Lil Nas X apologizes after joking about transitioning
Lil Nas X found himself in hot water with some in the trans community after making a joke about transitioning.The rapper posted a photo to Twitter of a glamorous-looking woman who looked a little bit like him.
Lil Nas X captioned the image, “The surgery was a success,” suggesting he’d undergone gender-affirming procedures.He was only kidding.
However, some did not see the funny side. One Twitter user said that Lil Nas X, as a cis gay male, should not be using transitioning as a punchline.you’re a gay cis male why are you making transitioning a punchline of a joke https://t.co/HNpGmzCcwKAt first, the ‘Call Me By Your Name’ star was defensive.
He posted a follow-up tweet saying, “im literally just saying she looks like me y’all cannot be fuckin serious.” pic.twitter.com/ITox1jyBUsHowever, a short while later, he deleted the tweets and posted an apology.“Apologies to the trans community i def handled that situation with anger instead of considering why it was not cool.
