Racist, or just proud of her ancestry ? Those are the questions netizens are asking after a clip of Billie Eilish speaking to a crowd in Ireland has gone viral.
The singer was performing in Dublin when she made the statement.
But what she said is being interpreted in various ways, with some people saying she is about to be in a lot of trouble.
- Billie Eilish’s comments during a recent show in Dublin are prompting some people to call her racist, while others say her comments are simply Irish pride.
- Elish told the crowd that she enjoyed seeing people who were “as pasty” as she was.
- She is not the only singer to be involved in race-related controversies, with Kendrick Lamar also being called out for Not Like Us.
- Last year, Eilish was at the center of a controversy when it was revealed that her parents were actors.
Billie Eilish took a moment to thank the crowd of Irish people
Billie Eilish posing at an event, wearing a sleeveless sweater vest over a white shirt and black tie.
Billie Eilish performing on stage at a concert, holding a microphone during her Ireland show controversy.
On the last leg of her U.K. and European Hit Me Hard and Soft world tour, Eilish played two sold-out shows in Dublin, Ireland.
In a moment of reflection during the show on July 26th, the 22-year-old expressed how delighted she was to be there.
The pop star told the crowd that she appreciated being in the land of her ancestors.
Billie Eilish performing on stage with a guitar, speaking during her Ireland show amid racism controversy.
“Well, as you guys know, I’m Irish ,” she said as the crowd erupted in applause and cheers.
“I’m not from here, obvi-duh, but it’s really cool to come somewhere and everybody looks exactly like you,” Eilish told the crowd.
Then she added an important caveat.
“You’re just as pasty as me”: Eliish talks about having Irish ancestry
Crowded narrow Irish street with colorful flags overhead and people walking near pubs and outdoor seating areas.
Comment on Billie Eilish’s Ireland show remark discussing feelings of Asian, Black, Hispanic, and LGBT communities.
Screenshot of a social media comment defending Billie Eilish against accusations of making racist remarks during Ireland show.
Eilish told the crowd: “You’re all just as pasty as me. I love it,” seemingly to imply that the reason she loved Ireland was because everyone had pale skin like hers.
She continued, “It just makes me feel so seen. Also, a thousand of my relatives are in the crowd right now, I’m pretty sure.”
She called the crowd “so beautiful” and thanked them for their hospitality.
“I love it here – it’s so beautiful and you are all so beautiful and I see so many familiar faces out there.”
“Imagine P.Diddy saying that in Detroit”: Netizens call foul on Eliish’s statement
Billie Eilish performing in Ireland, facing backlash for a comment fans deemed racist during her show.
Social media comment criticizing Billie Eilish during Ireland show related to controversial racist remarks.
Comment on Billie Eilish slammed for racist remark during Ireland show, referencing leprechaun stereotype in fan reply.
The motive and meaning of Eilish’s statement are now being rapidly dissected online.
The most accusatory claims are that her comment was racist or praising white people.
“Her filter dropped for a moment and her true thoughts came out,” said one poster.
Another said that “ even the most avid lefty will admit innately that it’s great to be around your own kind,” implying Eilish was hiding her racism.
Others expect Eilish will soon offer a mea culpa: “I expect a tear-filled, woke, BS apology momentarily…LOL”
Billie Eilish wearing glasses and green bandana, posing thoughtfully outdoors with trees in the background
Comment on Billie Eilish’s controversial statement during Ireland show sparking accusations of racism on social media.
Some people claimed that online reactions would be different if a brown or black singer had made the statement.
“Now if Beyoncé went on stage and said something like that, it wouldn’t be a problem at all,” one person said.
“Imagine P.Diddy saying that in Detroit…” another chimed in.
Still another said: “A nd yet other people can literally sing ‘they not like us’, referring to Kendrick Lamar’s hit song.
Kendrick Lamar has also been accused of being racist in his songNot Like Us
Billie Eilish performing on stage with a guitar during a concert amid controversy over a comment deemed racist.
As is usually the case with hot-button race-related topics, Eilish’s statement is reopening the public debate about what it means to be proud of one’s heritage.
At the height of Kendrick Lamar ’s public beef with fellow rapper Drake, who is of mixed ethnicity, some people criticized Lamar’s seeming insistence that his heritage as an African American was somehow more credible than Drake’s.
Journalist Thomas Chatterton Williams described the meaning behind Lamar’s song as “implying that racial categories are real, that behaviors and circumstances (like Drake’s suburban upbringing) correlate with race, and that the very mixedness of Drake’s background renders him suspect.”
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