The controversial designer who had his merchandise removed from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/target">Target</a> following public backlash and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/boycott">boycotts</a> spoke out on the incident, criticizing the retailer for its response.
Target had initially partnered with Erik Carnell of the U.K.-based brand Abprallen to create items for its 2023 Pride Collection. Carnell found himself at the center of a firestorm after critics of Target discovered the Abprallen Etsy shop, which offered merchandise featuring <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/satanic">occult images</a> and phrases such as “Satan Respects Pronouns” and “Trans Witches For Abortion.”
People were also upset that Target was selling “tuck-friendly” swimwear in stores. The retailer responded to the backlash by moving displays to the back in some instances and removing certain controversial items, including Carnell’s designs.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a very dangerous precedent to set, that if people just get riled up enough about the products that you&#8217;re selling, you can completely distance yourself from the LGBT community, when and if it&#8217;s convenient,&#8221; Carnell told Reuters.
&#8220;If you&#8217;re going to take a stance and say that you care about the LGBT community, you need to stand by that regardless,&#8221; he continued.
Carnell also said Target knew about the satanic imagery before extending a partnership offer, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-was-aware-of-satanic-imagery-before-pride-collection-deal-controversial-artist-claims">reported</a>. 
“When I was approached to create products for Target they told me that my work such as ‘Satan Respects Pronouns’ wouldn’t be a good fit,” Carnell said. “They were observant enough and had the necessary critical thinking skills to realize that my use of occult imagery is as harmless as any horror movie targeted towards adults but wanted my collection for adults to be a bit less gothic.”
Carnell explained one of his designs by saying he doesn’t actually believe in Satan.
“One of my favourite and most popular designs, and the one that gave Abprallen its proper footing and direction. Coming up with this phrase really helped make Abprallen what it is today,” he <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CqWFoTmjbXA/">captioned</a> the image of a “Satan respects pronouns” item.
“Satan loves you and respects who you are; you’re important and valuable in this world and you deserve to treat yourself with love and respect. LGBT+ people are so often referred to as being a product of Satan or going against God’s will, so fine. We’ll hang with Satan instead.”
“Satanists don’t actually believe in Satan, he is merely used as a symbol of passion, pride, and liberty. He means to you what you need him to mean. So for me, Satan is hope, compassion, equality, and love,” the post continued.
“So, naturally, Satan respects pronouns. He loves all LGBT+ people. I went with a variation of Baphomet for this design, a deity who themself is a mixture of genders, beings, ideas, and existences. They reject binary stereotypes and expectations. Perfect.”

Target

‘Satan Respects Pronouns’ Designer Says Target Set ‘Dangerous Precedent’ Removing His Products

'Satan Respects Pronouns' Designer Says Target Set 'Dangerous Precedent' Removing His Products

boycott

satanic

Social Issues

U.S.

Erik Carnell, the self-identified <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transgender</a> artist who runs the company Abprallen and was hired by <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/target" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Target</a> to make designs for a “Pride Month” collection, asserted that the retail behemoth was aware of the designer’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/satanic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Satanic</a> imagery before the deal was official.
Conservatives launched a boycott effort against Target after the retail behemoth <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-faces-backlash-over-pride-collection-designer-behind-satan-respects-pronouns-shirts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hired</a> Carnell to make various designs for the company. Carnell said earlier this week in a series of Instagram stories reviewed by The Daily Wire that Target knew about the controversial designs, which included a shirt with the phrase “Satan Respects Pronouns” and an image of a skeleton draped in rainbow colors that said “Trans Witches For Abortion,” but declined to sell them.
“When I was approached to create products for Target they told me that my work such as ‘Satan Respects Pronouns’ wouldn’t be a good fit,” Carnell said in the stories, which are automatically removed by the platform after one day. “They were observant enough and had the necessary critical thinking skills to realize that my use of occult imagery is as harmless as any horror movie targeted towards adults but wanted my collection for adults to be a bit less gothic.”
Target, which has suffered on the stock market in the days since a conservative activist uncovered the Satanic imagery sold by Carnell, solicited three designs from Abprallen: a mini messenger bag with the slogan “We Belong Everywhere,” a tote bag with the phrase “Too Queer For Here,” and a sweatshirt emblazoned with “Cure Transphobia, Not Trans People.”
Carnell meanwhile asserted that the “religious right” manipulated the narrative such that the public now believes the Satanic designs were meant for children. “Trans people do not want to make your cis children trans, we want your trans children to survive,” the artist contended.
The artist said in another <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CstpaKiNEjd/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on Friday that the “religious right” levied “false accusations” that she is a Satanist. The stories on Instagram affirmed that Carnell thinks that “Satan, pentagrams, skulls, ghosts, and the occult are cool and interesting.”
“It is unfortunate that the religious right have as much power as they do, but it will not last,” Carnell added. The designer encouraged activists to devote their energies toward bars, clubs, queer cafes, and “your school’s GSA,” a reference to the Gay-Straight Alliance clubs present in many schools: “This is a far, far better use of your time and energy than directing it towards retail conglomerates.”
The controversial move to hire Abprallen for the designs came one year after Target boasted in a corporate sustainability <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-had-a-special-push-to-hire-lgbtq-designers-for-pride-collection-ahead-of-backlash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> that the company would source 59% of items for “Pride Month” from “LGBTQIA+ creators and brands.” Target has worked to strengthen ties with the National Minority Supplier Development Council and the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce.
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Target also generated backlash for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-slammed-after-offering-female-swimsuits-that-have-extra-crotch-coverage-are-tuck-friendly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">promotion</a> of a female swimsuit marketed as “tuck-friendly” and with “extra crotch coverage,” permitting men who identify as women to wear the item. The firm’s market capitalization, which refers to the total value of a publicly traded company’s outstanding shares, has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/targets-stock-market-value-takes-6-billion-hit-since-backlash-over-pride-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fallen</a> from $70.4 billion to $64.2 billion over the past week as consumers react strongly to the various controversies.

Satan

Target Was Aware Of Satanic Imagery Before ‘Pride’ Collection Deal, Controversial Artist Claims

Target Was Aware Of Satanic Imagery Before ‘Pride’ Collection Deal, Artist Claims

LGBTQ

Transgender

The artist who sells <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/satanic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Satanic</a> merchandise and was hired by <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/target" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Target</a> to design three “Pride Month” items shuttered the Etsy store and website which carried the merchandise as sales skyrocketed.
Erik Carnell, who runs the company Abprallen and designed a mini messenger bag with the slogan “We Belong Everywhere,” a tote bag with the phrase “Too Queer For Here,” and a sweatshirt emblazoned with “Cure Transphobia, Not Trans People” for the nationwide retailer, was later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-faces-backlash-over-pride-collection-designer-behind-satan-respects-pronouns-shirts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exposed</a> to have a number of items featuring the LGBTQ movement alongside imagery of Satan. Products featured on the artist’s website, which were not sold by Target, included a t-shirt with the phrase “Satan Respects Pronouns” and a design of a skeleton draped in rainbow colors that said “Trans Witches For Abortion.”
The Etsy <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Abprallen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> for Abprallen and the company’s online <a href="https://www.abprallen.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">store</a> have been temporarily shuttered as Carnell attempts to fulfill demand. “Thank you all for your unrelenting support and love. The positivity and beautiful vibes you&#8217;ve sent my way this past week has been overwhelming and I can&#8217;t thank you enough,” the artist wrote on the online store’s landing page. “I am putting the shop on a short break while I catch up on all of your orders.”
Carnell, who is based in London, said in an <a href="https://www.dailydot.com/debug/target-lgbtq-trans-designer-pride-collection-boycott/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with the Daily Dot that Target suggested the creation of the items one year ago. The artist encouraged Target and other firms which support the LGBTQ movement to avoid caving to pressure from conservatives.
“Once they get bored of targeting people like Dylan Mulvaney on Instagram, they’re going to move onto real people in their areas,” Carnell asserted to the outlet.
​​Conservatives have indeed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bud-light-sales-plummet-for-fifth-straight-week-as-customers-react-against-mulvaney-partnership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">avoided</a> Bud Light after the brand featured self-identified transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney in a marketing effort last month, causing sales for the brew and other Anheuser-Busch brands to plummet. Target made <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bud-light-situation-target-makes-emergency-calls-after-backlash-to-tuck-friendly-female-swimwear-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calls</a> to managers and senior directors last week amid the backlash against the firm, reportedly telling the employees to make their “Pride Month” displays less prominent for fear of provoking another “Bud Light situation,” a reference to the beer brand’s rapidly declining sales.
Target’s market capitalization, which refers to the total value of a publicly traded company’s outstanding shares, nevertheless <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/targets-stock-market-value-takes-6-billion-hit-since-backlash-over-pride-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fell</a> from $70.4 billion to $65.1 billion over the past week.
Daily Wire host Matt Walsh, who was broadly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tastes-very-much-like-malaria-and-rust-matt-walsh-welcomes-bud-light-boycott-amid-dylan-mulvaney-brand-deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">supportive</a> of the boycott effort against Bud Light, <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1661743672181018624" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarked</a> on Thursday that the moves against Target have real “staying power” and noted that the retailer’s suffering is likewise self-inflicted.
“Target has now branded itself as a far left organization, to the point where it’s embarrassing to shop there. This is the branding that makes the boycott stick. It happened to Bud Light. I think it’s happening to Target,” he commented. “This is what conservatives have missed in the past with failed boycott attempts. It’s not enough to simply tell people not to shop somewhere or buy something. You have to make it so they don’t want to.”
Target provoked additional controversy last week with a female swimsuit <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-slammed-after-offering-female-swimsuits-that-have-extra-crotch-coverage-are-tuck-friendly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">marketed</a> as “tuck-friendly” and “extra crotch coverage,” allowing men who call themselves women to wear the items. Beyond the swimsuit, which only came in adult sizes, Target unveiled products for kids and babies, such as onesies with phrases like “Just Be You And Feel The Love,” as well as rainbow-colored leggings, tutu skirts, jumpers, and a variety of children’s books.

Target Partner Who Sells ‘Satan Respects Pronouns’ Art Sees Sales Soar After Backlash

Target Partner Who Sells 'Satan Respects Pronouns' Art Sees Sales Soar

Business

Wokeness

<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/target" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Target</a> witnessed a $6 billion decrease in the retail behemoth’s market <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/stock-market" target="_blank" rel="noopener">capitalization</a> amid consumer backlash over a designer featured in the company’s most recent “Pride Month” collection who appears to have created products with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/satanic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Satanic</a> imagery.
The company’s stock price has declined from $152.28 on May 19, the day before activist Scarlett Johnson posted a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-faces-backlash-over-pride-collection-designer-behind-satan-respects-pronouns-shirts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thread</a> showing that Target had hired the artist to design items for the store, to $139.39 on May 25, marking an 8.5% decrease over the course of a single week. The firm’s market capitalization, which refers to the total value of a publicly traded company&#8217;s outstanding shares, fell from $70.4 billion to $64.4 billion over the same time period.
Abprallen, the artist hired by Target to create the controversial items, had designed a mini messenger bag with the slogan “We Belong Everywhere,” a tote bag with the phrase “Too Queer For Here,” and a sweatshirt emblazoned with “Cure Transphobia, Not Trans People” for the nationwide retailer. Other products featured on the artist’s website, which were not sold by Target, included a T-shirt with the phrase “Satan Respects Pronouns” and a design of a skeleton draped in rainbow colors that said “Trans Witches For Abortion.”
“Satanists don’t actually believe in Satan, he is merely used as a symbol of passion, pride, and liberty,” the artist said on his <a href="https://www.abprallen.co.uk/product/satan-respects-pronouns-tee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>, which now appears to be temporarily shuttered. “He means to you what you need him to mean. So for me, Satan is hope, compassion, equality, and love. So, naturally, Satan respects pronouns. He loves all LGBT+ people.”
Target provoked additional controversy with a female swimsuit <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-slammed-after-offering-female-swimsuits-that-have-extra-crotch-coverage-are-tuck-friendly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">marketed</a> as “tuck-friendly” and “extra crotch coverage,” permitting men who call themselves women to wear the items. Beyond the swimsuit, which only came in adult sizes, Target unveiled products for kids and babies, such as onesies and small shirts with phrases like “Just Be You And Feel The Love,” as well as rainbow-colored leggings, tutu skirts, jumpers, and a variety of children’s books.
The company made <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bud-light-situation-target-makes-emergency-calls-after-backlash-to-tuck-friendly-female-swimwear-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calls</a> to managers and senior directors last week amid the backlash, reportedly telling the employees to make their “Pride Month” displays less prominent for fear of provoking another “Bud Light situation,” a reference to the beer brand’s plummeting sales. Conservative customers have decreased purchases of the brew in the weeks after a marketing campaign that featured self-identified transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
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Data now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bud-light-sales-plummet-for-fifth-straight-week-as-customers-react-against-mulvaney-partnership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicate</a> that sales for Bud Light plummeted nearly 24% in the week ended May 6 relative to the same period last year, while other brands from Anheuser-Busch suffered to a lesser extent. The company now seems to have alienated those on both ends of the political spectrum: owners of gay bars have threatened to launch <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/left-wing-activists-furious-at-bud-light-for-backing-away-from-mulvaney-call-for-a-boycott-of-their-own" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boycotts</a> after the firm issued a lackluster attempt to back away from Mulvaney and appease conservatives.
Target has meanwhile <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gavin-newsom-blasts-target-ceo-for-selling-out-lgbtq-community-after-retailer-pulls-trans-themed-merchandise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pulled</a> the items designed by Abprallen as a result of the backlash. “Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and well-being while at work,” the firm said in a statement. “Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior.”

Target Pride

Target’s Stock Market Value Takes $6 Billion Hit Since Backlash Over ‘Pride’ Collection

Target’s Stock Market Value Takes $6 Billion Hit Amid Customer Backlash

Stock Market

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/target">Target</a> is facing backlash over a designer featured in the company&#8217;s &#8220;Pride&#8221; collection who appears to have created products with Satanic imagery.
Scarlett Johnson, an <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/us/republicans-schools-critical-race-theory.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">activist from Wisconsin</a>, went viral on Twitter this weekend with a thread explaining why she is &#8220;done&#8221; with the retailer. In particular, Johnson took issue with Target listing three items on its <a href="https://www.target.com/b/abprallen/-/N-q643le9z456" target="_blank" rel="noopener">online store</a> from Abprallen, a London-based designer of products that sometimes mix imagery and messages about gender with the macabre.
None of the three colorful apparel items for sale under the Abprallen label on Target&#8217;s website have Satanic imagery. The catalogue includes a &#8220;We Belong Everywhere&#8221; mini messenger bag for $18, another is a &#8220;Too Queer for Here&#8221; tote bag for $18, and a third is a &#8220;Cure Transphobia, Not Trans People&#8221; sweatshirt for $25. All are listed under &#8220;Pride Adult Clothing.&#8221;
But Johnson highlighted other products for sale that are shown on the Abprallen website and associated Instagram account with about 25,000 followers. Among them is a skeleton draped in rainbow colors, a &#8220;Trans Witches For Abortion&#8221; badge, and a &#8220;Satan respects pronouns&#8221; T-shirt.
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Why did <a href="https://twitter.com/Target?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@target</a> hire a Satanist to design pieces for their recent &quot;Pride&quot; clothing line? 
WTF👉🏽&quot;Satan loves you and respects who you are&#8230; LGBTQIA+ people are so often referred to as being a product of Satan or going against God&#39;s will, so fine. We&#39;ll hang with Satan instead.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/FLsNZNzHNa">pic.twitter.com/FLsNZNzHNa</a>
&mdash; Scarlett Johnson (@scarlett4kids) <a href="https://twitter.com/scarlett4kids/status/1660072053985222656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Johnson&#8217;s thread has been retweeted thousands of times since it began on Saturday, with many users criticizing Target and some even calling for a boycott. Others complimented the products and questioned why Johnson had a problem with the designer&#8217;s work.
The Daily Wire reached out to the retailer seeking comment on the situation.
The <a href="https://www.abprallen.co.uk/product/satan-respects-pronouns-tee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">product page</a> for the &#8220;Satan respects pronouns&#8221; shirt talks about how LGBT+ people are &#8220;so often referred to as being a product of Satan or going against God’s will&#8221; while making the case that the Church of Satan and The Satanic Temple are more accepting of the gay community.
&#8220;Satanists don’t actually believe in Satan, he is merely used as a symbol of passion, pride, and liberty. He means to you what you need him to mean. So for me, Satan is hope, compassion, equality, and love,&#8221; the page says. &#8220;So, naturally, Satan respects pronouns. He loves all LGBT+ people.&#8221;
Abprallen, according to its &#8220;My Story&#8221; page, is run by gay trans man named Erik who has a penchant for juxtaposing pastel colors with &#8220;spooky things.&#8221; The designer&#8217;s Instagram account posted in recent weeks about how Abprallen products are being sold by Target after &#8220;they approached me to design a range for Pride.&#8221;
Even before Johnson&#8217;s thread went viral, Target was facing backlash over &#8220;tuck-friendly&#8221; swimwear for females, as reported by <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/19/targets-tuck-friendly-swimwear-for-kids-sparks-controversy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Post</a>, leading some to suggest the retailer would face a wave of backlash akin to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bud-light-sales-plummet-for-fifth-straight-week-as-customers-react-against-mulvaney-partnership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bud Light controversy</a> over its partnership with self-identified transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

Target Faces Backlash Over ‘Pride’ Collection Designer Behind ‘Satan Respects Pronouns’ Shirts

Target Faces Backlash Over 'Pride' Collection Designer Behind 'Satan Respects Pronouns' Shirts

Religion

Recording artist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sam Smith</a> is getting slammed online for a recent performance in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u.k" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.K.</a> which some social media users say should have been age-restricted due to graphic sexual content and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/satanic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Satanic</a> imagery.
Smith kicked off the “Gloria” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">world tour</a> April 12 in Sheffield, and video clips of the performance started circulating online, with many attendees expressing their shock that the show was not age-restricted.
“Imagine taking your kids &amp; paying good money to see this perverse freak show,” one person <a href="https://twitter.com/cotupacs/status/1646771056357539842" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. “The fact he is even relevant demonstrates clearly our dying society.”
“An all ages show with many children present. Sam Smith is a dangerous man, this is profound child abuse,” another person <a href="https://twitter.com/NoraUtd/status/1646729067805147137" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> alongside a clip of Smith performing while dressed in a devil costume and gyrating on stage. 
At another point, Smith, who identifies as “non-binary,” stripped down to black underwear, fishnet tights and black boots with nothing but nipple pasties while performing a cover of Madonna&#8217;s song “Human Nature,” per a <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11972053/Sam-Smith-slammed-satanic-age-inappropriate-Gloria-tour.html">report</a> from The Daily Mail.
The Ticketmaster site notes that concert attendees under 15 must be accompanied by an adult 18 or over, but did not advertise any restrictions for attending the show.
One mother <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@missharrison91/video/7221317595591478554" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> a video saying her five-year-old copies all Smith’s dance moves.
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5 year old girl attended Sam Smiths concert last night. The singer thanked her for coming and the child’s mother said “she copies all your dance moves”. 
This is the same concert where Sam Smith performed satanic fetish sex acts on stage. 
Are these dance moves something… <a href="https://t.co/uS7HIiOk40">pic.twitter.com/uS7HIiOk40</a>
&mdash; Oli London (@OliLondonTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1646645096429895680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“5 year old girl attended Sam Smiths concert last night. The singer thanked her for coming and the child’s mother said &#8216;she copies all your dance moves,’” Oli London posted. “This is the same concert where Sam Smith performed satanic fetish sex acts on stage. Are these dance moves something children should be copying?”
The &#8220;Gloria&#8221; tour heads to London this week and will head to the U.S. in July, starting in Miami.
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Smith came under fire for a similarly graphic, over-the-top performance of the song “Unholy” at the 2023 Grammy Awards in February, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/literally-a-tribute-to-satan-viewers-slam-demonic-performance-at-the-grammys" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“Don’t fight the culture wars, they say. Meanwhile demons are teaching your kids to worship Satan. I could throw up,” political commentator Liz Wheeler tweeted at the time.
“People like Sam Smith who love to mock Christianity and use Satanic themes always think they’re super edgy artists by doing it. In reality it’s not edgy. It’s boring, vile, rehashed shock tactics that Hollywood seals clap for because they’re evil &amp; stupid,” commentator Robby Starbuck tweeted.

Sam Smith

Sam Smith Slammed For ‘Satanic,’ Overtly Sexual Performance With No Age Restrictions

Sam Smith Slammed For 'Satanic,' Overtly Sexual Performance With No Age Restrictions

Entertainment

Music

U.K.

World

Celebrity Blac Chyna, whose real name is Angela Renee White, said in a recent interview that she changed her life by giving up OnlyFans, some of the tattoos she had, and other things because she realized that she was living in the fast lane and she had to take care of her young children.
White made the remarks during an interview on Fox News with fill-in host Raymond Arroyo late last week.
&#8220;Honestly, the life that I was living, it was fast paced, you know, money coming in, money going out,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I just honestly kept running into like, all these problems and these issues and this and that lawsuits. And I was like, you know what, like, I need a change, like, I have to change my life. I can&#8217;t be living like this. I have two beautiful babies, I have businesses. And I had to really just get back to myself, I kind of lost myself, honestly.&#8221;
White said that she made the decision to turn her life around on her birthday and that she started by getting baptized.
&#8220;And then from there, I just started putting in the work, you know, people have to also realize once you get baptized, you have to be willing to also change everything about you so you can start moving into the light,&#8221; she said.
White said that she decided to get some tattoos removed after reading the Bible.
&#8220;It&#8217;s so bizarre to me, because at the time, I didn&#8217;t see nothing wrong with it. And that&#8217;s like the issue,&#8221; she said. &#8220;You know, we don&#8217;t see things that we&#8217;re doing wrong, because we&#8217;re actually sitting in that moment. And I just started like praying to God, you know, and taking the proper steps going to church and just really focusing like on myself and my spirit.&#8221;
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<blockquote>RAYMOND ARROYO: On this Good Friday, I want to tell you a story of transformation, and redemption. If you look back at the last few years model Blac Chyna, was starring in tabloids, on OnlyFans, and stuck in some major public feuds. But now, she&#8217;s deactivated her OnlyFans account, she got baptized, and she&#8217;s even started going by her birth name: Angela Renee White. This week, she announced her latest achievement, getting her doctorate from a Bible college. Joining me now is Angela White. Angela, thank you so much for being here. Happy Easter or Holy Week anyway, what was the deciding factor for you to make this change? I mean, you were making great money, you achieved fame. Why did you give that life up?
ANGELA RENEE WHITE: I had to. Honestly, the life that I was living, it was fast paced, you know, money coming in, money going out. I just honestly kept running into like, all these problems and these issues and this and that and lawsuits. And I was like, you know what, like, I need a change, like, I have to change my life. I can&#8217;t be living like this. I have two beautiful babies, I have businesses. And I had to really just get back to myself, I kind of lost myself, honestly.
ARROYO: Was there one moment that you said, &#8216;I&#8217;ve got to I gotta change this now&#8217;? Was it one deciding moment?
WHITE: It was, I mean, the deciding moment was on my birthday. So, I got baptized on my birthday. And then from there, I just started putting in the work, you know, people have to also realize once you get baptized, you have to be willing to also change everything about you so you can start moving into the light.
ARROYO: Yeah and Angela, you talked about removing one of your tattoos on Instagram, I want to talk to you about this. &#8230; Angela, when did you realize how dangerous this was spiritually? And this wasn&#8217;t the only addition that you removed from your body, by the way.
WHITE: The more I started reading the Bible, you know, and it&#8217;s so bizarre to me, because at the time, I didn&#8217;t see nothing wrong with it. And that&#8217;s like the issue. You know, we don&#8217;t see things that we&#8217;re doing wrong, because we&#8217;re actually sitting in that moment. And I just started like praying to God, you know, and taking the proper steps going to church and just really focusing like on myself and my spirit.
ARROYO: Yeah, well, I love that it&#8217;s not only a spiritual transformation, but a physical one. I mean, you&#8217;ve had fillers in your face dissolve, you&#8217;re removing tattoos. What&#8217;s next for Angela White?
WHITE: What&#8217;s next for me? I&#8217;m gonna continue my journey with the Bible for sure. And just work on myself, just honestly work on myself, and work on my businesses and different ways of making income because the way that I was making an income wasn&#8217;t right. So now I have to like really just dive deep into my studies and to my work ethic.</blockquote>

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> school district just revoked their previous approval for an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/satanic">After School Satan Club</a> to use their facilities following extensive public backlash.
The extracurricular club, which was being promoted for children ages 5 through 12, had originally been granted approval to meet in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/schools">public school</a> buildings in the Saucon Valley School District. This small suburban community is located about 60 miles north of Philadelphia in Northampton County, just outside Allentown. 
Saucon Valley school superintendent Jaime Vlasaty announced one Friday night that she was rescinding approval for the club to use school facilities, saying the club had failed to meet the requirements to use district facilities. 
Vlasaty also mentioned an anonymous voicemail which included threatening language and forced district campuses and after-school activities to shut down last Tuesday evening and all day Wednesday, per local news source <a href="https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/2023/02/after-chaos-threat-that-canceled-classes-after-school-satan-club-barred-from-schools.html">Lehigh Valley Live</a>.
“As a result of this violation, the educational programming and activities of the District has been significantly impacted and it has caused unequivocal disruption to the District’s daily operations,” Vlasaty said. “Our community has experienced chaos. Our students, staff and teachers have had to endure a threat to their safety and welfare. The gravity of feelings of instability, anxiety and fear have been profound.”
The school superintendent asked the community to calm down their “hateful” language in the wake of the controversy.
“Aside from my decision to rescind approval, I implore the Saucon Valley community to eliminate threatening, hateful and divisive language and behavior, and make a commitment in supporting our students and reinforcing the values of our community,” she said. 
Vlasary continued: “I firmly believe that we can create a safe and inclusive environment within our District where everyone is respected and valued no matter their opinions and beliefs, but we must first model this within our homes, our community and with one another.”
The district&#8217;s decision to allow the After School Satan Club to use the middle school was shared with parents last Monday and quickly inspired heated debate from both sides. District representatives argued that the club was not affiliated with the school and should therefore be allowed to use the facilities. 
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After School Satan Club is coming to Hellertown, PA! Saucon Valley Middle School will host the first ASSC open to both elementary and middle schoolers! 
To register your student for SVMS&#39;s ASSC, please visit: <a href="https://t.co/SZsZOu1HYB">https://t.co/SZsZOu1HYB</a> 
For more, visit: <a href="https://t.co/FVCuEDTXP1">https://t.co/FVCuEDTXP1</a> <a href="https://t.co/xcDA0H6fBh">pic.twitter.com/xcDA0H6fBh</a>
&mdash; The Satanic Temple (@satanic_temple_) <a href="https://twitter.com/satanic_temple_/status/1628801684209016832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Parents quickly rallied, organizing a prayer service to be held outside the district Middle School on March 8, the day of the club’s first meeting. 
“It’s by no means a protest,” organizer Marjulee Colon, a former Republican candidate for Lehigh County’s District 4 commissioner seat, told <a href="https://www.mcall.com/2023/02/23/backlash-to-after-school-satan-club-prompted-school-closures-in-saucon-valley-now-the-district-is-reconsidering-the-club/">The Morning Call</a>. “My goal is to have the opportunity to really flood that area with the presence of our God, who is love and grace and mercy.”
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The parent who initially requested that the Satanic Temple should create the club in the Saucon Valley school district said they understood the backlash because they feel the same way about Christians.
“I can sympathize with it because I’m turned off by their religion,” the parent, who insisted on remaining anonymous, said. “I know what it’s like to be in their shoes.”
June Everett, national campaign director of the After School Satan Club, told The Morning Call that The Satanic Temple promotes freedom, science, justice and compassion and doesn’t promote worshiping the devil. 
“We are disappointed and are considering our options,” Everett said in a statement after the club’s approval was revoked.

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The ratings are in for the 2023 Grammy Awards show — which featured a &#8220;Demonic&#8221; performance by artist Sam Smith — and the show continues to struggle to bring in the audience it had pre-pandemic.
According to final same-day Nielsen ratings, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/grammys">65th Grammys</a> had 12.55 million viewers — a 31% increase from last year&#8217;s numbers — but they are still down compared to the numbers from 2020, The <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tv-ratings-sunday-feb-5-2023-1235318741/">Hollywood Reporter</a> reported.
The show saw a record-low viewership of 9.59 million in 2022, but it had 18.69 million viewers back in 2020.
In the coveted 18-49 age demographic, the Grammys landed a 2.88 rating, which is up by 29% from last year&#8217;s showing.
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“.. 12.4 million viewers .. That’s a nearly 30 percent improvement” over last year.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/grammys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#grammys</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24PARA&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$PARA</a> <a href="https://t.co/4kAEV6IN2t">https://t.co/4kAEV6IN2t</a>
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However, the 2020 ceremony beat Sunday&#8217;s by 46% in the 18-49 demographic and had a rating of 5.4
Despite the low numbers compared to pre-pandemic viewership, the Grammys are still the most watched primetime network event of this season besides sports broadcasts, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
This year&#8217;s show saw Harry Styles&#8217; album &#8220;Harry&#8217;s House&#8221; beat out Beyonce&#8217;s &#8220;Renaissance&#8221; for Album of the Year. Fans of the &#8220;Crazy in Love&#8221; hitmaker reacted vocally to the upset on social media, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/harry-styles-beat-beyonce-for-album-of-the-year-and-people-are-upset">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
The show also featured a segment with artist Sam Smith wearing a horned hat while performing with Kim Petras — who is a biological male — in what many called a  &#8220;demonic&#8221; show. The two performed on stage as they sang their song &#8220;Unholy&#8221; surrounded by red lights with a fiery backdrop. Their performance also used &#8220;props that had allusions to BDSM themes,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/sam-smith-kim-petras-2023-grammys-performance-1235318368/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/literally-a-tribute-to-satan-viewers-slam-demonic-performance-at-the-grammys">&#8216;Literally A Tribute To Satan&#8217;: Viewers Slam &#8216;Demonic&#8217; Performance At The Grammys</a>

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‘Satanic’ Grammys Continue Award Show’s Ratings Slump

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Many <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/grammys">Grammys</a> viewers were shocked by the fact that this year’s show was sponsored by none other than pharmaceutical giant <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pfizer">Pfizer</a>.
Music fans made their opinions known on Twitter, noting how Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/satanic">hell-themed</a> performance of their award-winning song, “Unholy,” immediately preceded a reminder that Pfizer was financially supporting the whole thing.
“Sam Smith has a SATANIC Grammys performance &amp; it’s sponsored by Pfizer &#8230; You can’t make this stuff up,” one person observed while sharing a <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1622463357348634625">video clip</a> of the red-lighted stage. 
“The Devil. Brought to you by Pfizer…,” conservative pundit Charlie Kirk agreed.
“They really ran the ‘sponsored by Pfizer’ right after the Satanic demon performance at the Grammys. This stuff is getting too obvious,” another tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/LegendaryEnergy/status/1622464614066950144">said</a>.
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America, THE STATE OF THE DEMONIC LEFT IN 30 SECONDS.
Watch till the end. They do not even try to hide it. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GRAMMYs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GRAMMYs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Grammys2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Grammys2023</a> <a href="https://t.co/uCjNMFrd9v">pic.twitter.com/uCjNMFrd9v</a>
&mdash; Ada Lluch 🇪🇸 (@ada_lluch) <a href="https://twitter.com/ada_lluch/status/1622430478144868353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“I get on Twitter and realize I missed the Grammys last night. I see it was either satanic or they’re just dressed up as blood clots since it was sponsored by Pfizer,” another person <a href="https://twitter.com/my_at_/status/1622583703032430594">joked</a>, sharing photos of Smith arriving in a red cape and Lizzo posing in her red-flower-adorned garment.
“The Grammy’s featured Sam Smith’s demonic performance and was sponsored by Pfizer,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) <a href="https://twitter.com/mtgreenee/status/1622588594207481856">tweeted</a>. “And the Satanic Church now has an abortion clinic in NM that requires its patients to perform a satanic ritual before services. American Christians need to get to work.”
Smith’s performance is being lauded by legacy media despite the overt Satanic imagery. The artist, who identifies as non-binary, previously opened up about the risks of making this new album. 
“I think that you can’t blame people for thinking something’s not beautiful sometimes. Some people just didn’t like it, but it was a case where I had to sit there and be like, ‘Wait, maybe you don’t like that because you don’t understand it,&#8217;” Smith <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/frankly-grotesque-internet-reacts-to-non-binary-singer-sam-smiths-new-sexually-charged-music-video">said</a>. “The music industry is just not used to queer artists.”
Smith and Petras took home the 2023 Grammy Award for best pop duo/group.

‘Can’t Make This Stuff Up’: Twitter Reacts To Pfizer Sponsoring Satan-Themed Grammys Performance

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Viewers of the 65th Annual Grammy Awards slammed a performance on Sunday by Sam Smith and Kim Petras as &#8220;demonic&#8221; over its satanic theme.
The duo, who won the 2023 Grammy award for best pop duo/group performance for “Unholy,” was surrounded by red lights with a fire backdrop.
Smith wore a hat with horns and was encircled by dancers that used &#8220;props that had allusions to BDSM themes,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/sam-smith-kim-petras-2023-grammys-performance-1235318368/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. The song &#8220;praises Balenciaga,&#8221; social media influencer Ian Miles Cheong noted in a tweet that contained a screenshot of the song&#8217;s lyrics.
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Petras, who is a biological male, said after the controversial performance, &#8220;I think a lot of people, honestly, have kind of labeled what I stand for and what Sam stands for as religiously not cool.&#8221;
&#8220;And I personally grew up wondering about religion and wanting to be a part of it, but then slowly realizing it doesn’t want me to be a part of it,&#8221; Petras continued. &#8220;So it’s a take on not being able to choose religion and not being able to live the way that people might want you to live, because, you know, as a trans person, I’m kind of already not wanted in religion.&#8221;
The performance faced backlash online where many viewers thought that it went way too far.
&#8220;I know we on the right probably use the word satanic too often but this performance from Sam Smith is literally a tribute to Satan,&#8221; writer Ben Kew tweeted.
Political commentator Liz Wheeler tweeted, &#8220;Don’t fight the culture wars, they say. Meanwhile demons are teaching your kids to worship Satan. I could throw up.&#8221;
Commentator Robby Starbuck added, &#8220;People like Sam Smith who love to mock Christianity and use Satanic themes always think they’re super edgy artists by doing it. In reality it’s not edgy. It’s boring, vile, rehashed shock tactics that Hollywood seals clap for because they’re evil &amp; stupid.&#8221;

‘Literally A Tribute To Satan’: Viewers Slam ‘Demonic’ Performance At The Grammys

Viewers Slam 'Demonic' Performance At The Grammys

If you read this headline and thought it was an article from The Babylon Bee, you thought wrong — though your confusion would be understandable.
In a move that is just a bit too on the nose, The Satanic Temple — whose tagline is &#8220;empathy, reason, advocacy&#8221; — has announced that it will be opening a &#8220;telehealth abortion clinic&#8221; named &#8220;TST Health&#8221; operated out of New Mexico.
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The Satanic Temple is proud to announce the launch of TST Health, a religious telehealth abortion clinic in New Mexico offering discreet Telehealth medical abortion care. 
Learn more: <a href="https://t.co/SzBzeld88v">https://t.co/SzBzeld88v</a> <a href="https://t.co/pbAuex6zyq">pic.twitter.com/pbAuex6zyq</a>
&mdash; The Satanic Temple of NYC (@satanicnyc) <a href="https://twitter.com/satanicnyc/status/1620767108584939521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The group will raise funds to assist girls and women around the country to <a href="https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/abortion-clinic-fundraiser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have</a> &#8220;access to safe and legal abortions, no matter where they live or what their financial situation may be.&#8221; So, it would appear they will send out pills for at home medicated abortions while funding abortion tourism so Americans can travel to states where abortion is legal.
The group is doing so because abortion is apparently a &#8220;religious ritual&#8221; under Satan&#8217;s domain.
&#8220;As part of our commitment to protecting our members&#8217; civil rights and ensuring that our religious rituals can be performed without government interference, the clinic represents one of the most important steps we have taken,&#8221; the group&#8217;s website also claims.
Abortion, of course, kills an innocent life and takes the inalienable right to life for the child in the womb.
Perhaps it is no surprise then that The Satanic Temple also has the motto: &#8220;Thyself is Thy Master. Hail Satan!&#8221;
Call me old-fashioned, but I remember when the Devil came as a false angel of light masquerading as something good — not an in-your-face ode to the murder of another human.
Well, it would appear that The Satanic Temple is still trying to come to children of God as that light.
“The Satanic Temple is the leading beacon of light in the battle for abortion access,” the Temple has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/team-behind-5m-bid-to-block-kentucky-pro-life-law-includes-staffer-who-posted-satanic-temple-message-another-marched-with-radical-socialists" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> on Instagram.
Perhaps that messaging is because a gigantic chunk of the population has been brainwashed into believing that abortion is something good that should be celebrated — rather than a barbarity that should be &#8220;safe, legal, and rare&#8221; as twice failed-presidential-candidate Hillary Clinton said so many moons ago.
It, of course, should always be illegal &#8230; but at least the Democrats of the 90s pretended that they thought it was something to be ashamed of. Now, that shame is gone, and literal followers of Satan openly tout abortion to curry favor with the Left.
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