Whereas many on the Christian proper had been left clutching their pearls following Sam Smith and Kim Petras‘ supposedly “satanic” efficiency on the 2023 Grammys, one group intently conversant in the subject material discovered it a bit boring.
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In an interview with TMZ, David Harris, a magister of the Church of Devil, mentioned he thought Smith and Petras’ efficiency was “all proper” and “nothing notably particular.” Within the efficiency, Smith sported a purple leather-based outfit with horns sprouting from a high hat, whereas Petras danced in a cage surrounded by hearth and backup dancers dressed as devils.
Nevertheless, when it got here to the real-life individuals who had been offended by the efficiency — particularly public officers like Ted Cruz and Marjorie Taylor Greene — Harris referred to as them “delicate snowflakes,” whereas additionally turning their very own criticism again on them. “It’s unhappy when politicians on a nationwide stage use somebody’s faith as a punchline,” he mentioned.
Harris’ feedback got here after a wave of criticism for each Smith and Petras on-line following their efficiency. Cruz called the quantity “evil,” whereas Greene said the manufacturing was “demonic.”
Petras spoke a bit extra concerning the efficiency after making historical past as the primary transgender girl to win in the most effective pop duo/group efficiency class, arguing that these getting upset about it had been additionally those who instantly impressed it. “It’s a tackle not having the ability to select faith, and never having the ability to reside the way in which that folks may need you to reside,” she mentioned. “I believe lots of people have labeled what I stand for and what Sam stands for as ‘religiously not cool.’ I personally grew up questioning about faith and eager to be part of it, however then slowly realizing it doesn’t need me to be part of it.”
Try Petras’ acceptance speech for the award under:
