So @flyinglotus starts talking about he don't like @realDonaldTrump then says this about @HillaryClinton 😳 pic.twitter.com/aeOoRIPiVo
— Mariecar Mendoza (@SFMarMendoza) September 17, 2016
Flying Lotus, a.k.a. LA-based producer/musician Steven Ellison, was in Oakland Friday for the second sold-out show on his Brainfeeder label tour at the Fox Theater, and a comment he made from the stage about presidential candidate Hillary Clinton didn't go over so well with some fans. As the Chronicle reports, FlyLo said, "I couldn't possibly vote for a woman who doesn't give an awesome blowjob," making reference to Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky two decades ago.
He then quickly said, "I'm just kidding. I'm going to vote for her ass anyway."
Also, ironically, he was apparently commenting aloud about how the audience was predominantly male.
The reactions of some fans on Twitter:
"I could never vote for a woman who doesn't give an awesome blowjob." —@flyinglotus
— Adam Florin (@adamflorin) September 17, 2016
AND we walked out 🖕
Want more ladies at your show, @flyinglotus? Try not leading off the set with a misogynist joke about Hillary Clinton.
— Katharine Moore (@KatharineTMoore) September 17, 2016
Flying Lotus then sort of apologized.
Vote Hillary 😰
— FLYLO (@flyinglotus) September 17, 2016
The more PC and scared everyone gets, the more I love having a microphone to say some depraved shit u need to hear #cantwaitfortonight
— FLYLO (@flyinglotus) September 17, 2016
That feeling when you're a sad puckering asshole voting Hillary anyway. pic.twitter.com/BhXtPrXAPe
— FLYLO (@flyinglotus) September 17, 2016
And Pitchfork reports that at his Hollywood Bowl show on Saturday night, he said, chuckling, "Shout to Hillary, my boo."
He continues to tour with Funkadelic featuring George Clinton and Parliament.
