{"id":276023,"date":"2019-07-07T14:44:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T20:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1054936"},"modified":"2019-07-07T14:44:13","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T20:44:13","slug":"halsey-sets-the-record-straight-after-being-accused-of-using-lgbtq-community-as-a-marketing-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/halsey-sets-the-record-straight-after-being-accused-of-using-lgbtq-community-as-a-marketing-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Halsey Sets the Record Straight After Being Accused of Using LGBTQ Community as a “Marketing Strategy”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Halsey\"<\/p>\n

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Halsey<\/a><\/strong> is not here for unnecessary drama.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the 24-year-old star took to Instagram to share a candid snapshot from her concert in Brazil. “peak bi gurl evolution,” she captioned her post<\/a>, alongside two images\u2014one of her holding onto her mic and another of her holding up a rainbow flag.<\/p>\n

While many praised the New Jersey native in the comment section for spotlighting the LGBTQ community, it didn’t sit right with one user, who felt she was using the community.<\/p>\n

“rainbow is the new marketing strategy,” a critic commented on her post. However, the Grammy nominee, who identifies as bisexual, was quick to shut it down and set the record straight.<\/p>\n

“There’s been a flag in my show for 5 years,” she responded. “You’re just not paying attention you whiny little baby.”<\/p>\n

Fans immediately rushed to the “Nightmare” singer’s side and flooded her comment section with positive vibes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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“queen,” one follower wrote. “Plus you’re a part of the community how is that strategy. Have they not heard some of your songs like wtf.”<\/p>\n

Another chimed in, “baby girlll this is a troll because real Halsey fans know you’re a bi goddess.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Matt Baron\/REX\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This isn’t the first time the “11 Minutes” star has stood up to a critic or hater. More recently, she used her platform to defend<\/a> Taylor Swift<\/a><\/strong> after news broke that Scooter Braun<\/strong> would soon own her entire music catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Taylor Swift is a huge reason why I always insisted to write my own music. She catapulted her stadium into the Milky Way. And it turns my guts that no matter how much power or success a woman has in this life, you are still susceptible to someone coming along and making you feel powerless out of spite,” she wrote on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Adding, “It speaks volumes to how far we have to come in the music industry. The way writers are treated. How as an entertainer you are respected but as a writer you’re walked all over. Even when you are both in one single body. I am standing with her.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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With that said, don’t mess with Halsey.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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