Perhaps it’s the duty of every aging generation to call out devil worship in music when they see it and, perhaps, many of those claims are hyperbolic. But this time…this time it may be spot on.
From The Daily Wire:
Viewers of the 65th Annual Grammy Awards slammed a performance on Sunday by Sam Smith and Kim Petras as “demonic” over its satanic theme.
The duo, who won the 2023 Grammy award for best pop duo/group performance for “Unholy,” was surrounded by red lights with a fire backdrop.
Smith wore a hat with horns and was encircled by dancers that used “props that had allusions to BDSM themes,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The song “praises Balenciaga,” social media influencer Ian Miles Cheong noted in a tweet that contained a screenshot of the song’s lyrics.
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Petras, who is a biological male, said after the controversial performance, “I think a lot of people, honestly, have kind of labeled what I stand for and what Sam stands for as religiously not cool.”
“And I personally grew up wondering about religion and wanting to be a part of it, but then slowly realizing it doesn’t want me to be a part of it,” Petras continued. “So it’s a take on not being able to choose religion and not being able to live the way that people might want you to live, because, you know, as a trans person, I’m kind of already not wanted in religion.”
Watch the clip below:
That entire demonic presentation at the Grammy’s? Brought to you by Pfizer.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) February 6, 2023
Backlash online was swift as viewers tried to make sense of the ridiculous performance.
“I know we on the right probably use the word satanic too often but this performance from Sam Smith is literally a tribute to Satan,” writer Ben Kew tweeted.
I know we on the right probably use the word satanic too often but this peformance from Sam Smith is literally a tribute to Satan. https://t.co/1GrNgjssZN
— Ben Kew (@ben_kew) February 6, 2023
Political commentator Liz Wheeler tweeted, “Don’t fight the culture wars, they say. Meanwhile demons are teaching your kids to worship Satan. I could throw up.”
Don’t fight the culture wars, they say. Meanwhile demons are teaching your kids to worship Satan. I could throw up.
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) February 6, 2023
Commentator Robby Starbuck added, “People like Sam Smith who love to mock Christianity and use Satanic themes always think they’re super edgy artists by doing it. In reality it’s not edgy. It’s boring, vile, rehashed shock tactics that Hollywood seals clap for because they’re evil & stupid.”
People like Sam Smith who love to mock Christianity and use Satanic themes always think they’re super edgy artists by doing it. In reality it’s not edgy. It’s boring, vile, rehashed shock tactics that Hollywood seals clap for because they’re evil & stupid. pic.twitter.com/Hmfo31M5NM
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) February 6, 2023
[h/t The Daily Wire]
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