Originally posted on Neocities 2024-10-31 Part 2 of 2 of my discussion of the Bad Guy music video, originally posted by @ronnieradke on Kick, reacting to the actual video and how much of a hot mess it is.

Find part 1 (discussion of how this video came to be and the problem with Ronnie's Patreon) here!

Corrections

• Saraya's trans colleague is actually named Gabby, so the "thanks Aimee" freeze frame in the music video likely doesn't refer to her, which I assumed it did. I couldn't remember her name, because anything I know about sports is against my will. In the absence of other candidates, the most likely "Aimee" being referred to is this reviewer. There might still be a transphobic component, though, since the boxing setting and Ronnie's face on a female body in said could be intended as a reference to cisgender female Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who got targeted by racist and anti-trans harassment about her gender during the 2024 Olympics. TLDR: He might still be being transphobic here, but it's not towards one of Saraya's colleagues, which I incorrectly assumed it was first run. If you have any citations confirming if resemblances to Imane were intentional, or citing any specific target, please send them to me.