Being in the spotlight means your opinions on certain topics are more visible than others and once you’ve voiced them out online, they’re there to stay. While there’s nothing necessarily wrong with people having their own beliefs, some things are better left unsaid.
Celebrities have to be extra careful in what they post or say on social media as those will be immortalised on the web by netizens. Malaysian singer Naim Daniel recently spoke his mind about a certain viral video regarding the LGBTQ+ community and it appears things aren’t looking too good for him.
In the past, Naim Daniel has had some disagreements with netizens for the things he’s done like the time he used the King’s photo to promote a new song. Or that time he responded to BLINKs who did not appreciate his photo edits with BLACKPINK member Rosé (로제). Now he’s under fire for comparing same-sex love to being the same as incest.
For context, lately, a video posted by @isusemasaviral has been going viral. The video showed a queer individual talking about his hopes and dreams for the future of the LGBTQ+ community in Malaysia. Netizens’ opinions are torn after watching the video with some disagreeing with what he said while others showed support. Naim posted his opinion on the video saying, “Allah created Adam & Hawa as a pair. Not Adam & Haikal”.
Some netizens called out the 25-year-old for his homophobia and as a response, he tweeted, “Now go have some lovely intercourse with your mom while busy ratioing my likes on Twitter. After all, love is love right?”. Soon after the tweet was posted, members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community came after the “Mainan” singer for his insensitive tweet. One even posted “receipts” of the celeb liking questionable tweets as proof of his hypocrisy.
There were also a few tweets that accused Naim Daniel of being closeted himself but he has yet to respond to those speculations. After the backlash, the original “incest” tweet has been deleted. Below is the viral video that sparked this argument between the singer and netizens:
Harapan dan impian LGBT. pic.twitter.com/7VEyWmqmCg
— ISU SEMASA VIRAL (@isusemasaviral) December 5, 2022
Sources: Twitter(1)(2)(3), Beautifulnara
