Fair Or Foul? These Celebrities Are Facing Backlash For Paying Respects To XXXTentacion After His Untimely Death
The Complicated Story Of XXXTentacion
XXXTentacion is dead. Gunned down in broad daylight. His death has brought about a lot of complicated thoughts from across the internet. There are, obviously, people who are mourning the death of a 20-year-old with immense talent. On the other hand, he’s an accused abuser with a history of violent crimes towards women, who has shown little or no remorse in his life.
The issue has brought about some intensely passionate debate on Twitter. Is it right to mourn someone who has abused women as violently as XXXTentacion is alleged to have done? How do we treat the dead even if we feel negatively about them? Some celebrities have decided to honor his life, which has led some to treat these acts as support for XXX’s actions, especially if these people never spoke out against his past actions.
And then there’s Jidenna…
For those who are so woke that their compassion is asleep, remember this…if Malcolm X was killed at the age of 20, he would have died an abuser, a thief, an addict, and a narrow-minded depressed & violent criminal. So, I believe in change for the young.
— Jidenna (@Jidenna) June 18, 2018
Who did that. But he’s not alone. Take a look at the likes of Kanye, J. Cole and more who have spoked up for XXXTentacion after his passing and the way Twitter is reacting to them.
Jidenna and his Great Depression Oil Baron aesthetic just had to say something dumb, eh?
— How Do You Do, Fellow Sixers Kids? (@CJWritesNThangs) June 18, 2018
Y'all music industry niggas never even piped up when his girlfriend was getting beat or when his fans harassed her so much she had to leave her job or when he beat a gay man nearly to death just for starring at him but now we're supposed to believe he's Malcolm x reincarnated
— Fiona Applebum 🍎 (@hannaallison_) June 18, 2018
So…
J. Cole
Wale
Jidenna
Royce da 5’9
Coonye
DiploDon’t forget Kendrick fought Spotify on the music not being actively promoted through playlists.
who else is prioritizing this man over the people he tormented because they don’t value women and gays?
— Read it twice more BEFORE you quote/reply (@CNRush) June 18, 2018
Did I just see Jidenna compare XXXtentacion to Malcolm X? pic.twitter.com/9fGkZeGTRe
— Ola Bae (@brittholomew) June 19, 2018
This got me fucked up. RIP X. Enormous talent and limitless potential and a strong desire to be a better person. God bless his family, friends and fans.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) June 18, 2018
This is why I can't completely fuck with your music. You're a damn hypocrite and instead of being upfront and honest you play holier than thou-even enough to defend violent rapists while shitting on the "queens" you claim to ride for so hard. Just stop. https://t.co/6gZRPnqY1m
— Melanie🍯 (@thesoulasylum) June 18, 2018
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rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏 I never told you how much you inspired me when you were here thank you for existing pic.twitter.com/QU7DR3Ghbw
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) June 18, 2018
Did his abuse of women or his colorism inspire you, Coonye ? https://t.co/E3D9A0Z88n pic.twitter.com/EJPgLmAC9Y
— Carletta (@CharleySLAL) June 18, 2018
Here’s the real. Doesn’t matter if you’re Kanye, or Chris Brown, or XXXTentacion. You cannot separate the music and the person, end of story. No one deserves to have their life taken, but terrible people should not me immortalized.
— KING NATE 👑 (@nateandco_) June 19, 2018
kanye supported trump and y’all cancelled him as fast as you could bc there’s no difference about music and politic beliefs but xxxtentacion beat up his pregnant gf and a gay just for looking at him but iT’s AbOuT mUsIc oNlY nOt ThiNgs hE dId In tHe pAsT. y’all dumb af
— jai (@sattanicals) June 19, 2018
One of the most interesting people I’ve ever met. Let’s love each other while we’re alive.
REST IN PEACE YOUNG KING. pic.twitter.com/wwxDOLeaxB
— Diddy (@Diddy) June 19, 2018
i pay my respect to the victims of xxxtentacion who had to suffer at the hands of his abuse & to his family for losing a child at such a young age but I do not respect or mourn the loss of him, death doesn’t make him a good person
— 𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖑 𝖌𝖎𝖗𝖑 (@chaurtorius) June 18, 2018
So for all of you posting ‘RIP XXX’, help me understand:
XXXTentacion was an abuser, a homophobe, a rapist, and a thug… yet we’re still supposed to idolize him and mourn his death?? pic.twitter.com/sHpfaPRScx
— Abraham Cavazos (@cavazus) June 18, 2018
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