The Insider reports:
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz denounced the Grammy Awards as “evil” after Sam Smith and Kim Petras performed at the ceremony Sunday night. The pair made music history at the event with Petra becoming the first trans woman to win in the best pop duo/group performance category and Smith, the first non-binary artist.
But not everyone was impressed. “This…is…evil,” commented Cruz, a Republican, of the performance in a tweet Sunday. He was responding to a clip of Smith’s performance posted by conservative podcaster Liz Wheeler, who commented “demons are teaching your kids to worship Satan. I could throw up.”
The performance drew fury from some conservatives, who in recent years have rallied around so-called “culture wars” themes, including transgender rights, and restricting teaching of LGBTQ issues and race in classrooms.
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Of note, the winning song, “Unholy,” is about a woman catching her man cheating on her at a strip club.
This…is…evil. https://t.co/SBrOgHfFcX
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 6, 2023
Sam Smith’s Grammy performance taking the place of the Chinese balloon for “America is falling apart” right-wing fear porn. pic.twitter.com/tNinXiz59q
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) February 6, 2023
When I was a kid, they said listening to an Ozzy Ozbourne record was satanic. Hell, they even said it about The Beatles in the 1960s. pic.twitter.com/XsGbzYlQRw
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) February 6, 2023
LOL. Ooga booga. https://t.co/oxjlpR7tmm
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) February 6, 2023
The Grammys have gone full-on Satan worship right on prime time TV.
Don’t believe me?
Watch. pic.twitter.com/Cqc8AynbKT
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 6, 2023
I know we on the right probably use the word satanic too often but this peformance from Sam Smith is literally a tribute to Satan. pic.twitter.com/1GrNgjssZN
— Ben Kew 🐶 (@ben_kew) February 6, 2023
Sam Smith’s satanic performance at the Grammy’s ended with a Pfizer commercial. You can’t get it more on the nose than that. Pfizer and Hollywood deserve each other. pic.twitter.com/4HhFQemiCi
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) February 6, 2023
“Sam [Smith] graciously wanted me to accept this award, because I’m the first transgender woman to win this award.” Watch Kim Petras’ acceptance speech from the #Grammys: pic.twitter.com/jQ52Sq0t6f
— Variety (@Variety) February 6, 2023