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this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2023
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It's worth noting that the act has been criticized by Malasia's queer community as exacerbating tensions and reinforcing negative stereotypes. I don't have a strong opinion but it's generally best to listen to the concerns of the community you're trying to stick up for before doing a political stunt on their behalf (I'm queer btw)
It's almost like any kind of advocacy done in name of a marginalized group without actually including and consulting said group is performative, masturbatory and counterproductive.
This applies to most things well-meaning "progressive" libs choose to champion: race, indigenous peoples, immigrants, you name it.
And from what I hear, the lead singer is just a loose cannon personally, and probably put zero planning into it.
Really sounds like he wasn't standing up for them at all