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Conan Gray "I'm a Lesbian" Tweet refers to a controversial 2018 social media post made by American singer-songwriter Conan Gray. The tweet, which launched a backlash known as #conanisoverparty, went viral two years later. Many confused the #conanisoverparty for other subjects, such as Conan O'Brien and the coronavirus.

Background

On April 19th, 2020, Twitter[1] user @oddeyejeno screen-captured a 2018 tweet from Gray that reads, "boys r ugly and so so stinky that's why I'm a lesbian!" @oddeyejeno commented, "@conangray so brave saying this then few minutes later it’s 'tweets arent loading right now' 😢😢."

About 10 minutes later, Gray responded to the tweet. He wrote, "realized the tweet was extremely dumb. learned that it perpetuates a stereotype that is harming the lgbtq+ community, which is the opposite of what i want to do. was a big mistake." The tweet received more than 1,900 likes and 130 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).

7DREAM U @oddeyejeno · 18h @conangray so brave saying this then few minutes later it's "tweets arent loading right now" conan gray O @conangray boys r ugly and so so stinky that's why i'm a lesbian ! 6:26 PM · 2/23/18 · Twitter for iPhone 1,343 Retweets 8,264 Likes 41 27 23 417 conan gray @conangray Replying to @oddeyejeno realized the tweet was extremely dumb. learned that it perpetuates a stereotype that is harming the Igbtq+ community, which is the opposite of what i want to do. was a big mistake. 2:27 PM · Apr 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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The tweet inspired a social media hashtag #ConanIsOverParty, which featured people defending and criticizing Gray. That day, Twitter[2] user @lovesreliegion tweeted,[2] "since conan gray gets cancelled every single month i’m going to make this thread to highlight all his problematic tweets and things." The tweet received more than 1,800 likes and 300 retweets (shown below, left). Twitter[3] user @vikrockwell tweeted, "#conanisoverparty y’all wanna cancel my king conan gray.. when y’all talk about how men shit all the time and say stuff like this on the regular.. I CANNOT STAND YALL 😭." The tweet received more than 3,500 likes and 350 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).

@lovesreligion · 17h since conan gray gets cancelled every single month i'm going to make this thread to highlight all his problematic tweets and things !! 144 27 303 1.8K @lovesreligion let's start out with this. extremely hurtful towards the lesbian community. making it seem like lesbians are only lesbians because they find boys unattractive which is not the reason why. 4:55 1 a LTE 5:32 al LTE Tweet Thread conan gray @conangray t--- in the mind @vampsbian when will u all understand that thinking lesbians are some edgy synonym for boys r ugly and so so stinky that's why i'm a lesbian ! hating men and that's all our identity is based on is lesbophobic <3 i will eradicate u twitter.com/conangray/ 6:26 PM - 2/23/18 - Twitter for iPhone 1,345 Retweets 8,266 Likes stat. conan gray O @conangray - 2/23/18 Replying to @nextlevelcharli and @donotsmileatme This Tweet is unavailable. 4:02 PM. 4/19/20. Twitter Web Ann 2:48 PM · Apr 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
vik @vikrockwell #conanisoverparty y'all wanna cancel my king conan gray.. when y'all talk about how men s--- all the time and say stuff like this on the regular.. I CANNOT STAND YALL conan gray O @conangray boys r ugly and so so stinky that's why i'm a lesbian ! 18:26 - 2/23/18 - Twitter for iPhone 1,342 Retweets 8,237 Likes Tweets aren't loading right now Try again 4:12 PM · Apr 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

Confusion

Many online were confused by the hashtag, particularly in regards to which "Conan" the tag referred. Twitter user @OmegaCrashExtra tweeted,[4] "Omfg I thought Conan O'Brien was cancelled I almost had a heart attack #conanisoverparty." The tweet received more than 7,000 likes and 550 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, left).

Twitter[5] user @sheepcuties tweeted an image of the anime character "Detective Conan." They wrote, "finally we’re canceling this problematic child." The tweet received more than 2,300 likes and 345 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).

aimee @OmegaCrashExtra Omfg I thought Conan O'Brien was cancelled I almost had a heart attack #conanisoverparty BROADWAY HOLLYWOOD CAPITOL WEIE GIF 4:48 PM · Apr 19, 2020 · Twitter for Android
Moa @sheepcuties #conanisoverparty finally we're canceling this problematic child 5:01 PM · Apr 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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Conan Gray "I'm a Lesbian" Tweet

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Overview

Conan Gray "I'm a Lesbian" Tweet refers to a controversial 2018 social media post made by American singer-songwriter Conan Gray. The tweet, which launched a backlash known as #conanisoverparty, went viral two years later. Many confused the #conanisoverparty for other subjects, such as Conan O'Brien and the coronavirus.

Background

On April 19th, 2020, Twitter[1] user @oddeyejeno screen-captured a 2018 tweet from Gray that reads, "boys r ugly and so so stinky that's why I'm a lesbian!" @oddeyejeno commented, "@conangray so brave saying this then few minutes later it’s 'tweets arent loading right now' 😢😢."

About 10 minutes later, Gray responded to the tweet. He wrote, "realized the tweet was extremely dumb. learned that it perpetuates a stereotype that is harming the lgbtq+ community, which is the opposite of what i want to do. was a big mistake." The tweet received more than 1,900 likes and 130 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).


7DREAM U @oddeyejeno · 18h @conangray so brave saying this then few minutes later it's "tweets arent loading right now" conan gray O @conangray boys r ugly and so so stinky that's why i'm a lesbian ! 6:26 PM · 2/23/18 · Twitter for iPhone 1,343 Retweets 8,264 Likes 41 27 23 417 conan gray @conangray Replying to @oddeyejeno realized the tweet was extremely dumb. learned that it perpetuates a stereotype that is harming the Igbtq+ community, which is the opposite of what i want to do. was a big mistake. 2:27 PM · Apr 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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Online Reaction

The tweet inspired a social media hashtag #ConanIsOverParty, which featured people defending and criticizing Gray. That day, Twitter[2] user @lovesreliegion tweeted,[2] "since conan gray gets cancelled every single month i’m going to make this thread to highlight all his problematic tweets and things." The tweet received more than 1,800 likes and 300 retweets (shown below, left). Twitter[3] user @vikrockwell tweeted, "#conanisoverparty y’all wanna cancel my king conan gray.. when y’all talk about how men shit all the time and say stuff like this on the regular.. I CANNOT STAND YALL 😭." The tweet received more than 3,500 likes and 350 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).


@lovesreligion · 17h since conan gray gets cancelled every single month i'm going to make this thread to highlight all his problematic tweets and things !! 144 27 303 1.8K @lovesreligion let's start out with this. extremely hurtful towards the lesbian community. making it seem like lesbians are only lesbians because they find boys unattractive which is not the reason why. 4:55 1 a LTE 5:32 al LTE Tweet Thread conan gray @conangray t--- in the mind @vampsbian when will u all understand that thinking lesbians are some edgy synonym for boys r ugly and so so stinky that's why i'm a lesbian ! hating men and that's all our identity is based on is lesbophobic <3 i will eradicate u twitter.com/conangray/ 6:26 PM - 2/23/18 - Twitter for iPhone 1,345 Retweets 8,266 Likes stat. conan gray O @conangray - 2/23/18 Replying to @nextlevelcharli and @donotsmileatme This Tweet is unavailable. 4:02 PM. 4/19/20. Twitter Web Ann 2:48 PM · Apr 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone vik @vikrockwell #conanisoverparty y'all wanna cancel my king conan gray.. when y'all talk about how men s--- all the time and say stuff like this on the regular.. I CANNOT STAND YALL conan gray O @conangray boys r ugly and so so stinky that's why i'm a lesbian ! 18:26 - 2/23/18 - Twitter for iPhone 1,342 Retweets 8,237 Likes Tweets aren't loading right now Try again 4:12 PM · Apr 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

Confusion

Many online were confused by the hashtag, particularly in regards to which "Conan" the tag referred. Twitter user @OmegaCrashExtra tweeted,[4] "Omfg I thought Conan O'Brien was cancelled I almost had a heart attack #conanisoverparty." The tweet received more than 7,000 likes and 550 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, left).

Twitter[5] user @sheepcuties tweeted an image of the anime character "Detective Conan." They wrote, "finally we’re canceling this problematic child." The tweet received more than 2,300 likes and 345 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).


aimee @OmegaCrashExtra Omfg I thought Conan O'Brien was cancelled I almost had a heart attack #conanisoverparty BROADWAY HOLLYWOOD CAPITOL WEIE GIF 4:48 PM · Apr 19, 2020 · Twitter for Android Moa @sheepcuties #conanisoverparty finally we're canceling this problematic child 5:01 PM · Apr 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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