Lil Nas X found himself in a new controversy due to the promotion of his next song, ‘J Christ‘, and he decided to respond to criticism for the alleged mockery of religion by posing on a cross with an explanation of his actions on his social networks.
On January 8th, the rapper posted on his official social networks the announcement of a next project with a photo of himself being crucificed, which generated great controversy on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter), receiving much criticism for the religious representation.
MY NEW SINGLE IS DEDICATED TO THE MAN WHO HAD THE GREATEST COMEBACK OF ALL TIME!
J CHRIST
JANUARY 12, 2024
00:00 EST
BE THERE! pic.twitter.com/JEX6sSTft5— ☆ ‧dreamboy··‧̩̥˟͙冬˟͙‧̩̥l (@LilNasX) January 8, 2024
After the mixed reactions to his new promotional material, the singer posted, “the crazy thing is nowhere in the picture is a mockery of jesus. Jesus’s image is used throughout history in people’s art all over the world. I’m not making fun of sh*t“.
the crazy thing is nowhere in the picture is a mockery of jesus. Jesus’s image is used throughout history in people’s art all over the world. I’m not making fun of shit. yall just gotta stop trying to gatekeep a religion that was here before any of us were even born. stfu
— ☆ ‧dreamboy··‧̩̥˟͙冬˟͙‧̩̥l (@LilNasX) January 8, 2024
Between the critics, there were some loyal fans who praise his art and defend his acts; however, Lil Nas X decided to post an alleged acceptance letter to Liberty University, where he plans to attend to study Christian leadership and biblical studies, saying, “Not everything is a troll!“.
I know twitter hates me right now but i want yall to know im literally about to go to college for biblical studies in the fall. Not everything is a troll! Anyways IM A STUDENT AGAIN! LETS GOOO pic.twitter.com/kTYbjevyZ7
— ☆ ‧dreamboy··‧̩̥˟͙冬˟͙‧̩̥l (@LilNasX) January 9, 2024
