The Church Of Devil has responded to the backlash from conspiracy theorists and right-wingers to Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ Grammys efficiency.
The pair’s efficiency of their collaborative single ‘Unholy’ on the awards present on Sunday (February 5) noticed Smith carrying a purple horned hat and Petras dancing in a cage flanked by dancers with purple whips whereas flames blazed behind them.
Quite a few conspiracy theorists and right-wing figures reacted to the imagery on-line, linking it to Satanism. “Don’t combat the tradition wars, they are saying,” conservative commentator Liz Wheeler wrote. “In the meantime demons are educating your children to worship Devil. I might throw up.”
Proper-wing blogger Matt Walsh added: “It’s not shocking to see a satanic ritual on the Grammy’s. Satanism is the worship of the self. A lot of recent pop music is satanic on this sense. Leftism is satanism. The one change is that now they’re being extra express about it.”
Now, the Church Of Devil has responded, with magister David Harris telling TMZ they thought Smith and Petras’ efficiency was simply “alright” and “nothing significantly particular”.
Of the claims the efficiency was a Satanic ritual, Harris added: “It’s unhappy when politicians on a nationwide stage use somebody’s faith as a punchline.” He additionally described these offended by the show as “delicate snowflakes”.
Elon Musk additionally shared his ideas on the efficiency on Twitter. “Finish of days vibes,” he wrote. He later added in reply to a Twitter consumer who stated it had “kinda lame vibes”: “If that’s devil, we’ve got nothing to fret about.”
Smith and Petras have been launched on stage by Madonna, who started by asking the viewers: “Are you prepared for a bit controversy?” She continued to share what she had realized over her profession, particularly that “in the event that they name you surprising, scandalous, troublesome, problematic, provocative or harmful, you’re undoubtedly onto one thing”.
‘Unholy’ additionally received the 2 pop stars the award for Finest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency, making Petras the primary transgender lady to win the accolade. In her acceptance speech, she paid tribute to late DJ and producer SOPHIE, together with Madonna and her mom.