The 1975 frontman Matty Healy took down his official X/Twitter account after backlash from singer Lucy Dacus over his jest about Boygenius, the band she’s part of with Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker.
Healy initially shared a post about how the name of Dacus’ band had inspired him to create a band and also included an ableist slur, writing:
“I told Lucy Dacus that ‘Boygenius’ had inspired me and George to start a new band called ‘Girlr*tard’. I don’t really hear from her that often.”
Lucy responded to his tweet, saying:
“You don’t hear from me at all.”
Following that, Matty said the following in a separate post and subsequently deactivated his X account:
“Yeah, this never goes well, does it.”
This marks the second time the frontman decided to delete his social media account this year. In April, the singer shared with fans during the band’s Adelaide, Australia concert that the demands of engaging online had left him drained. Consequently, he wanted to take a hiatus from social media. Healy explained his reason for distancing himself from online interaction:
“It’s because everything happens in eras. The 1975 is a very eras band. The era of me being a f*cking arsehole is coming to an end. I’ve had enough. I perform all the time, and it’s my job, and I love doing this, but I can’t perform off the stage anymore as I just want to be a bloke.”
Back in 2020, the vocalist deactivated his account after receiving backlash for a tweet related to the Black Lives Matter movement following George Floyd’s death. Besides his support message for the Black Lives Matter movement, he simultaneously promoted one of his band’s songs, leading him to be criticized on social media.
You can see Dacus’ tweet below.
https://twitter.com/lucydacus/status/1704885646836506664
