Lil Nas X’s ‘SNL’ ‘Montero’ Pole Dance Will Leave His Haters Apoplectic
The rapper’s sultry single—and the lap dance he gave the Devil in his music video—left Christians clutching their pearls. And Lil Nas X is apparently not done trolling them yet.
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It was a dull Saturday Night Live finale until Lil Nas X took the stage in pants emblazoned with flames on the crotch. The rapper, shirtless and covered in oil, performed his single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” with a crew of chiseled backup dancers in latex cut-out chaps. Just minutes after appearing in a pre-recorded musical celebrating the start of Pride Month, Lil Nas X was pole dancing, grinding on his backup dancers, and enjoying a tongue on his neck. Happy Pride, everyone!
Not even a wardrobe malfunction could slow him down. Midway through through “Montero,” those flame-embroidered pants split open. Minutes later, Lil Nas X took to Twitter to make fun of himself.
In March, Lil Nas X vaulted himself to queer icon status with the song’s release—specifically, the music video, which left the Christian right clutching their pearls. The rapper welcomed the controversy—and seemed to enjoy getting a rise out of his detractors. “i spent my entire teenage years hating myself because of the shit y’all preached would happen to me because i was gay,” he tweeted in response to the controversy. “so i hope u are mad, stay mad, feel the same anger you teach us to have towards ourselves.”
i spent my entire teenage years hating myself because of the shit y’all preached would happen to me because i was gay. so i hope u are mad, stay mad, feel the same anger you teach us to have towards ourselves.
— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) March 27, 2021
Saturday Night Live actually satirized the controversy surrounding “Montero” earlier this season, in a sketch in which Chris Redd played Lil Nas X addressing the dust-up in an interview with Britney Spears (played by Chloe Fineman). Needless to say, however, there’s nothing like the real thing.
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