Black eyed peas were involved in a controversy on new year’s eve when they performed on a live show on polish public broadcaster tvp2 wearing rainbow armbands. this immediately sparked a reaction from the governing law and justice (pis) party, with deputy justice minister marcin warchol tweeting his disapproval of the lgbtq promotion. the incident brought attention to the discrimination and trauma faced by the lgbt community in poland, where both the government and president andrzej duda have used anti-lgbt rhetoric to gain votes in elections.
Performance took place on new year’s eve on the polish public broadcaster tvp2’s live show in zakopane. during the performance, the black eyed peas wore rainbow armbands which sparked a swift reaction from the governing law and justice (pis) party. will.i.am thanked poles for their “open hearts and minds” towards ukrainian women and children who had been taken into their homes following russia’s invasion of ukraine.
Controversy was not only about respect for people’s sexual orientation, but also about money, poland’s role in the eu and the future of the governing right-wing coalition government. the incident brought attention to the discrimination and trauma faced by the lgbt community in poland, where both the government and president andrzej duda have used anti-lgbt rhetoric to gain votes in elections. the black eyed peas’ gesture of support was seen as an act of defiance against the oppressive environment faced by the lgbt community in poland.
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