Sam Smith releases new music video; netizens slam him for showing explicit sexual content

Artist Sam Smith recently aroused criticism on social media after releasing a new music video for his song "I'm t Here to Make Friends." music video has kicked off discussions on social media over its contents, which are explicitly sexual in nature. Sam Smith is currently gaining traction on social media.

artist is seen wearing a glitter-donned corset, nipple clasps, underwear and a tiara. dancers perform while surrounding singer in similar costumes with exception of a cutout in shape of a heart. Or parts of video feature artist slapping behind of dancers, drenching himself up from a clear liquid and dancers in BDSM gear later appear as well. 

Criticism over Sam Smith's music video

Social media is currently ablaze with people taking to ir accounts and giving ir take on video. While many support Smith for expressing mselves in ir own light, ors are critical of contents of video. 

Ar reason for backlash against Sam Smith’s new video is that its explicit sexual content can be seen by children who are subscribed to ir channel. re is restriction on channel, which means that children who have subscribed received tifications for video. 

On or hand, LGBTQ community also pointed out Harry Styles donned a similar look in one of his videos. While he received a positive reception from fans, many pointed out that Sam Smith is being targeted as his body isn’t lean according to standards of male attractiveness. 

Brocaster Dominique Samuels took to Twitter and criticized Smith’s video while blaming “degenerate Hollywood culture.” On flip side, a fan ted that videos such as Sam’s have always been around by male and female stars, though when a queer person does it, re's criticism. 

Check out a few of reactions below:

artist identifies as n-binary and prefers being dressed via prouns “y/m.” Smith is t speaking out in reaction to backlash and can be seen promoting music video via social media.