Sam Smith has sparked a heated debate on the internet about the age limit for music videos following they released their latest single “I’m not here To Make Friends, divided the internet.
The “Like I Can” hitmaker’s latest album has them arriving at a castle by helicopter, and then dance wearing suspenders, corsets and Nipple Tassels.
Despite being lauded by the singer’s devoted audience, many of them have called for increase in age limits after the release of the video.
The clip was released in conjunction with the release of Smith’s newest album Gloria that was released on streaming sites on the weekend.
One scene in particular shows dancers sprawling on beds in black leather pants. another shows the group surrounding the singer while dancing in a way that is provocative.
The video music for their brand new single has caused a stir on the web, with one unhappy Twitter user posting: “No f***ing need, it’s just a blatant, tacky, sexualised s**t. As a mom of teenagers, I’m tired of watching people use the same s**t to sell their songs.”
Another user also said the video was a reference to self-confessed sexually sexy Andrew Tate.
The article read: “If we’re crunching down on Andrew Tate for apparently warping children’s minds…we ought to banish Sam Smith to Mars. #SAMSMITH #AndrewTate.”
The announcement follows the singer-songwriter of 30 years who announced they were not a binary in 2019 with Smith insisting that people use the they/them pronouns when referring to them.
Many commenters said that parents need to be more cautious about the content that is viewed by their children on the internet if Smith’s latest image causes concern.
One Twitter user wrote: “If women can produce videos that show them acting ‘vulgar’ and being very sexually explicit Why can’t Sam Smith? Everyone seems to be okay watching female singers perform it, but not to see #SAMSMITH doing it. The songs that your 8-year-olds sing focus on sexual activity, so you should think about the fact that !!!”
The video was well with fans of Sam.
The viewers were quick to point that similar videos made by females or with women appearing in similar sexually explicit scenes don’t get the same level of criticism.
In a post expressing displeasure at the backlash, one user posted: “All this Sam Smith mockery just shows that heterosexualand cis people don’t want queer individuals to be visible as queer in public “I’m okay with you being gay. just don’t display it’.
