In case you missed it, self-identified nonbinary singer Sam Smith performed his song “Unholy” at the Grammy Awards last night. And we’re not exaggerating when we say that this was a thing that happened:
This is some illuminati devil worshipping bullshit at the Grammys that Sam Smith prick he needs to be put down!!! 😮 pic.twitter.com/PhgHJDQB9B
— Philip Jones (@philip_jones44) February 6, 2023
Honestly, Philip should probably take a few deep breaths and step back. It’s not worth getting genuinely upset or losing any sleep over this. It’s just … boring. Pa-layed out.
I am completely unmoved by Sam Smith's devil routine. It's reductive, redundant and ridiculous. But maybe I'm just old. I've seen it 100 times by now. In the end, we're all talking about it. And wasn't that the point?
— Kira (@RealKiraDavis) February 6, 2023
Maybe depicting devil worship was subversive at one point, but it hasn’t been for the past several decades. If anything, it’s almost quaint. Sam Smith wanted so badly to get a rise out of people and we suppose it worked in this case, but people need to stop taking the bait. Because that’s all this is: bait. Really, really stale bait.
The Sam Smith Grammys thing was just full-on cringe. These dorks rehash the same thing year after year, each thinking they're the first to do Something Controversial and Offensive(TM) which ironically makes it less controversial and offensive for its banality.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) February 6, 2023
I'm so tired of the broke, cliched "offend the Christians" shtick. It's the last refuge for talentless hacks propped up by increasingly irrelevant labels as avatars for overly produced pop diarrhea.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) February 6, 2023
Colorful, but accurate nonetheless.
It probably would've been more controversial within the subculture he exists in for him to do something really religious (especially Christian but probably any religion) https://t.co/GfvxGEk0ez
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) February 6, 2023
Satan worship in music isn’t even subversive anymore, it’s tired and played out.
If you want to shock Hollywood, publicly worship God. https://t.co/oWQdrUwSm4
— Maggie 🕊 (@LibertyAnders) February 6, 2023
Now that would have been something.
Anyway, just because Smith’s performance was tiresome and lazy doesn’t mean that it can’t still teach us something. Not necessarily about Smith, but about the mainstream media. Or at least CBS.
Prior to the show, Smith tweeted out what we can only assume was supposed to be a tantalizing teaser for his upcoming performance:
This is going to be SPECIAL 👅 #GRAMMYs @RecordingAcad @kimpetras pic.twitter.com/oIA0dhP8bm
— SAM SMITH (@samsmith) February 5, 2023
Well, CBS’ official Twitter account got one look at that hat with the devil horns and fell in love:
….you can say that again. We are ready to worship!
— CBS (@CBS) February 5, 2023
That tweet might actually be even cringier than Smith’s whole performance. It’s just so sad. They’re trying so hard, but they just look like try-hards.
Wut
— Mikhail Skolachev (@sk0lachev) February 6, 2023
Exactly. Wut.
Put aside the devil-worshiping angle. It’s such a bad tweet. Everyone should at the very least be able to agree on that.
— Ken 🇺🇲 (@HunterKen7) February 6, 2023
Worship this ratio
— David Caron (@Davenue434) February 6, 2023
Eventually, Sam Smith will fade into obscurity. CBS is already well on their way. It’s a real race to the bottom.
But you know what never goes out of style? Having shame. For the love of God (or Satan, if you prefer), CBS. Have a little shame.
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