Your Fave Is Problematic

(provided by peazuschrist, randominitea, and anna-wa)

• Exploits the insecurities of women and imply that self esteem canbe healed with a mans approval in songs “What Makes You Beautiful" and "Little Things”.
• They boys admitted to catcalled a woman from their car
• White saviorism and promotion of the stereotype the Africa is universally poor (Here, here, and here)
• Appropriation of Japanese clothing in song “One Way Or Another”

Harry Styles

• Made a sarcastic comment on the attractiveness of women in Tamworth, an English town stereotyped as “trashy”
• Retweeted a picture of himself that had been edited to give him darker skin and stereotypical “gangster” clothing (I would describe this as straight up blackface [albeit digital blackface] -COB)

• Threw up a west side gang sign

Liam Payne

• Asked out a girl 22 times before she eventually gave in
• Questioned Boy George’s gender

Louis Tomlinson

• “You act like a little girl" as an insult
• Made a misogynistic joke at his girlfriend

Niall Horan

• "I’ve seen the slums right in front of me! This is no joke! They really need your help! Poverty is real!"
• Called a group of female fans a “shower of c**ts” (has since apologized, claiming it was just banter but adding that he understands he should not be using that word)

Zayn Malik

• Uses the term “frape” in an interview (Facebook Rape)
• Appropriative Yin Yang tattoo

• Used an STD as an insult