Danny Worsnop, frontman for gold-certified melodic metalcore outfit Asking Alexandria, recently stirred up some heated conversation after expressing his views on gender equality on social media. Worsnop took to X to discuss the controversy and allegations over Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who recently won a gold medal in women’s welterweight boxing at the Paris Olympics.
A dispute over the gender of Khelif has been playing out on social media over the past few weeks now, with Worsnop sharing the following post on Sunday, August 11th:
I mean… how long are we going to play this game? Personal life y’all do what you wanna do. But in combat sports this is not okay by any moral or measurable degree. Tolerance and acceptance has a line and we have to draw it to protect our women. We’re nothing without them. https://t.co/82nMHIg8jm
— Danny Worsnop (@dannyworsnop) August 11, 2024
He continued with the following:
To clarify, I do not believe in equality. We as men do everything in our power to provide and create for the women of this world, who are magical and wonderful creatures. And we fight relentlessly to protect their elegance and innocence.
— Danny Worsnop (@dannyworsnop) August 11, 2024
His above commentary created a bit of a firestorm online, to which he responded to the next day, offering the following clarification:
Just want to (with sober brain) clarify and fine-tune my post from yesterday so there’s not a misunderstanding.
By “I do not believe in equality” I mean I do not believe we (men/women) are the same and comparable. I think each have our right an unique strengths and weaknesses.
— Danny Worsnop (@dannyworsnop) August 12, 2024
I believe those differences are important and should be celebrated and adored.
I think rum may have messed up the delivery of that.
— Danny Worsnop (@dannyworsnop) August 12, 2024
Side note: don’t use a song a stupid 17 year old wrote (about a specific person who was involved in the writing and perfectly fine with it) which I literally have refused to play or acknowledge for very many years as an example of my views on women ?? that’s silly.
— Danny Worsnop (@dannyworsnop) August 12, 2024
Note to self: wait until morning to tweet ??
— Danny Worsnop (@dannyworsnop) August 12, 2024
Worsnop‘s initial comments have certainly provoked a response, including various threads on Reddit, and even some apparent mocking from fellow metalcore band Silent Planet:
cooking new jams pic.twitter.com/Xjag7XIq8j
— silentplanet (@SLNTPLNT) August 13, 2024
