Fan reaction toward Lil Nas X’s Halloween costume ranged from amusement to outrage.
Lil Nas X dressed up as a bloody tampon, for real. And as you can see from the screengrab below, fan reaction was mixed. The full video contains some potentially NFSW accompanying artwork, FYI. If you can make an educated guess what that white rope Nas holds might be attached to, you probably have some idea what’s on the other end.
Comments ran the gamut from silly puns, to praise for normalizing menstruation discussions, to accusations of misogyny and appropriation.
Lil Nas X also shared some other less edgy Halloween costumes. Here he is as Rock and Roll Hall of Fame icon Little Richard.
Little Richard was an early rock and roll pioneer. He left music to study theology in the late 50’s but returned a few years later. Throughout his life he likely struggled to reconcile his sexuality and his spirtuality. On the one hand, not many artists of his era and stature talked openly about being gay as he did on Late Night With David Letterman in 1982. He also referred to himself as “omnisexual” in a 1984 authorized biography. On the other hand, he used religious language to denounce homosexuality on several occasions.
Lil Nas X became the highest profile queer male hip hop artist when he came out as gay in 2019.
