Everything That Upset the Internet This Week
What is the web-o-sphere angry about this week? A soul singer’s take on Michael Jackson, Disney’s first openly gay character, a comedian’s portrait of Aretha Franklin and a very scary YouTube ad. Here’s everything you need to know.
Sam Smith is caught saying he doesn’t like Michael Jackson
THE STORY: English singer-songwriter Sam Smith, of “Stay With Me” fame, joined fellow singer-songwriter, Adam Lambert, on a boat cruise in California. In a video uploading to Instagram by Lambert, Smith is heard saying: “I don’t like Michael Jackson, but this is a good song.” To which, someone off-camera can be heard responding: “Wow.”
Adam Lambert accidentally posts a video of Sam Smith saying:
‘I don’t like Michael Jackson, but this is a good song’ pic.twitter.com/Rhw1lnA5O0
— Music News Facts (@musicnewsfact) August 10, 2018
THE REACTION:
I heard Sam Smith getting drawn out for saying he didn't like Michael Jackson. How can you not like someone who is the reason you have a career?
— Prince Elijah (@candyelijahh) August 13, 2018
Sam Smith is over. What self respecting musician says they don’t like Michael Jackson? Honey..
— bratty daddy (@Guido_Conz) August 10, 2018
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: Sure, it’s surprising that a soul/pop/R&B artist isn’t a fan of the biggest soul/pop/R&B artist of all time. (Especially since, you know, accusatory similarities have been drawn between Sam Smith’s James Bond movie theme song “Writing’s On The Wall” and Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song.”) But did this single sentence, off-the-record backhanded compliment warrant a very personal take down from Jackson’s ex-wife? No, not at all. Personal opinions on art are allowed, right? It’s not like he called him untalented, he just said he didn’t like him.
Jim Carrey shares a portrait of Aretha Franklin
THE STORY: Funny guy-turned-painter Jim Carrey shared his latest work of art with the internet: a portrait commemorating the late Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul.
THE REACTION:
who is this white woman jim https://t.co/8fqMcqeonu
— jourdain searles (@jourdayen) August 16, 2018
Is this not Kathy Bates?
— Ash's Aunt Hillary (@Iced_Mango) August 16, 2018
Art is also up for critique and my critique is: Aretha Franklin was a black woman, a blackity-black woman so drawing her this pale is disrespectful, especially when the materials to NOT do this is available. Drawing Black women who arent light ad light skinned is problematic, man pic.twitter.com/3mSkn4SVfw
— Tater?Todd (@PieFlavored) August 16, 2018
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: Art is up for interpretation and critique, and here’s mine: I’m pretty sure this image shows Franklin singing under a beaming spotlight, right where she belongs. But also, yes it does look like a portrait of Paula Deen.
Jack Whitehall has been cast as Disney’s first openly gay character
THE STORY: Disney announced this week that British comedian Jack Whitehall, a straight man, will star alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt in Jungle Cruise. A source told The Sun that Whitehall’s character would be “hugely effete, very camp and very funny” and confirmed: “He is playing a gay man.”
THE REACTION:
Disgraceful that Jack Whitehall has been cast as Disney first openly gay character!! Where’s our hashtag? #Queertoo ! Obviously Hollywood has run out of gay actors! ???️?
— Jaymi Hensley (@JaymiUJWorld) August 14, 2018
Straight people playing gay camp characters is offensive. Period. @jackwhitehall pic.twitter.com/6UNnLuktVg
— ric ?️? (@ricardo_jpl) August 13, 2018
Wow, @Disney couldn’t find ANY gay actors in Hollywood to play the first openly gay character in their new film?!?!
Don’t get me wrong, @JackWhitehall is a cutie, BUT HE’S STRAIGHT!
This is a huge problem in Hollywood, let gay actors play gay roles!
— Brandon Hilton (@BRANDONHILTON) August 13, 2018
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: Representation is incredibly important, and is something we all need to be paying close attention to. But I would be a hypocrite for justifying this Internet outrage when Brokeback Mountain, Moonlight and Call Me By Your Name — which all feature straight actors playing gay characters — are among my favourite films. The problem (I think) isn’t that Jack Whitehall is playing a queer man, the problem is that the character is being described as an old-fashioned, super camp comedic stereotype. But that’s just what we know via a “source” in The Sun, so let’s hold out a little longer before we really rage. In other words:
Everybody’s going off on one about Jack Whitehall being cast in this gay Disney fiasco but can we all at least agree on one thing. Thank the blessed lord it wasn’t James fucking Corden.
— Mrs Phil Perry MBE (@MrsPhilPerry) August 14, 2018
An ad for the horror movie The Nun is popping up on people’s YouTube
THE STORY: A six-second pre-video advertisement for The Nun, the second spin-off to emerge from The Conjuring after Annabel: The Creation, sees a volume icon decreasing before the titular nun bursts from the darkness, scaring the living hell out of unsuspecting YouTube viewers.
“When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret”, the synopsis teases. “Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in The Conjuring 2, as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.”
THE REACTION:
IF I SEE THE NUN TRAILER POP UP AS ANOTHER AD WHEN IM WATCHING YOUTUBE IMMA THROW HANDS. IM TIRED OF GETTING SCARED IN THE MIDDLE OF A JAMES CHARLES VIDEO
— emy moore (@emy_mooree) August 11, 2018
I really hate when YouTube puts a trailer for a scary movie before a video….like I’m just trying to watch funny American Idol auditions, I don’t wanna know about The Nun ???
— Lindee Link (@lindeelink) August 13, 2018
WARNING! If you see an ad on youtube with the volume sign ??? being turned down and nothing else, ITS A JUMPSCARE for the new NUN movie coming out. i advise you look away and/or turn down the volume if you have anxiety or just straight up hate jumpscares, pls rt to save a life
— apple ? (@bbydvas) August 12, 2018
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: If this happened to me, I would log out of my YouTube account indefinitely. Thankfully, YouTube has since removed the trailer for The Nun, deciding that it is “too scary” for viewers and that it violated the site’s “shocking and violent content” policy. “We value diversity and respect for others, and we strive to avoid offending or shocking users with ads, websites, or apps that are inappropriate for our ad network”, YouTube confirmed in a statement.
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Sam Smith is caught saying he doesn't like Michael Jackson
THE STORY: English singer-songwriter Sam Smith, of "Stay With Me" fame, joined fellow singer-songwriter, Adam Lambert, on a boat cruise in California. In a video uploading to Instagram by Lambert, Smith is heard saying: "I don’t like Michael Jackson, but this is a good song." To which, someone off-camera can be heard responding: "Wow."
https://twitter.com/musicnewsfact/status/1027793092592758784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1027793092592758784&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaystarnews.com%2Farticle%2Fsam-smith-blasted-for-disliking-michael-jackson%2F
THE REACTION:
https://twitter.com/candyelijahh/status/1028987447672299522
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmY0yHIh9PI/?hl=en&taken-by=iamstephaniemills
https://twitter.com/Guido_Conz/status/1027905100268941313
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: Sure, it's surprising that a soul/pop/R&B artist isn't a fan of the biggest soul/pop/R&B artist of all time. (Especially since, you know, accusatory similarities have been drawn between Sam Smith’s James Bond movie theme song "Writing’s On The Wall" and Michael Jackson’s "Earth Song.") But did this single sentence, off-the-record backhanded compliment warrant a very personal take down from Jackson's ex-wife? No, not at all. Personal opinions on art are allowed, right? It's not like he called him untalented, he just said he didn't like him.
Jim Carrey shares a portrait of Aretha Franklin
THE STORY: Funny guy-turned-painter Jim Carrey shared his latest work of art with the internet: a portrait commemorating the late Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul.
THE REACTION:
https://twitter.com/jourdayen/status/1030133628909563904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1030133628909563904&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnylon.com%2Farticles%2Fjim-carrey-aretha-franklin-portrait
https://twitter.com/Iced_Mango/status/1030151121686261760
https://twitter.com/PieFlavored/status/1030172013644668932
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: Art is up for interpretation and critique, and here's mine: I'm pretty sure this image shows Franklin singing under a beaming spotlight, right where she belongs. But also, yes it does look like a portrait of Paula Deen.
Jack Whitehall has been cast as Disney's first openly gay character
THE STORY: Disney announced this week that British comedian Jack Whitehall, a straight man, will star alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt in Jungle Cruise. A source told The Sun that Whitehall’s character would be “hugely effete, very camp and very funny” and confirmed: “He is playing a gay man.”
THE REACTION:
https://twitter.com/JaymiUJWorld/status/1029314005846908928
https://twitter.com/ricardo_jpl/status/1028904299257057280
https://twitter.com/BRANDONHILTON/status/1028991949301329920
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: Representation is incredibly important, and is something we all need to be paying close attention to. But I would be a hypocrite for justifying this Internet outrage when Brokeback Mountain, Moonlight and Call Me By Your Name — which all feature straight actors playing gay characters — are among my favourite films. The problem (I think) isn't that Jack Whitehall is playing a queer man, the problem is that the character is being described as an old-fashioned, super camp comedic stereotype. But that's just what we know via a "source" in The Sun, so let's hold out a little longer before we really rage. In other words:
https://twitter.com/MrsPhilPerry/status/1029470453180575746
An ad for the horror movie The Nun is popping up on people's YouTube
THE STORY: A six-second pre-video advertisement for The Nun, the second spin-off to emerge from The Conjuring after Annabel: The Creation, sees a volume icon decreasing before the titular nun bursts from the darkness, scaring the living hell out of unsuspecting YouTube viewers.
“When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret”, the synopsis teases. “Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in The Conjuring 2, as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.”
THE REACTION:
https://twitter.com/emy_mooree/status/1028184000764862469
https://twitter.com/lindeelink/status/1029045967163719680
https://twitter.com/bbydvas/status/1028690821715910656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1028690821715910656&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.highsnobiety.com%2Fp%2Fthe-nun-promo-trailer-youtube-banned%2F
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RAGE: If this happened to me, I would log out of my YouTube account indefinitely. Thankfully, YouTube has since removed the trailer for The Nun, deciding that it is "too scary" for viewers and that it violated the site’s “shocking and violent content" policy. “We value diversity and respect for others, and we strive to avoid offending or shocking users with ads, websites, or apps that are inappropriate for our ad network”, YouTube confirmed in a statement.
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