Unspeakable Vice podcast

Episode 16: Montero and The Satanic Panic

5/20/2021

Unspeakable Vice

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This episode summarizes a content analysis I did based on responses to the Lil Nas X video "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" released a couple months ago. The proud queer black artist made waves with this video ripe with religious symbolism, allegory, and allusion. Yet, notably, his identity was not roundly rejected.

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