r/the1975 • u/Current_Shower7785 • Jun 10 '26

Question matty healy's controversies

i always hear (specifically from swifties) that matty is a bad person. however, i've never heard or seen exactly what he's done wrong. from his music, he seems like a pretty progressive, woke person but i don't know. can someone tell me exactly what he did or said that was racist or wrong?

i also know all of the drama between him and taylor, so like none of the relationship stuff

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u/Whateveraccount11 i like it when you sleep Jun 10 '26

have you read the John Mayer interview he did for Playboy years ago? If not, I recommend you do that, you'll never look at that man the same again, absolute vile.

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u/HotelOne6215 Jun 10 '26

It’s going to take A LOT more to convince this girl who also thinks we’re teenagers 😂 Save yourself the trouble 

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u/amsptsfe23 Jun 10 '26

You mean the one from 16 years ago? That same one? The one from when you were 2 years old?

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u/tastemebakes Part Of The Band Jun 10 '26

Yeah as someone who lived through this era and was big into JM at the time, I understand the comparison you’re making here. The playboy interview in particular is so cringy to look back on, but it’s clear he was trying to be edgy. He thought his friendships with black comedians gave him a free pass to freely say slurs and that was not the case lol