Well then.
Australian musician and latter-day meme Kirin J Callinan has been soundly criticised for using his time on the ARIA Awards red carpet to flash his penis at the press – an act which would, in any other circumstance, be instantly classified as illegal pestery.
Taking to the music industry awards ceremony while wearing a cowboy hat and matching boots, the singer and guitarist lifted his kilt to display his genitalia for a solid couple of seconds.
As you’d reasonably expect, the display has resulted in a raft of criticism, and those subjected to news of the flashing have questioned if the Big Enough performer could be held criminally liable for the incident.
was kirin j callinan removed from the arias after what he did bc subjecting everyone to his penis is really not okay and shouldn’t be seen any other way
— aimee (@aimeeclarke) November 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/VxSNICKERS/status/935505255738961920
Channel Nine’s The Fix points out that indecent exposure is a criminal offence in New South Wales, which can carry a penalty of six months behind bars and a $610 fine.
Others have criticised the performer’s perceived license to flash unwilling folk as a valid part of his provocative, ironic artistic persona.
https://twitter.com/allisongallaghr/status/935474013404504064
News Corp journo Eliza Barr has also questioned whether or not Callinan should remain on festival line-ups after the stunt, days after he was added to nearly every date of the 2018 Laneway Festival.
https://twitter.com/ElizaJBarr/status/935470992423395331
More broadly, punters have ragged on the former Mercy Arms guitarist.
@KirinJCallinan So you did the IRL equivalent to an unsolicited dick pic? What a total flog you are.
— Sam Silvester (@SilvesterSJ) November 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/m_h_lumber/status/935590257759739904
Callinan was perhaps best known to a mainstream audience due to his collaboration with Jimmy Barnes on Big Enough, and the song’s subsequent rinsing by Jimmy Fallon.
