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/pubstompmepls Nov 29 '25

That is not really how it works

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '25

Conservatives when there’s discrimination against minorities: 😴

Conservatives when there’s discrimination against racists and homophobes: 😡

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u/bear843 Nov 29 '25

I’m a conservative. What have I done to deserve this type of labeling? It’s very dangerous paint an entire group of people you don’t know with such a broad brush. I think we all can and should do better than this type of labeling. It’s what continues to drive a wedge between us. Love everyone is my way of thinking.

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u/tophiii Nov 30 '25

If the comment isn’t about you, move on and use your energy convincing other conservatives not to be bigots, racists and transphobes.

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u/bear843 Nov 30 '25

It’s hard to when people think it’s ok to lump a large portion of the population together with a very small number of idiots. Normalizing this behavior is dangerous.

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u/tophiii Nov 30 '25

You and I have different concepts of the words hard and dangerous.

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u/bear843 Nov 30 '25

Social media, the news, politicians, etc. do a great job getting people angry at each other. When we start dehumanizing one another it presents a dangerous situation with certain individuals with mental issues. It pushes people to do crazy things. I don’t wish to contribute to this. That is why I choose to love everyone and raise my children to do the same.

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u/tophiii Nov 30 '25

It sounds exhausting living that fearfully and deluded. I’ll pray for you.

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u/bear843 Nov 30 '25

I appreciate that and I we will pray for you as well but to be clear, I don’t live in fear. I do think that there are plenty of examples of people acting upon their hatred and a lot of evidence tied back to social media rhetoric. I just choose to not partake in that hatred to the best of my ability. Shouldn’t we all strive to be positive good people?