Boy George Tweeted About Pete Buttigieg, And It Got Messy

November 4, 2019 / Posted by:

Actually, let me clarify: Boy George tweeted about Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, and it was messy right from the get-go.

Yesterday, Boy George decided to comment on Mayor Pete’s supporters and fan base demographics. The Los Angeles Times recently published a story on Mayor Pete, who is currently polling in 4th place behind Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders, respectively. According to The Times, Mayor Pete is a big hit with white people, and that’s about it (The Times points out that Biden, Warren, and Sanders all poll well with the black community, while Pete’s numbers are in the single-digits). The New York Times has suggested that his sexuality is a “hurdle” for some people, although CNN disputes this. Pete’s allegedly having a hard time in South Carolina, and Boy George decided to throw in his two cents on the subject.

Boy George tweeted this:

Some Twitter users decided to make like Mayor Pete’s last name and judge the hell out of Boy George for such a sweeping generalization. Generally, people weren’t happy with Boy George pointing his finger at old black people, while others pointed out that maybe Mayor Pete doesn’t have the best relationship with the black community in his town of South Bend, Indiana.

Talking politics on Twitter is usually a guaranteed bad time. I’m pretty sure the only way Boy George could tweet about American politics without his mentions turning into a flaming trash fire would be if he typed the words, “Politics starts with the letter P.” And even then, I’m sure there would be at least one person who would scream fake news and accuse him of pushing some kind of agenda. But guess what? Boy George clearly doesn’t care.

Nobody is telling Boy George not to have an opinion, it’s just that the internet is suggesting that when he says “we,” he only speak for 58-year-old gay hat enthusiasts from England. And if he has to push for a candidate, he should be tweeting that he’ll tumble 4 Pete. What’s the point of having a well-known discography if you can’t use it in a punny way?

Pic: Wenn.com

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