Of course homophobes wouldn’t let Lil Nas X ascend into music superstardom without panicking about his impact on impressionable young minds.
But if you’re one of the parents mistaken enough to believe that a gay rapper could “turn” your child gay, please read and give serious thought to this tweet.
“If watching Lil Nas X’s video turns your gay, just… show them ‘WAP’ and change them back… you know… since evidently that’s how this whole thing works,” Twitter user Ryan Shores wrote, before signing off with a strong choice of words, per a screenshot from the gay_irl Tumblr account.
(Tumblr user incompetentmedic had a funny response, too, writing, “Instructions unclear — my child is now bisexual.)
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Here are other spot-on tweets about parents’ Nas X-inspired panic.
I asked my child if he saw the Lil Nas X video. He said "Yeah. Man. He ain't shy at all" LMAO. I said "They gonna be saying its turning the kids gay." He said "Sexuallity isn't a choice mother, with that logic we are straight due to the media that we consume."
— emilio (@FriendlyTampon) March 27, 2021
I wouldn't worry about Lil Nas X music video turning kids gay. For half a year as a kid I practically saw Holly Valance's gyrating vulva every Saturday morning and I still turned out extremely gay. ??
— Mitch Feltscheer (@mitchfel) April 1, 2021
If media can influence your child’s sex life like lil Nas X turning kids gay, then I blame all my relationships failing because I watched American Dad every night before bed. Stan and Francine almost got a divorce like 3 times an episode.
— Jonathan R.R Connford esq. (@HeelJackConner) April 1, 2021
broke: lil nas x is turning kids gay
woke: ed sheeran is turning kids ginger
— pepijn ? (@mushroomawsten) March 28, 2021
Related: Lil Nas X drops new song and goes back to high school in emotional video
Romper writer Lane Moore, meanwhile, wrote an excellent response to the “Very Concerned Parents” who worry about their kids consuming Lil Nas X’s music videos.
The fact is, if you’re really worried about your kids suddenly becoming something other than who they really are, due to media influence, I’d ask you to acknowledge that it’s already doing that. So many queer people I know, myself included, never saw themselves fully in media, and even now, only very rarely even though the strides made have been wonderful. The only thing the increased visibility of queer artists like Lil Nas X will do is show your child that if they are queer, it is beautiful, and it is acceptable.
And to the artist born Montero Hill, we say, keep doing you!
Kangol2
Lil Nas X is definitely one of the best and most inventive openly gay musicians to appear in the last 10 years!
Kevan1
Oh no! What happened to me I had two hero parents and everyone around me , as far as I knew , were straight. So why did I not turn out hetro? Oh well, I guess all I can do is keep sucking the Big D.
whateverokok
Musical superstardom? PLEASE! That guy has as much musical talent as a baby passing gas. Best and most innovate openly gay musician? The only thing he is is openly gay. Nothing about him is innovative or talented. 15 minutes called and they want their 45 minutes back.
Cam
The same old right wing troll account under one of it’s many overused screenames, will ALWAYS come on here to attack out of the closet LGBTQs who are pushing us forward.
Your troll act is sad and weak.
rickywintour
You don’t have anything better to do than be a tired old hating queen. I don’t see you doing anything constructive but criticizing an out proud young gay man. I hope you go under soon so we don’t have to suffer your negativity.
Joshua333
But I’ve seen WAP and I’m still gay… what kind of bull– probably cause its by Queer Women…
justgeo
Should be lil Nothing and he is maybe a 2 besides.