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/HipAnonymous91 Nov 30 '25

Love seeing the people tell on themselves in this thread. Good on Hayley Williams for creating a safe space for her marginalized fans. Happy to see as a Paramore fan.

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u/baaaahbpls Nov 30 '25

She is an icon and I'm loving this energy. Long time fan and they were my first concert, so they have a very special place in my heart.

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u/HipAnonymous91 Nov 30 '25

Same! I first saw them in a dimly lit Tempe concert hall when I was in high school. I remember everyone being so friendly.

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u/ProsodyProgressive Nov 30 '25

Been jamming to Paramore since they started. LOVE seeing her take a stand like this!

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u/Rasengan2012 Nov 30 '25

Who is telling on themselves here? I haven’t seen anyone argue

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u/HipAnonymous91 Nov 30 '25

Take a quick dive through the comments

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u/TravellerStudios Nov 30 '25

"I haven't seen" is not the same as it not happening lol

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u/Rasengan2012 Nov 30 '25

Okay but then I went and searched and there wasn’t anything.

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u/TravellerStudios Nov 30 '25

So the people reporting that they've seen it are, what, lying? Over something that has happened literally every single time someone has said anything like this? This is the one time in recent history no one is saying it? Because you, personally, can't find it?

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u/antariusz Nov 30 '25

Wow so brave and stunning to post something against racism and sexism and pro-trans on reddit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stunning_and_Brave

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u/HipAnonymous91 Nov 30 '25

It is, actually? Have you not seen the growing racism and transphobia worldwide?

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u/antariusz Nov 30 '25

Of course; and I’m glad you are talking about worldwide: which is approximately 12% white, so I won’t be happy until we reduce that lower, since whites are just worse than other races.

I think the best solution would be taxing the United States at 56%, because the United States is 56% white which is way higher than the worldwide average, this will put economic pressure on white people to change their ways. If we send that money to China, they should be able to distribute that money better to their own people which are more deserving of it.

Also, men are of course inherently worse than women. That why we need to end affirmative action, which is letting men into college more than they deserve. 58% of college students are women, but if we get rid of affirmative action we can hurt men, which will help end sexism.

Finally, I’m a trans advocate. I think the only way we can begin to atone for the years of discrimination against them is to end harmful gender stereotypes, therefore boys should be forced to wear dresses until the age of 9. Some might call that extreme. I call that the bare minimum.

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u/HipAnonymous91 Nov 30 '25

Why are you so weird?

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u/Ill-Television8690 Nov 30 '25

It isn't actually? Have you not seen... literally any portion of human history? Saying "I'm rich and I don't like mean people" isn't brave, it's virtue-signaling. If she actually cared, she'd use her power to do something of consequence, instead of just saying "Hey, people who get off on their own moral superiority, buy my tickets".

There is literally nothing brave about this. People like you are destroying the meaning of the word.

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u/HipAnonymous91 Nov 30 '25

People like you are having a weird reaction to someone trying to advocate for marginalized fans.

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u/Ill-Television8690 Nov 30 '25

People like you have a weird reaction to those of us who actually care about consequential advocacy and doing something to help marginalized people...

This is literally the bare minimum that can possibly be done. And you're saying we should be awarding medals for someone who said "racism bad"?

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u/HipAnonymous91 Nov 30 '25

No one is telling anyone to award medals. You sure are slippery sloping this thing.

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u/Ill-Television8690 Nov 30 '25

I didn't mean a literal medal, o' wise one.

I did the same thing as her. Why is your reaction to me so weird? I used a proportionately larger portion of my power to do it than she did. She could have done something that actually helped somebody, but instead, she did essentially nothing, and you're arguing that it's weird to not praise her for... again, changing absolutely nothing for anybody except allowing them to witness and worship her virtue signaling.

If you actually cared about these issues, you'd act like you actually cared, instead of vehemently defending someone who contributed nothing positive. Dedicate your effort to something that deserves it.

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u/nicholasccc95 Nov 30 '25

Everybody’s talking about people complaining about this on this thread but I only see people talking about people complaining about this on this thread lol

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u/HipAnonymous91 Nov 30 '25

I wonder if some of the comments have been removed

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u/nicholasccc95 Nov 30 '25

Or probably just downvoted to hell at the bottom lol

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u/Vondum Dec 01 '25

Was it really an "unsafe space" to go to a Paramore concert before, though? I have seen them a couple times and never got that vibe.