HUMINGI ng paumanhin si Charli XCX sa kanyang fans na nasaktan sa kanyang bisexual anthem na Girls, at ipinagdiinan niyang may natutuhan siya sa kontrobersiya.
Iniulat ng Cover Media na nakipagtrabaho ang Boys hitmaker kina Rita Ora, Cardi B, at Bebe Rexha para sa tune, na may chorus lyrics na, “Sometimes I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls/Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls girls.”
Nang i-release ang track, tinuligsa ng fans at kapwa artists, kabilang sina pop singer Hayley Kiyoko at Kehlani, ang awitin at agad namang humingi ng dispensa si Ora, samantalang natangka naman si Cardi B na ipaliwanag ang ideya sa likod ng kanta.Nagsalita na rin si Charli tungkol sa kontrobersiya, at sinabing gusto niyang makipag-usap nang maayos at positibo ang pag-uugali.
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“I think the conversation and dialogue around this song is really important,” lahad niya sa Rolling Stone. “I try so hard to be as involved with the LGBTQ community as possible. Without that community, my career would not really be anything...”
Ipinaliwanag din ng 25 taong gulang na nais lang ni Rita, na una nang nagbunyag na nagkaroon ng relasyon sa lalaki at babae, na pag-usapan ang kanyang mga karanasan sa kanta.
“I know from when Rita invited me to be a part of the song, this song was about a specific experience that she had with a woman,” pagtutuloy niya. “I know that Rita’s had extremely meaningful relationships with both men and women. She really does have every right to tell her story because she’s not doing it from an exploitative viewpoint: she’s been with women and had relationships with women. She’s had relationships with men too. I don’t understand why her story is less valid than anybody else’s.”
Binanggit din niya na komportable siyang mapasama sa track dahil mula ito sa totoong karanasan.
“I’ve known Rita for a very long time in this particular journey and in this particular story in her life,” aniya. “I would never want to take anyone’s space in pop music, but Rita is somebody I’ve known for a very long time who has had queer experiences and (I felt) that perhaps this is a safe space for me to be on this record. I apologise to any people I’ve offended by that.”
-Cover Media
