Lil Nas X is SLAMMED for distasteful Halloween outfit after dressing up in VERY bizarre costume
Lil Nas
The 24-year-old rapper opted to dress up as a used tampon while heading out with his friends during the spooky holiday.
But some have not reacted well to the choice and have taken to social media to criticize him for ‘making light’ of issues that affect women.
One said: ‘Lil nas x dressing up as a bloody tampon is the most annoying thing I’ve seen tonight. he does nothing but romanticize the things that hurt women.”
Another said: ‘Gay men often think they can get a license without realizing they can be just as misogynistic… it’s not for cis men to make light of things like this.’
Strange: Lil Nas
Rapper: The star – whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill – is pictured in March 2023, not in Halloween costume
A third wrote: ‘Why would lil nas be a f***ing tampon for halloween?’
Someone else wrote: ‘As someone who has a vagina, this isn’t it.’
A fifth said: ‘The way he does everything with the little power he has must be misogynistic.’
Another said: ‘As a woman I feel disrespected by his actions. Lil nas x is canceled forever.”
The star often makes a statement with his outfits and famously covered his entire body in silver paint and crystals for the 2023 Met Gala.
It comes after the star was forced to be late to the premiere of his documentary, Lil Nas
The special screening at the event was scheduled to take place at 10 p.m. local time, and music artist co-directors Carlos Lopez Estrada and Zac Manuel, as well as editor Andrew Morrow, had recently arrived on the red carpet.
But just as the rapper arrived at the premiere, organizers were notified of a telephone bomb threat targeting the Grammy winner “for being a black queer artist,” a source claimed. Variety – who first reported the alleged incident.
Costume: The 24-year-old rapper chose to dress up as a used tampon while out with his friends during the spooky holiday
Weird: The 24-year-old rapper chose to dress up as a used tampon for the spooky holiday while out with friends
Response: But some have not reacted well to the choice and have taken to social media to criticize him for ‘making light’ of issues that affect women
Not happy: Someone said: ‘Lil nas x dressing up as a damn tampon is the most annoying thing I’ve seen tonight. he does nothing but romanticize things that hurt women.”
The star’s arrival on the red carpet was reportedly delayed by 20 minutes as TIFF security searched the Roy Thomson Hall theater where the premiere was held, but concluded there was ‘no credible threat’.
The Old Town Road hitmaker was soon able to join the others on the red carpet, with the screening starting 30 minutes late, the outlet reported.
DailyMail.com reached out to representatives for Lil Nas
Lil Nas
The music artist’s documentary takes a closer look at his rise to fame and success in the industry and “follows groundbreaking rapper, singer and songwriter…as he embarks on his first-ever tour,” according to a IMDB summary.
“This diary film is an intimate portrait of an artist finding his way between identity, family, expectations and acceptance,” the description continued.
Shortly before the film’s official premiere, Lil Nas Variety about the documentary and expressed the impact he hopes the project will have.
Wow: The star often makes a statement with his outfits and covered his entire body in silver paint and crystals for the 2023 Met Gala
Scary: It comes after the star was forced to arrive late to the premiere of his documentary, Lil Nas
“I know that in my lifetime, while I’m here, I will do my best to unreach the ceiling for where we can go as Black queer people,” he said. ‘And I mean unreachable, because it can go much further.’
The artist — who publicly came out as gay in June 2019 — continued, “I feel like we’re living in a generation where black queer people are really controlling the culture, and they’re really helping to elevate the world .’
He also talked about how he felt about getting into the film industry, which included attending a red carpet premiere.
“I mean, I’m excited to get out there and see what people think, and I’ve also never been to a film festival before, so maybe I’ll meet people and build some future relationships,” the Industry Baby singer said . declared.