Harry Types has Brit Awards. Having already received ‘Finest Pop/R&B’ Act, he then took dwelling ‘Finest Artist of the Yr’ – a class fraught with controversy after saying an all-male shortlist following the choice to introduce gender-neutral awards.
Nevertheless, Types isn’t any stranger to controversy. He was criticized for his speech on the Album of the Yr Grammys earlier this month, after saying, “This does not occur typically with individuals like me.” Whereas some followers thought this remark was utterly inappropriate – on condition that he is a cisgender white male – whereas others identified that he was in all probability referring to his (nonetheless comparatively privileged) upbringing in Manchester.
The Prefer it was singer was clearly conscious of each controversies, as he ended his speech by saying he’s “conscious of his privilege” earlier than dedicating his award to a number of the feminine pop stars – together with Charli XCX, Rina Sawayama and Becky Hill – who weren’t nominated within the gender impartial class: “This award is for Rina, Charlie, Mabel, Florence and Becky.”
His speech garnered plenty of reward on Twitter, however most individuals appeared extra fascinated about him being his A course former band members. In his speech, he stated, “I need to thank Niall, Louis, Liam and Zayn as a result of with out you I would not be right here both. Thanks a lot.”
An individual tweeted, “The scream I let loose when Harry Types simply talked about Niall Louis Liam and Zayn in his speech…. my soul actually left my physique, I am TOO OLD to behave like this in a single course” whereas one other added“Harry Types thanking one course in 2023 may be very therapeutic for my interior director.”
Lower than an hour later, Types received the Finest Single of the Yr award Prefer it was. In a room the place ladies had been barely represented on shortlists, it felt like Harry Types simply could not lose.
Whereas it was clearly the correct factor for Types to acknowledge his privilege and shine a highlight on rejected feminine musicians—all of whom had been up for Artist of the Yr—there was definitely room for one thing extra radical.
Is it sufficient to acknowledge your privilege should you nonetheless benefit from the rewards it grants you? I feel we’ll have to attend for Types’ subsequent acceptance speech to search out out.
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