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Then when Black ppl told these ppl that the song was about Black women and maybe they shouldn’t co-opt a song made to uplift Black women for non-Black women, non-Black ppl got mad

They were saying how the song was for all women [which is wrong because it wasn’t, the beginning of the song makes it obvious it clearly was about Black women] and how ppl can interpret the song however they want bc it’s art and art is “meant to be reinterpreted” [which is wrong because a lot of art does have explicit messages/themes that aren’t meant to be ignored and not every reinterpretation is valid or okay to do]

And then they be upset when I tell them they culturally appropriating and get suprised when one of their own calls a Black person a slur out of retaliation.

"I don't agree with the slur usage, I just don't think it's racist to use a song under different context!"

Like the fact people genuinely think like this is absolutely insane...

shortest possible story is that he he got arrested and hospitalized after walking around outside at night, MAYBE having 'an episode', MAYBE he was drunk, maybe he was high, maybe he was just being loud, who knows. Dude was outside at night in boxers and cowboy boots and that's all he did to "invite" police interaction.

But cops claimed he assaulted them so he gets arrested. Then goes to the hospital. Then goes back into custody.

And then he's not heard of for a while, then days later says he's out and okay. But facing FELONY charges!

Almost a year later, Lil Nas X is out of a mental health rehab program, looking good, saying he feels really good, and seems to be on the way up after all of this. I'm really happy for him. I hope he has good genuine support in his life through family, friends, and folks rooting on him that he can count on.

I am really disappointed but not surprised how quickly a lot of media support for him disappeared, especially queer papers. An interview from before the police incident really highlighted how many people wanted him to fail and wanted to see him fall, including certain pockets within communities that should have has his back.

Real fandom racism is watching the darkest characters get boxed into the specific outsider pov trope over and over despite them being a core member of the cast. it's watching everyone have in depth headcanons for every character but them, denying them the complexity their counterparts get. It's them getting written out of their own plots, receiving little to no audience sympathy when they ARE complex, and, most importantly, watching them get cast in the same exact role when shipping comes in

but all this isn't loud, it's quiet and unnoticeable unless you've had to watch it play out with every favorite character you've had ever since you were ten and started engaging with fandom. it's repetitive, uncreative, infuriating and worst of all NOBODY WILL LISTEN WHEN YOU POINT IT OUT because you're just imagining it and they're not touching you. I've been making my own content and I've seen how people will go out of their way NOT to engage or engage specifically only to discredit a character of color.