Lil Nas X never misses a good opportunity to troll, and he’s taken aim at Target after the company removed some of its LGBTQIA+ merchandise amid backlash from right-wingers.
On Wednesday (May 24), Target announced the changes to its Pride Month collection, noting it had removed certain merch to protect its employees as they were receiving threats. In response, Nas X shared some words on Twitter the following day.
“can’t believe target is supporting this nonsense,” he sarcastically wrote. “im never shopping there again, my son is not ‘too cool for school’ these shirts are ridiculous. he is going to school and he WILL learn.”
Check out the tweet below:
In a statement about the products’ removal, Target explained its reasoning. “Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and well-being while at work,” the company said in a statement.
It continued: “Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior. Our focus now is on moving forward with our continuing commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community and standing with them as we celebrate Pride Month and throughout the year.”
While Lil Nas X was doing the trolling this time, he was recently on the receiving end as he filmed an episode for the new season of The Eric André Show.
In the teaser video for the upcoming season premiere — which dropped on Monday (May 22) — the “Old Town Road” performer comes out swinging, asking the comedian provocative questions like: “Do you believe in the Illuminati?”
But by the end of the clip, André turns the tables on Lil Nas X, eventually concluding by asking questions with drool dripping out of his mouth.
“What the fuck is wrong with you?” he asked André.
André told Rolling Stone that despite Lil Nas X’s reputation of being a professional troll, he was deeply affected by the way things went. “It was great because he’s very sensitive, so he was easily affected by every prank we threw at him. He’s kind of the ideal guest,” he said.
The Eric André Show premieres on Cartoon Network’s adult swim on June 4.
It’s not right wing backlash buddy. It’s America as a whole. Gay people are cool. I didn’t need to see all the pride shit for sale at a target or Walmart. If it sold enough (4-7% of the population), there wouldn’t be anyone put off by it. Money talks. These corporations keep trying to be inclusive in shit that has nothing to do with groceries. Or beer.
It’s not an attempt to be inclusive. It’s an attempt to subvert out culture. Esg scores and whatnot. Targets largest investors are Blackrock and Vanguard. Draw your on conclusions if yo know anything about those evil corps.
Target now a target oh I irony
Why do they keep labelling it right wing? It’s anybody with common sense. Leave the children alone. Let kids be kids. It’s adults throwing their ideology on children. It’s kinda sick to be honest.
*Moves, not removes, satanic themed gay sex items intended for children. There, I corrected your title. How come they don’t have any “pride” stuff for old people? No drag queens going to read books at a seniors home. They only want to do it if it involves small children.
two things. 1, i’m sure no one was threatening employees about that sh*t. 2, half of those clothes were in the baby and kid section…why!?! but we know the answer. smh
People aren’t cool with a company pushing bathing suits for little boys who think they are girls. The creator of these clothes is a Satanist. Doesn’t take long to find out what’s wrong with this. Makes sense why Nas X would be on with it. With the Devil imagery in his music.
right wing? these alphabet ppl are really pushin for this pedo / fetish life. but on some real shit this whole gay/drag shit is seriously getting outta hand, this will go down in history as a time of confusion.