The 1975 - Being Funny in a Foreign Language (Oct 14, 2022) Album • Page 202

$150

 

Those bastards

 

Tricky line to walk in these more conservative countries. On one hand, good to push things forward as it pertains to equal rights. On the other, you kind of have to respect their customs in order to be invited back and open the door for other Western acts.

 

Fuck. That.

You protest, call them out, and boycott playing shows in these countries.

 

I agree but, then again, I'm not the one risking getting arrested in a conservative foreign country and then dealing with the consequences. Easy for us to say behind our keyboards in (relatively) liberal places.

 

I wonder what this Ian guy thinks of Matty kissing Ross in the country that opposes the LGBTQ+ community

 

…but why.

 

Don’t be a bootlicker. As simple as that. You suggesting this is being a bootlicker.

 

Who was arrested?

 

yummy boot is yummy

 

holy fucking missing the point. they don’t want to be invited back. read the speech he gave.

 

Apparently kissing another person of the same sex isn't funny in a different language.

 

Nah.

 

Band is being absolutely roasted on their socials

 

The festival has been cancelled following this

 

Good vibes BUT DONT BE GAY

 

Maybe those fans should blame the oppresive regime instead

 

Every time Matty does something stupid he does something like this to slightly redeem himself

 

For all my problems with Matty, this band has always been solid on LGBTQ+ rights and support. Some 'fans'.

 

So people actually think they did something wrong here? I don’t give a fuck about any country’s “customs” that involve the oppression of human rights.

 

Which also applies to the US and the bigoted state governments some of us have!

 

Citizens might face arrest, but they're not going to arrest an English band. I think it's great that they've used their platform to make a statement that Malaysian citizens would struggle to make without facing horrific consequences.