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Lil Nas X Claps Back At Pastor Troy's Homophobic Comments
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Jan. 29 2020, Published 7:05 p.m. ET
Lil Nas X had an epic response to Pastor Troy’s homophobic comments on January 29. The D.S.G.B. rapper went on a caustic Instagram rant under a photo of Lil Nas X wearing the pink fishnet outfit he wore to the 2020 Grammys where he won two awards.
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Pastor Troy, 42, posted a photo on Instagram of Lil Nas X’s show-stopping outfit from the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. “Welp, guess I won’t be winning a GRAMMY...If this what I gotta wear,” the D.S.G.B. rapper captioned the photo. “They love to push this s**t on our lids!!”
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The rapper proceeded to describe an instance when he encountered a gay couple that made him upset. “The other day @applebees had some punks kissing and laughing eating mozzarella sticks. First thing my 14 yr old son said was, ‘F**k Applebees,’ and it brought joy to my heart!! He sees it...their agenda to take the masculinity from men, black men especially.”
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Referring back to Lil Nas X, 20, Pastor Troy ended his rant, “Some may say, ‘He making money!!’ RuPaul do too, but I ain’t bumping his CD!!! Integrity is priceless. Y’all better open that third eye and let your sons know what is real...or they a** gone be headed down that old town road for real!”
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In response, the “Panini” rapper shared the post on Twitter and joked, “Damn, I look good in that pic on God.”
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Lil Nas X fans also took to social media and slammed Pastor Troy for the homophobic comments. “I f**k with P Troy. But this was unnecessary. It's a form of bullying, and shaming,” one person wrote. “And anybody in his camp should press you about this post. Imagine your son being scrutinized on a social media for being black. I hope your peers check you to bruh.”
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Others joked about Pastor Troy’s Grammy prospects. “You were never going to win a Grammy anyway so this was just hateful for no reason,” one fan wrote. Another said, “Pastor Troy is 105 worrying about a 20 year old boy winning a Grammy because he’s gay?! First of all ... no one knows you, you weren’t winning a Grammy in any lifetime.”
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Lil Nas X came out on June 30, 2019, which was the last day of Pride Month. “Some of y’all already know, some of y’all don’t care, some of y’all not gone f**k with me no more,” he tweeted. “But before this month ends I want y’all to listen closely to c7osure.” The rapper also shared the cover art for his debut EP 7, which had rainbow imagery. “Deada** thought I made it obvious,” he added.
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“I was like I don't just want to live my entire life, you know, not doing what I want to do,” Lil Nas X revealed in an interview with BBC in July 2019. “I want them other gay people to feel more comfortable pretty much. Especially within the country and hip hop communities.”