The video was similarly called out by the likes of gun rights activist Kaitlin Bennet and Republican pundit Candace Owens, all of whom geared up for a weekend full of Twitter sparring with Lil Nas. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem determined that the shoes are an enemy in the culture war, declaring that “We are in a fight for the soul of our nation. The immediate Satanic Panic outrage was so predictable it was almost boring. He’s launching a pair of black and scarlet shoes along with the video that feature a bronze pentagram, an upside down cross and, apparently, a drop of human blood in the dye so, yeah, he’s going all in on the vibe. The “Old Town Road” mastermind’s new song is called “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” and features Lil Nas engaging in some campy devil action, turning Virgil’s hell into a lascivious wonderland. Over the weekend, you probably heard some of the uproar around the new music video from Lil Nas X.
