Actor Lakeith Stanfield, known for his roles in movies like Get Out and the FX series Atlanta, posted a video of himself rapping on Instagram. Many immediately took notice, accusing the actor of using homophobic and gendered slurs.
Stanfield deleted the video, but of course not before someone re-uploaded it to Twitter.
Twitter user @_BayBey posted it on Friday (22 June) saying:
‘So @lakeithlakeith from @AtlantaFX && @Sorry2BotherYou Though [sic] this “freestyle” (that you can clearly see him looking down & reading) was appropriate?!’ they wrote. ‘Lol ppl are truly Homophobic weirdos Lakeith Stanfield sis you played yourself.’
So @lakeithlakeith from @AtlantaFX && @Sorry2BotherYou Though this “freestyle” (that you can clearly see him looking down & reading) was appropriate?! Lol ppl are truly Homophobic weirdos Lakeith Stanfield sis you played yourself pic.twitter.com/5N5F7Nexs2
— Bre'on (@_BayBey) June 23, 2018
Some of the lines in the rap include ‘that’s some gay shit’, ‘fag’, and ‘all these gay n*ggas mad’. The re-posted video also shows the original Instagram post. The caption read: ‘Offensive freestyle (not for the easily offended).’
I really do feel like Lakeith Stanfield did this lil homophobic rap because there’s 00000 buzz around his upcoming movie. Everyone knows the gays run the world so that was the smartest thing to do to create a buzz
— Bre'on (@_BayBey) June 23, 2018
The user implied it had to do with Stanfield’s upcoming movie, Sorry to Bother You, and an alleged lack of buzz. People have taken to Twitter to express their criticism of and disappointment in Stanfield. Many said they were ‘rooting’ for him and that they had ‘fake woke vibes’.
I was really rooting for Lakeith Stanfield pic.twitter.com/eWoPU0a54W
— pillsbury doughboy (@olmilkdudd) June 23, 2018
I started getting fake woke vibes from Lakeith Stanfield a few posts back and I tried to ignore it but pic.twitter.com/nl1AFEk8Ay
— Luke Elliott (@LukeElliottS) June 23, 2018
I love Lakeith Stanfield and tried to ignore his fake wokeness but he really uploaded a prewritten homophobic freestyle.. "not for the easily offended" nigga, are you serious? And his movie (sorry to bother you) drops in two weeks.
Another one bites the dust. Played himself. pic.twitter.com/1uRmuLmZ5A
— yoruba demoness (@oluwablk) June 23, 2018
Others don’t want Stanfield’s post to ruin their excitement for Sorry to Bother You and the rest of the film’s cast and crew.
i will NOT let lakeith stanfield’s stupid ass ruin sorry to bother you for me this movie is still gonna be fantastic and has such an unbelievably great cast aside from him and an awesome writer and director but we do not claim lakeith. NEXT CASE
— melanie (@heavydusk) June 23, 2018
This whole Lakeith Stanfield thing just reinforces a frustrating reality: 90% of the time "woke" people only care about being "woke" along the axis that personally affects them. They're totally ready and willing throw other marginalized people under the bus.
— Andrew Boyd Allen (@A_B_Allen) June 23, 2018
Did you find Lakeith’s freestyle offensive? FACTS OR REACHING?
