Popular YouTuber Trisha Paytas slammed over controversial merch design Trisha Paytas, Instagram \/ MyPrideShopPopular YouTuber Trisha Paytas is facing extreme backlash, after releasing a line of merchandise that features a unique slogan \u2013 which some fans feel is controversial. Paytas released the merchandise on February 19, which featured a series of tops and hoodies emblazoned with the slogan, \u201cGay > Straight.\u201d Paytas explained the design on her Instagram post promoting the merch, writing, \u201cI\u2019ve always preferred gay people over straight\u2026 More accepting\u2026 So, I made merch to proclaim this.\u201d However, many fans aren\u2019t pleased with the design, with some critics feeling that the YouTuber is profiting off of the LGBTQ+ community. Some fans have even accused Paytas of being \u201cheterophobic,\u201d claiming that she is \u201cshaming\u201d straight people for being attracted to the opposite sex. @trishapaytas \u2018s new merch is absolutely disgusting. i understand she\u2019s trying to \u201cbe more accepting\u201d. we shouldn\u2019t be making people feel down about themselves because of who they love. don\u2019t hate someone for liking the same gender or even liking the opposite one. \u2014 morgan :face_with_cowboy_hat: (@mercurym1dn1ght) February 21, 2019 \u201cI understand she\u2019s trying to \u201cbe more accepting,\u201d one commenter said of the issue. \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t be making people feel down about themselves because of who they love.\u201d \u201cWow, heterophobic, much?\u201d another wrote. \u201cWe\u2019re fucking equal! It\u2019s 2019 sis! I\u2019m very disappointed in you.\u201d https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BuEa5qJFdBU\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkDespite these claims, other fans are standing up in Paytas\u2019s defense, calling the design a \u201charmless joke\u201d and noting the disparity in oppression between gay people and straight people due to their sexuality. \u201cAt least y\u2019all can\u2019t get murdered over your sexuality,\u201d one user wrote. \u201cWe are so excluded, and y\u2019all getting mad over this!\u201d YALL. TRISHA PAYTAS MADE MERCH THAT SAID \u201cGAY > STRAIGHT\u201d ITS LITERLALY A HARMLESS JOKE. STRAIGHTS ARENT OPPRESSED IN ANY WAY AND THEYRE GETTING OFFENDED OVER THIS?? AT LEAST YALL CANT GET MURDERED FOR YALLS SEXUALITY. LIKE? WE ARE SO EXCLUDED AND YALL GETTING MAD OVER THIS I pic.twitter.com\/QKVGY1ifLL \u2014 max | HE\/HIM PLEASE (@fossiIdan) February 21, 2019 Paytas has yet to address the issue via any of her social media accounts, and the merch in question remains available on her website for purchase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Popular YouTuber Trisha Paytas slammed over controversial merch design Trisha Paytas, Instagram \/ MyPrideShopPopular YouTuber Trisha Paytas is facing extreme backlash, after releasing a line of merchandise that features a unique slogan \u2013 which some fans feel is controversial. Paytas released the merchandise on February 19, which featured a series of tops and hoodies emblazoned […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58204\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}