No one from BET serves as a member of the Voting Academy.' In another since-deleted tweet, he wrote, 'I just feel like black gay ppl have to fight to be seen in this world and even when we make it to the top mfs try to pretend we are invisible.'īET's response, in part, was that the network 'love Lil Nas X,' and that its Voting Academy is made up of 'nearly 500 entertainment professionals. Lil Nas X's dismay has stemmed in part from the sense that his very overt queerness – still relatively rare for a pop star of his status, especially a Black male one – had something to do with the omission. Listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Sign up for the newsletter so you don't miss the next one, plus get weekly recommendations about what's making us happy. This piece first appeared in NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour newsletter.
