GLAAD Ain’t Glad With Tyler the Creater’s MTV Win

Although Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards received a good share of approval from viewers, GLAAD leaders have come forward to express their disapproval. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) released a statement opposing Tyler The Creator’s “Best New Artist” win. His constant anti-gay slurs offend them and, therefore, they feel he should not have won the title. The Senior Director of Programs at GLAAD, Herndon Graddick, said

“Rather than providing simply a larger platform, MTV and other networks should educate viewers about why anti-gay and misogynistic language has no place in the music industry today. Given Tyler’s history of such remarks, viewers and potential sponsors should refrain from honoring homophobia and in the future look to a more deserving artist.”

Tyler The Creator, who heads the controversial music group Odd Future, has definitely done a lot of gay and lesbian slandering. AllHipHop reports that he is accused of using more than 213 gay slurs on his second album, “Goblin,” alone. Thus far, Tyler has not officially commented.