Friday was a big day for Ariana Grande fans.
Not only did the singer post a brand new music video for her song, “break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored”, but she also dropped her latest album, “thank u, next”.
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Twitter quickly exploded into a frenzy of retweets and reactions.
One moment from the music video, in particular, caught a lot of people’s attention: the “twist” at the very end.
Basically, the story goes something like this: all through the video, it’s implied that Grande is interesed in a man who appears to be with a woman who looks similar to Grande. At the very end, though, it’s the woman that Grande comes close to kissing.
A Twitter Moment about the “unexpected twist” contained some of the excited reactions.
But not everyone felt that way.
if ariana grande was trying to promote self-love with that song, then she should’ve gone about it in a way that wasn’t queerbaiting. as a straight woman, ariana wouldn’t suffer consequences of kissing women that queer women are discriminated against. she used wlw as an aesthetic.
— 𝐣𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚⁶ (@toduvuki) February 8, 2019
even if ariana is bi, this video perpetuates the stereotype that bisexuals cheat/encourage cheating or are sexually deviant. there were better ways of going about this video. i’m just not a huge fan of the way this is turning out. i really hope she learns from it.
— 𝐣𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚⁶ (@toduvuki) February 8, 2019
A number of people suggested that Grande may be “queerbaiting” in the video.
I was very much enjoying the music video for break up with your gf till the end. If Ariana is straight, this feels a lot like queerbaiting. I’m also a little upset because it seems like it’s perpetuating the bi people (especially girls) always cheat stereotype
— hyper-emo charlotte (@paintingsaviors) February 8, 2019
As a bi person seeing the end of the video and thinking of the harmful stereotypes it could be showing really hurts. I’m not gonna say this is what was going on for sure, as she hasn’t said anything about the video yet, but right now I’m pretty upset over it
— hyper-emo charlotte (@paintingsaviors) February 8, 2019
This isn’t the only time Grande’s videos have received criticism.
Back in January, for instance, her teaser for “7 Rings” was called out by some for its use of Japanese culture.
Mashable has reached out to Grande’s representatives, and we will updated this article if we receive a response.
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