Twenty One Pilots’ artist Tyler Joseph apologized after making a joke about using his large social media platforms on Wednesday.
The singer-songwriter received backlash for seemingly joking about fans asking him to use his platform to speak out about the Black Lives Matter movement. Joseph later posted a series of Tweets addressing mental health and suicide prevention and clarified his earlier comments, saying: “In case you are wondering where I stand: Black Lives Matter.” Joseph’s initial Tweets prompted a debate over whether or not celebrities have a responsibility to speak out about social justice issues.
The 31-year-old posted a shot of himself clad in white platform shoes, writing, ”You guys keep asking me to use my platforms. feels good to dust these bad boys off.” Many upset fans responded to Joseph annoyed by his mocking of his own power as a celebrity to draw attention and awareness to critical causes, instead wasting it on a joke.
my tweet wasn’t suppose to be about human rights. so in case you are wondering where i stand: Black Lives Matter.
i just wanted to take a moment to raise awareness about something else that has meant a lot to me for a long time.
but now I see there is no room for that right now.— tyler jøseph (@tylerrjoseph) September 3, 2020
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One user wrote: ”maybe not something to ya know.. joke about,” while another said: ”[For real] though. ty we love you but you know this isn’t what we meant. you had time to take these pics so what’s stopping you from sharing a link to a petition/[card]?” Another fan wrote to the Columbus, Ohio native, ”Take ur high boots off and let’s talk about how to actually use your platform.”
you guys keep asking me to use my platforms.
feels good to dust these bad boys off. pic.twitter.com/CFyMOIkKgC— tyler jøseph (@tylerrjoseph) September 2, 2020
Joseph then posted a series of links promoting mental health awareness and told his 2.2 million followers his intent with the initial tweet was not to offend. ”My tweet wasn’t suppose to be about human rights,’ he said. ‘So in case you are wondering where i stand: Black Lives Matter.” He continued, ”I just wanted to take a moment to raise awareness about something else that has meant a lot to me for a long time. but now I see there is no room for that right now.”
Joseph added, ”I’m truly sorry if it hurt anyone,” and added ”a link with a lot of great info” he endorses, being the Black Lives Matter page for Ways You Can Help. Joseph posted a series of links promoting mental health awareness and told his 2.2 million followers his intent was with the initial tweet was not to offend.
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