Lil Nas X tweeted on Wednesday to express his frustration at how people reacted toward his "Satan Shoes" collection versus skateboarding legend Tony Hawk's new line of products.
Hawk announced on Wednesday a new line of $500 custom skateboards as part of an ad campaign for canned-beverage company Liquid Death water.
The line of 100 custom skateboards will be painted with some of Hawk's actual blood.
That announcement was met with little criticism in stark contrast to Lil Nas X.
"Are y'all ready to admit y'all were never actually upset over the blood in the shoes?" Lil Nas X said in the tweet, calling out his critics who were largely silent on Tony Hawk's new boards.
now that tony hawk has released skateboards with his blood painted on them, and there was no public outrage, are y’all ready to admit y’all were never actually upset over the blood in the shoes? and maybe u were mad for some other reason?
— MONTERO 🦋 (@LilNasX) August 25, 2021
Earlier in March, Lil Nas X announced a collaboration with art collective MSCHF to create a line of novelty shoes inspired by the rapper's music video for his song, "Montero (Call me by Your Name)."
The "Satan Shoes" collection, which featured 666 shoes containing a drop of human blood, received substantial pushback from religious conservatives who said the shoes were endorsing satanic values and homosexuality.
"Maybe [you] were mad for some other reason?" Lil Nas X ended the tweet, speculating the real source of the disparate criticism from Hawk had little to do with religion.
Lil Nas X called out an apparent a double standard that Hawk, a straight white cis man, received less pushback on his product unveiling from the public compared to him, even though both products essentially include the same controversial marketing tactic.
Earlier in March, Lil Nas X announced a collaboration with art collective MSCHF to create a line of novelty shoes inspired by the rapper's music video for his song, "Montero (Call me by Your Name)."
The "Satan Shoes" collection, which featured 666 shoes containing a drop of human blood, received substantial pushback from religious conservatives who said the shoes were endorsing satanic values and homosexuality.
"Maybe [you] were mad for some other reason?" Lil Nas X ended the tweet, speculating the real source of the disparate criticism from Hawk had little to do with religion.
Lil Nas X called out an apparent a double standard that Hawk, a straight white cis man, received less pushback on his product unveiling from the public compared to him, even though both products essentially include the same controversial marketing tactic.