(Western Journal) Every whiny LGBT activist needs to take a nice, long look at what just happened in Malaysia — and should immediately quit complaining about being “persecuted” in America.
The Good Vibes Festival is currently going on in Malaysia — or was going on before the government shut the festival down due to a pro-gay stunt from the band “The 1975.”
To wit, in July, the band’s frontman (and ex-Taylor Swift beau) Matt Healy kissed a bandmate onstage as some sort of apparent protest that not every country is so willing to indulge in depravity.
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The 1975 has been banned from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after Matty Healy and bandmate Ross MacDonald kissed on-stage during their set at Good Vibes Festival.
Before the kiss, Healy gave a speech on his disappointment in the country’s discrimination against the LGBTQIA+ community. pic.twitter.com/XcHuPHiYr5
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) July 21, 2023
That little stunt (and in fairness to Healy, compared to some other far-left musical stunts, his was relatively mild) led to not only his gig being abruptly canceled, but the entire event as well.
Shortly after the late July incident, the festival’s organizers took to social media to release a statement and explain what had happened:
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“This decision adhered to the immediate cancellation directive issued at 1:20 PM, 22 July 2023, by the Ministry of Communications and Digital. The Ministry has underlined its unwavering stance against parties that challenge, ridicule, or contravene Malaysian laws,” the statement read in part.
On top of that, per Variety, The 1975 is banned from ever playing in Malaysia again
Given Healy’s faux-tough guy act at the expense of the Malaysian government, it’s not hard to see why they banished the band.
“I don’t see the f***ing point… of inviting the 1975 to a country and then telling us who we can have sex with,” Healy said before the kiss, per Variety. “I’m sorry if that offends you, and you’re religious… but your government are a bunch of f***ing r——. I don’t care anymore. If you push, I’m gonna push back. I’m not in the f***ing mood.”
So why is this almost month-old incident being dredged up anew?
Because the Malaysian government now wants its pound of (fiscal) flesh.
According to Variety, the organizers of the “Good Vibes Festival” are seeking “over $2 million” in damages from The 1975.
First, that’s going to be one expensive kiss.
Second, pardon this writer for being completely unable to conjure up a shred of sympathy for the band in this case.
Sorry leftists, you can’t preach about respecting alternative viewpoints and different cultures (and rail against cultural appropriation), and have any problem with what the Malaysian government did.
