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Elton John Responds to DaBaby's HIV Lies with Facts
Elton John Responds to DaBaby's HIV Lies with Facts
The rock icon posted HIV facts on Twitter while calling for the end of stigma.
The Twitter account of legendary singer Elton John posted a thread on Wednesday responding to comments made by U.S. rapper DaBaby at a Miami music festival over the weekend.
John posted, “We've been shocked to read about the HIV misinformation and homophobic statements made at a recent DaBaby show. This fuels stigma and discrimination and is the opposite of what our world needs to fight the AIDS epidemic.”
\u201c(1/5) We've been shocked to read about the HIV misinformation and homophobic statements made at a recent DaBaby show. This fuels stigma and discrimination and is the opposite of what our world needs to fight the AIDS epidemic.\n \nThe facts are:\u201d— Elton John (@Elton John) 1627480813
The "Rocket Man" singer listed actual facts about HIV in the thread while emphasizing the need to end the stigma around living with the virus.
\u201c(3/5)\n\n\ud83d\udc49 In America, a gay black man has a 50% lifetime chance of contracting HIV. Stigma and shame around HIV and homosexuality is a huge driver of this vulnerability. We need to break down the myths and judgements and not fuel these.\u201d— Elton John (@Elton John) 1627480813
He ended the thread calling out the dangerous disinformation and lies that often surround HIV.
“Homophobic and HIV mistruths have no place in our society and industry and as musicians, we must spread compassion and love for the most marginalized people in our communities,” John posted. “A musician’s job is to bring people together.”
\u201c(5/5)\n\n\ud83d\udc49 Homophobic and HIV mistruths have no place in our society and industry and as musicians, we must spread compassion and love for the most marginalised people in our communities. \n\nA musician\u2019s job is to bring people together.\u201d— Elton John (@Elton John) 1627480813
On Sunday, DaBaby told the crowd, “If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two, three weeks, then put your cellphone light up.”
After being criticized by celebrities and fans alike, DaBaby issued an apology.
\u201cAnybody who done ever been effected by AIDS/HIV y\u2019all got the right to be upset, what I said was insensitive even though I have no intentions on offending anybody. So my apologies \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\n\nBut the LGBT community... I ain\u2019t trippin on y\u2019all, do you. y\u2019all business is y\u2019all business.\u201d— DaBaby (@DaBaby) 1627424742
