Zach Bryan sparks backlash after bringing ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl Hailey Welch on stage in Nashville

Zach Bryan’s decision to bring internet sensation Hawk Tuah Girl to the stage in Nashville has left many confused.

Hawk Tuah girl, whose real name is Hailey Welch, has become one of the internet’s most viral memes in recent weeks after she graphically explained how to give good oral sex in a TikTok interview on the street.

Since then, Hailey has gained a huge following on social media and is even cashing in on her viral moment with merchandise featuring her now signature phrase.

But many are already starting to chafe at her sudden ubiquity, as evidenced by the online backlash country star Zach, 28, has been experiencing since letting Hailey join the band on Saturday. during the singer’s The Quittin Time tour.

However, Zach faced backlash over his decision to invite Hailey on stage amid her sudden rise in popularity.

On X, formerly known as Twitter, people questioned the logic and cultural values ​​that would catapult someone like Hailey to instant fame with such an explicit comment.

“I know some people find the Hawk Tuah girl funny, but I find her creepy. Sorry. Now she’s on stage at a Zach Bryan concert? Why?

‘It pretty much screams, “girl acts like a porn star because that’s what society tells her to do.” Women find it hard enough to be taken seriously,” one commenter complained.

Others took specific aim at Zach for giving her a platform, with one writing, “Zach Bryan hate is constantly being justified.”

Someone else begged to know: ‘I mean, good for her, but why do we make these kinds of people famous?’

To this someone replied: ‘Our country is so degenerated that we glorify these things.’

On Reddit, there was a discussion on Zach Bryan’s official subreddit about Hailey’s performance on stage. People were generally forgiving of the move and found it funny that Hailey became so famous overnight.

“Anything for fun… it’s stupid, but okay,” someone insisted.

Hailey became internet mega-famous overnight after she made an explicit suggestion on how to give good oral sex

Users on X were less than impressed with the look. Some were negative about the country singer, while others questioned the deeper values ​​that “make people like this famous.”

On Reddit, many defended the move to have Hailey appear on stage

Yet many others admitted that they were unimpressed and even disgusted by her performance on stage.

“She’s the most viral person in the last few weeks so I get why he brought her on stage. Do I think it’s in bad taste? No, it’s his show and he can do whatever he wants, it doesn’t affect me,” another commented.

However, others were quick to point out that they were unimpressed by her popularity.

“Imagine being excited about a Nashville Revival dude and you get this lmfao,” one person wrote

“I’m in the bad taste group,” a second added, adding a vomit face emoji.

“Horrific,” said a third.

“She honestly looked like she didn’t even know the words,” a fourth commented.

“This is annoying, but not surprising,” said a fifth.