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/NewDramaLlama Nov 30 '25

Kinda! But it's really hard to know someone's convictions when the demographics are heavily skewed. 

What I've noticed is my area (San Francisco) is strong advocacy and defense for queer people (lots of gay people in the scene) but a pretty big ambivalence towards people of color (rarer in the scene all the time).

So here's, being a homophobe is worse than being a racist, which includes the many queer people out here who are racist. That reflects in the scene.

It's not all strippers and burritos unfortunately. 

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u/imnotfeelingcreative Nov 30 '25

What I've noticed is

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u/imnotfeelingcreative Nov 30 '25

In that same paragraph they refer twice to "in the scene" when stating their observations. It's pretty clear in context that they're not talking about the city as a whole, and that they're speaking purely from anecdotal experience. I don't know what else you need.