Matty Healy, the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for The 1975, infuriated people when he seemed to do the Nazi salute on live.
He may be seen marching on the spot while lifting his arm in footage that has been extensively circulated online.
After the stunt, the 33-year-old vocalist has received a lot of negative feedback from fans online.
But according to people close to Matty, he was saluting with his left arm rather than his right, as the Nazis did.
Defenders went on to say that he does not subscribe to Nazi principles and that he was only making fun of disgraced rapper Kanye West for his anti-Semitic remarks.
The salutation was given as he sung the line from their song Love It If We Made It, “Thank you, Kanye, very awesome.”
Nearly five million people have seen the video that was shared on Twitter, and it has prompted many followers to ask Matty to explain the issue.
Fans respond after In an apparent attempt to mimic Kanye West, The 1975’s Matty Healy gave the Nazi salute on stage. Dozens of fans expressed their outrage and perplexity about the action on social media.
A person said on social media, “Nooooo not Matty.”
Another person chimed in, saying, “Btw, there is no way that video of Matty Healy is “out of context.
The effect of some edgelord standing on stage doing the nazi salute is more than any of you can understand unless you’re Jewish, even with all the information (which I have because I’ve been a fan of this band for years).
Some followers supported the action, pointing to his lyrics that attacked Kanye West, a musician who has recently revealed strong anti-Semitic beliefs.
Others, however, criticised his supporters, saying: “Not people defending matty healy making a literal nazi salute during his concert utterly disappointed.”
One person continued, “I don’t really get the Matty Healy love after he does the Nazi salute on stage. more here
