Pop music icon Shawn Mendes has come under fire for liking a transphobic tweet by Australian Neo-Nazi Blair Cottrell.
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The incredibly gross tweet poked fun at both the trans community and at cancer patients and it’s no shock that once his eagle-eyed fans got wind of the fact that the 20-year-old had liked the tweet and had therefore shown his support for the offensive Aussie personality, the backlash was heavy.
https://twitter.com/mendesfteilish/status/1092457576472723457
I feel like he’s gonna get “cancelled” soon
— Annalise Keating (@Annaliseannamae) February 4, 2019
But who is he following that he ‘accidentally’ liked a hateful tweet, though? Why is he following hateful ppl? #ShawnMendes https://t.co/OfGn516xi7
— The Hybrid (@xManMadeMonster) February 5, 2019
https://twitter.com/trevaynebitch/status/1092883162684903424
After noticing the angry reactions from fans, Mendes unliked the tweet then wrote a response, claiming that he had “accidentally” liked the tweet while scrolling through his feed and that he has nothing against the trans community.
“Must of accidentally liked it scrolling down a feed, you know me & I’d never. Sorry,” he wrote, later adding, “Love u.”
Must of accidentally liked it scrolling down a feed, you know me & I’d never. Sorry https://t.co/UXAe7F0eYH
— Shawn Mendes (@ShawnMendes) February 4, 2019
Love u
— Shawn Mendes (@ShawnMendes) February 4, 2019
If you’re wondering why that Blair Cottrell buffoon sounds familiar, it’s ‘coz he’s the vile far-right activist who has come up in Australian media time and time again for his Adolf Hitler-adjacent ideas.
In fact, Sky News copped heavy criticism and was forced to suspend one of their shows for interviewing Cottrell and giving him a platform to spew his gross point-of-view.
It was wrong to have Blair Cottrell on Sky News Australia. His views do not reflect ours. The interview has been removed from repeat timeslots and online platforms.
– Greg Byrnes, News Director— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) August 5, 2018
So it’s highly disturbing that Mendes, an impressionable singer idolised by teens internationally, even came across a tweet by an Australian Neo-Nazi but all we can do is hope that his story of ~accidentally~ liking the tweet is legit.
