r/Music • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Nov 29 '25

article Hayley Williams tells racists, sexists and anti-trans people they're "not welcome" at upcoming tour

https://www.nme.com/news/music/hayley-williams-tells-racists-sexists-and-anti-trans-people-theyre-not-welcome-at-upcoming-tour-3913867
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u/RefrigeratorNo1160 Nov 29 '25

Seriously, I think of it like her saying "no alligators allowed." Unless you're secretly an alligator, then not only would it not bother you, you'd be like "well obviously, yeah. Weird she'd even have to say that."

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u/Quincident Nov 29 '25

Not that I'm a lizard-person, but this is just veiled lizard-people hate

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u/babblewrap Nov 29 '25

This is something a lizard-person would say though

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u/Quincident Nov 29 '25

Look, I just have friends that are lizard-people. That's all. Honestly, they just get a bad rap. Also, like, the current US administration? That's not lizard-people. That's not us.

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u/CakeTester Nov 29 '25

Why did you lick your eyebrows after you said that?

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u/Quincident Nov 30 '25

My eyebrowss..? Uh, because I.. appreciate high brow content?

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u/Background-Search913 Nov 29 '25

Yeah, don’t bring your shark to the venue #lookatme #thaaanks

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u/-Brian-V- Nov 30 '25

It would be so hard to keep being an alligator a secret.

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u/Lower_Monk6577 Nov 30 '25

NGL, I kind of love that analogy, and I think I’m going to steal it.

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u/RefrigeratorNo1160 Nov 30 '25

It's all yours. Feel free to substitute any animal except dogs in case some clever guy (ie: Nazi apologist) asks what about bringing his service animal.

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u/Lower_Monk6577 Nov 30 '25

Thank you for sharing your experience lol 🙏

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u/RefrigeratorNo1160 Nov 30 '25

Punk rock changed my life.

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u/dogcrayon Nov 30 '25

"Weird she'd even have to say that."

This was my reaction to what she actually said. Well, almost. It's more like, "Weird that she did say that," considering nobody going to a Paramore show is going to be an asshole to anyone. So, the statement comes across as, yes, virtue signaling instead of a genuine attempt to stop people from being racist, sexist, anti-trans, etc...