Popular YouTuber Trisha Paytas slammed over controversial merch design

Trisha Paytas, Instagram / MyPrideShop

Popular YouTuber Trisha Paytas is facing extreme backlash, after releasing a line of merchandise that features a unique slogan – which some fans feel is controversial.

Paytas released the merchandise on February 19, which featured a series of tops and hoodies emblazoned with the slogan, “Gay > Straight.”

Paytas explained the design on her Instagram post promoting the merch, writing, “I’ve always preferred gay people over straight… More accepting… So, I made merch to proclaim this.”

However, many fans aren’t pleased with the design, with some critics feeling that the YouTuber is profiting off of the LGBTQ+ community.

Article continues after ad

Some fans have even accused Paytas of being “heterophobic,” claiming that she is “shaming” straight people for being attracted to the opposite sex.

“I understand she’s trying to “be more accepting,” one commenter said of the issue. “We shouldn’t be making people feel down about themselves because of who they love.”

“Wow, heterophobic, much?” another wrote. “We’re fucking equal! It’s 2019 sis! I’m very disappointed in you.”

Straight."">Some fans aren’t happy with Trisha Paytas’s new line of merchandise, which reads, “Gay > Straight.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/BuEa5qJFdBU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Article continues after ad

Despite these claims, other fans are standing up in Paytas’s defense, calling the design a “harmless joke” and noting the disparity in oppression between gay people and straight people due to their sexuality.

“At least y’all can’t get murdered over your sexuality,” one user wrote. “We are so excluded, and y’all getting mad over this!”

Paytas has yet to address the issue via any of her social media accounts, and the merch in question remains available on her website for purchase.

Article continues after ad