Lil Nas X spent the weekend taking down his critics after his video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" caused a stir in conservative circles.
As one would expect, Fox News, Republican talking heads and outright homophobes have had a full-blown hissy fit over the widely seen video, which sees the pop star reenacting biblical scenes and twerking on the devil.
Despite the heartfelt note he posted to Twitter about the video ahead of its release, people have railed against it.
Lil Nas X is never one to shy from a fight and made sure everyone knew that, sending out a flurry of tweets this weekend addressing those who have a problem with his art.
"There was no system involved. I made the decision to create the music video. I am an adult. I am not gonna spend my entire career trying to cater to your children. That is your job," he wrote to those referencing how his first hit, "Old Town Road" was beloved by kids.
there was no system involved. i made the decision to create the music video. i am an adult. i am not gonna spend my entire career trying to cater to your children. that is your job. https://t.co/SzjjYe2tf4
— nope ???? (@LilNasX) March 27, 2021
He later began releasing satirical responses to the outrage, noting how ridiculous it is for people to expect him to cater his art around their offspring.
"Showed my 3 month old niece the call me by your name video and she said “uncle that was quite the stupendous visual, why in heavens would any individual be enraged over such a sensational showpiece” i’m gonna go cry yall," he joked.
showed my 3 month old niece the call me by your name video and she said “uncle that was quite the stupendous visual, why in heavens would any individual be enraged over such a sensational showpiece” i’m gonna go cry yall????????
— nope ???? (@LilNasX) March 26, 2021
He sent out dozens of hilarious tweets tackling the controversy head on.
y’all saying a gay nigga twerking on a cgi satan is the end of times like slavery and the holocaust didn’t happen
— nope ???? (@LilNasX) March 27, 2021
He then called out the Republican lawmakers speaking about his video instead of addressing the country's alarming spate of mass shootings in recent months.
there is a mass shooting every week that our government does nothing to stop. me sliding down a cgi pole isn’t what’s destroying society. https://t.co/H21SMVnfNQ
— nope ???? (@LilNasX) March 26, 2021
y’all just be talking https://t.co/vSGJrW38yN
— nope ???? (@LilNasX) March 27, 2021
we made it to facebook!!! LETS GOOO! pic.twitter.com/Tirq2zh9B4
— nope ???? (@LilNasX) March 26, 2021
i’m gonna be so pissed if i don’t get any illuminati conspiracy videos. i worked so hard for this.
— nope ???? (@LilNasX) March 26, 2021
y’all love saying we going to hell but get upset when i actually go there lmao
— nope ???? (@LilNasX) March 26, 2021
i literally sing about lean & adultery in old town road. u decided to let your child listen. blame yourself. https://t.co/gYmTi49BqB
— nope ???? (@LilNasX) March 29, 2021
In another deleted tweet, he wrote, "Since everybody watching this music video and saying “what about the kids” it would be a great time to talk about the ones still being kept in cages."
i spent my entire teenage years hating myself because of the shit y’all preached would happen to me because i was gay. so i hope u are mad, stay mad, feel the same anger you teach us to have towards ourselves.
— nope ???? (@LilNasX) March 27, 2021
In a lengthy letter he sent out last week about the song and the video, he spoke to his younger self about the problems he faced as a gay Black man, as Blavity previously reported.
"I wrote a song with our name in it. It's about a guy I met last summer. I know we promised to never be 'that' type of gay person, I know we promised to die with the secret, but this will open doors for many other queer people to simply exist," he said.
"You see this is very scary for me, people will be angry they will say I'm pushing an agenda. but the truth is, I am. The agenda to make people stay the f**k out of other people's lives and stop dictating who they should be. Sending you love from the future," he added.
The chart-topping artist will be releasing a new album called Montero at some point this summer.