Lil Nas X who faced widespread criticism for selling ‘Satan Shoes’ with his own blood in them, has taken to Twitter to point out that Tony Hawk has released a skateboard that features his own blood without any backlash.
Earlier this year Lil Nas X released his limited edition ‘Satan Shoes’ that were recreated Nikes via MSCHF. They featured his own blood and a bronze pentagram.
The shoes were clearly created to help promote Lil Nas X’s latest song, Montero aka Call Me By Your Name, and they ended up generating a huge amount of press for the singer, along with a ton of backlash, including Nike suing MSCHF. (They have since settled their lawsuit.)
In particular, some religious groups took issue with the shoes and Lil Nas X received a lot of anonymous online hate. Famously, South Dakota Governor Kirstie Noem expressed her distaste via Twitter.
Our kids are being told that this kind of product is, not only okay, it's "exclusive." But do you know what's more exclusive? Their God-given eternal soul.
We are in a fight for the soul of our nation. We need to fight hard. And we need to fight smart. We have to win. https://t.co/m1k1YWFpuo
— Governor Kristi Noem (@GovKristiNoem) March 28, 2021
However, when skateboarder Tony Hawk released his skateboard, “Hawk Blood Deck,” via the water brand Death Liquid. Hawk was seemingly not met with the same criticism, so far no Governor has tweeted about it!
Similarly to the “Satan Shoes” the boards were advertised as including Hawks own blood, although this time in the paint, and the skateboards, much like Lil Nas X’s ‘Satan Shoes’ sold out.
It seems the only difference is Hawk’s board sales are going towards charity – the proceeds are going to an anti-plastic nonprofit and The Skateboard Project, and Hawk managed to avoid any religious references, which may have made all the difference.
Still, Lil Nas X took to Twitter to call this out.
now that tony hawk has released skateboards with his blood painted on them, and there was no public outrage, are y’all ready to admit y’all were never actually upset over the blood in the shoes? and maybe u were mad for some other reason?
— ☆ (@LilNasX) August 25, 2021
Twitter also weighed in.
https://twitter.com/kwanzer/status/1430654088841203717
https://twitter.com/ri_designs/status/1430884328934973450
Sir, you’re very talented and smart. Please don’t continue to miss the point. Folks didn’t like your shoes because it was a Satan shoe. And the vast majority of people, irregardless of their view towards your sexuality, don’t play with satanic imagery. No one’s out to get you.
— Ruslan (@RuslanKD) August 25, 2021
While, Twitter continues to weigh in on the bloody saga. It will be interesting to see if this trend of celebrities selling products with their blood continues!
