’s great to see an older musician who had to hide being gay bonding with a younger one who is open and proud but like, my mind is so melted at the costumes lmao
ok maybe this is conspiracy theory thinking, but has anyone thought about the possibility that he could be creating horcruxes? I envision some punk kid searching out lost skateboards in the wastelands of a distant future
okay but isn’t this the same shit they tried to cancel lil nas x for just a couple weeks ago?
the number of people in the replies who think that outrage against satanic aesthetics is somehow justified fucking blows my mind. it’s 2021. the satanic panic is over girl.
lil nas x, a gay black man, using satanic aesthetics is an intentional choice to create social commentary. jazz and rock n roll, styles of music invented and developed by black people, were called devil music. queer people are constantly maligned as being in legion with the devil. this is exactly the kind of trope he is invoking and subverting here.
it’s also worth considering why the blood of a gay black man may be seen as more “unclean” in comparison to that of a straight white man—like perhaps gay black men were particularly at risk during the AIDS crisis.
lil nas x understands what he’s doing and he’s right to point out the double standard.
lastly: if you’re christian and you’re offended by someone utilizing satanic aesthetics in the 21st century, all i can do is laugh. your religion has dominated the globe for centuries. christians have wiped out countless indigenous belief systems and subjugated all sorts of “heathen” peoples. if the people you’ve stigmatized by calling us devil worshipers want to take your boogeyman and make him sexy or transgressive, it’s our prerogative.
Also if the argument is “satanic aesthetics” it’s worth mentioning that tony hawk did this in partnership with Liquid Death, who’s aesthetic looks like this:
And the skateboards themselves look like this:
For the record Liquid Death are actually super cool and do some cool stuff, like the charity work with these skateboards, but their Aesthetic doesn’t exactly scream “good God-fearing Christians” either, so the double standard is pretty evident
Reblogging yet again because not only does Liquid Death’s style look badass, but it goes to show how much the backlash against Lil’ Nas X is actually rooted in racism and bigotry masquerading as religious outrage.
