There’s nothing pop Twitter likes more than to throw canceled parties for various stars, and this time they may have come up with the flimsiest reason yet—seventeen-year-old singer Billie Eilish turned out not to be a fan of Lady Gaga’s iconic, and infamous, meat dress.
the one time they semi-acknowlegde gaga but not really …… yikes to that
— lex (@dancinillusion) December 5, 2019
According to stan Twitter, a vegan being less than enthused about couture made entirely of raw meat is a bannable offense, and Eilish should disappear into obscurity as penance for expressing a personal preference. Gaga’s dress was “fashion” and “iconic,” say anti-Eilish fans of the artist, making any criticism of it not just wrong but unacceptable and worthy of full-scale Twitter fury.
hi basic stan. ugh your mind sis. it's fashion and THAT whole dress thing was ICONIC, don't deny. well, what do you expect to billie eyelash who wears oversized shirts and her basic stans call it fashion #billieelishisoverparty pic.twitter.com/IfDj65q22L
— hoe-ra (@BrentBelleza) December 6, 2019
Lady Gaga, the second most awarded women alive in music after Beyonce with 304+ awards, has wore a meat dress almost a decade ago. #Vogue loved it, @TheEllenShow most popular tv show loved it, @drake rapper with 181 award winner loved it. Who fuck is she. #BillieEilishIsOverParty pic.twitter.com/PrBNcoR1ev
— Babylon Police ⚫️ (@GagaArtpolice) December 5, 2019
Lady Gaga's meat dress had MORE impact than Billie Eilish's entire career. Period! #billieelishisoverparty https://t.co/NNcLv0C43f
— ❣️ (@QueenChromatica) December 6, 2019
#billieelishisoverparty
— Andrew Smith (@AndrewS68532043) December 6, 2019
She's trash anyway….Stan an artist with great music and kind heart like Lady Gaga. Stop stanning trash artist. Raise your standard sweetheart.
It’s very true that the meat dress was actually an art-based political statement about the American military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, but as Eilish would have been eight at the time, and much of the media failed to cover that aspect even then, it’s unfair to expect her to know that off the cuff. Plus it’s perfectly valid to criticize art even if you agree with the message. That’s how art works. And plenty of people who supported Gaga’s anti-discrimination point were grossed out at the same time.
https://twitter.com/ChelseaTregenza/status/1202984517251817474
Gaga did this like 8 years ago. I’m still disgusted. Imagine the smell in the Cali heat. RAW. MEAT. Imagine being mad about the opinions of a 17 year old over a years old publicity stunt. Goodbye #BillieEilishisoverparty for what ?? https://t.co/z0hGz4ch3s
— Kitana (@femaliennn) December 6, 2019
So confused about this #billieelishisoverparty . I mean, I'm a Gaga stan, I don't like Billie, but trying to cancel her for not liking the meat dress, people have different opinions, get over it. Love the meat dress, amazing message, but wearing dead raw meat all over your body
— ᎻᏆᏞᎠᎪ ᏙᎪᏞᎬΝͲᏆΝᎬ ᏀϴΝᎬᎡᏆᏞ (@avril_bae) December 6, 2019
In fact, a lot of Gaga fans came into the hashtag to express disgust over the whole thing, posting out that Eilish is a teenager and Gaga’s “whole thing is kindness,” so she probably wouldn’t be here for the discourse either.
https://twitter.com/moldipeaches/status/1202984652966912000
I bet Gaga would be ashamed of her fans acting a goddamn fool over a meat dress. Grow the fuck up, and get some damn sense.#billieelishisoverparty pic.twitter.com/jE1fMxTcX8
— baney_mcbaneface (@baneymcbaneface) December 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/NitwitMisfit/status/1202799150624124928
While some thought this was indicative of a bullying problem among Little Monsters in general.
seeing 20-something gay men attack a 17 year old vegan girl for not liking a dress proves gaga stans have a severe bullying problem #billieelishisoverparty pic.twitter.com/Gt27eZrVHg
— xavier//birds of prey (@ruejulesforever) December 6, 2019
you do realize it’s extremely disturbing of you to tweet out “this 17 year old is gonna die of an overdose because she doesn’t like my fave’s dress lol.” please do me a favor and go to therapy and talk about this unhealthy parasocial relationship you have with gaga. pic.twitter.com/JwfdZc6UdY
— xavier//birds of prey (@ruejulesforever) December 6, 2019
Some pointed out that Eilish has taken a lot of unfair and creepy attacks from both the public and the media already, born out of society’s problems with teenage girls and its need to both sexualize them and deride everything they love.
Hey there how about we don't, once again, abuse and try to defame a 17 year old who just so happens to have an opinion on a dress that is so terrible that it can be used as scientific proof that God doesn't exist. #billieelishisoverparty
— Joe (@JosephPFilm) December 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/ascorpionstale/status/1202933200353452034
I don't know who Billie Eilish is, except that she is a young singer.
— Steve Heffernan (@SteveHef) December 6, 2019
What I do know, though, is that she gets a lot of unnecessary grief for very silly reasons. #billieelishisoverparty
Meanwhile, people are getting pretty tired of the constant “[X] is over parties,” started over increasingly petty reasons.
https://twitter.com/judyp73/status/1202994860967501824
https://twitter.com/RobPlayinGames/status/1202991412473737217
https://twitter.com/CurtNaddy/status/1202992503101775876
And there’s a large push to turn this into an #onisionisoverparty instead, referring to the YouTuber whose real name is Gregory Jackson and against whom there are multiple accusations of abuse and the grooming of underage girls.
kay how about this:
— ♡ᴘʜᴏᴇʙᴇ♡ (@BIoodVinyl) December 6, 2019
we change #billieelishisoverparty:
-dumb
-sad
-cancelling a 17 yr old vegan for having an opinion on a fucking meat dress
to #onisionisoverparty:
-justified
-necessary
-hes a groomer
-he shouldve had his platform removed ages ago
https://twitter.com/greekurie/status/1202937940915216384
#billieelishisoverparty not y'all still making this trending when Onision is literally grooming and fucking kids. but YES OMG Billie not liking a fuckin gross ass meat dress is a WAY more pressing topic. are we also gonna forget about the forest fires in Australia and Brazil or.. pic.twitter.com/AdFGiJVCQH
— racist kween dyke ♡ (@FUCKREYLORIGHTS) December 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/DigitalDaisyx/status/1202952876886298624
https://twitter.com/DigitalDaisyx/status/1202952876886298624
A hashtag which has now taken off in its own right, though how much of that is traffic diverted from the anti-Billie Eilish hashtag remains unclear.
#billieelishisoverparty
— ruby (@exoticeilishh) December 6, 2019
-you didn’t spell it right dumb ass
-she’s 17
-why tf would you even do it anyway over a meAT DRESS#onisionisoverparty instead pic.twitter.com/EX4iRUhwdE
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