{"id":746073,"date":"2026-09-05T03:50:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T00:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nirosta-steel-issues-statement-following-social-media-backlash\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T03:50:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T00:50:22","slug":"nirosta-steel-issues-statement-following-social-media-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nirosta-steel-issues-statement-following-social-media-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Nirosta Steel issues statement following social media backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aee5d99e2a64\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nirosta-steel-issues-statement-following-social-media-backlash\/#%E2%80%9CI_ask_that_you_have_a_little_grace_for_an_old_hippie_who_doesnt_know_his_way_around_the_internet%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cI ask that you have a little grace for an old hippie who doesn\u2019t know his way around the internet.\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CI_ask_that_you_have_a_little_grace_for_an_old_hippie_who_doesnt_know_his_way_around_the_internet%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cI ask that you have a little grace for an old hippie who doesn\u2019t know his way around the internet.\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-284009\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/credit_Ian_Lewandowski_8_pzfjjx\/nirosta-steel-issues-statement-social-media-backlash.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/credit_Ian_Lewandowski_8_pzfjjx\/nirosta-steel-issues-statement-social-media-backlash.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/credit_Ian_Lewandowski_8_pzfjjx\/nirosta-steel-issues-statement-social-media-backlash.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/credit_Ian_Lewandowski_8_pzfjjx\/nirosta-steel-issues-statement-social-media-backlash.jpg 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1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/credit_Ian_Lewandowski_8_pzfjjx\/nirosta-steel-issues-statement-social-media-backlash.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/credit_Ian_Lewandowski_8_pzfjjx\/nirosta-steel-issues-statement-social-media-backlash.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"Nirosta Steel issues statement following social media backlash\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Ian Lewandowski.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-284008\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Illinois artist Nirosta Steel has issued a statement following <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> backlash after it was revealed the artist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/simonwestgate\/status\/2091844035531129314\">appeared to be following social media accounts featuring minors<\/a> on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">now wtf is nirosta steel following suspicious ai shotacon accounts and random kids on xiaohongshu????? <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5SGKpcifqp\">pic.twitter.com\/5SGKpcifqp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 simonwestgate (@simonwestgate) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/simonwestgate\/status\/2091844035531129314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            A screenshot of Steel&#8217;s following list posted by @simonwestgate on X on August 24, 2026, showed accounts that post what <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to be  AI-generated imagery of young boys doing activities like playing soccer or practicing martial arts. Other posts, which had been redacted to hide their contents, appear to show the minors shirtless. The post on X referred to the accounts as  <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/jisho.org\/word\/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3#:~:text=Shotacon%E2%80%8B%2C%20sometimes%20shortened%20to%20shota%2C,individual%20with%20such%20an%20attraction.\">&#8220;shotacon,&#8221;<\/a> a Japanese slang word which refers to a genre of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a> or manga depicting adolescent males in a sexually suggestive or explicit manner.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            In response to the backlash, Steel has shared the following statement with The FADER:\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            &#8220;A few weeks ago my husband told me people on Rednote were getting into my music, so I went on to take a look and followed a bunch of accounts quickly without paying much attention to what they posted.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <br \/>I was really surprised when a friend sent me screenshots of accounts I followed. I did not realize that a few of the accounts contained highly toxic content, so I deleted my profile. Those accounts don\u2019t reflect my interests in any way.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            I understand the concern, but I can\u2019t help thinking that ageism and homophobia are also factors in the discussion surrounding me.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            I apologize to any of my fans who were upset by this misunderstanding. I need to be more careful on social media. I ask that you have a little grace for an old hippie who doesn\u2019t know his way around the internet.&#8221;\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Steel has had a rapid rise in the indie music scene since the June 29 release of his album <i>MY SKYSCRAPER<\/i> via the indie label ULYSSA. The 69-year old musician, a close collaborator of the late Arthur Russel, spent much of his life <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing around the world, all while writing and releasing music in obscurity. Buoyed by consistent adoration in the music press  (<i>Pitchfork<\/i> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/nirosta-steel-my-skyscraper\/\">awarded<\/a> Steel a 9.0; <i>The FADER<\/i> published a reported feature about how Steel and ULYSSA put the album together), Steel quickly notched major career milestones in just a few short months. He has four sold-out shows at Nightclub 101 in September, is set to open for Chanel Beads at Knockdown Center in October, and is playing Pitchfork Festival in London this November.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-284010\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tone Glow is cancelling its upcoming Nirosta Steel shows. Ticket holders will be reimbursed by the venue. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4T27yzCSq5\">pic.twitter.com\/4T27yzCSq5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joshua Minsoo Kim (@misterminsoo) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/misterminsoo\/status\/2095215817784787268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-284011\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Two shows in Chicago set for September 18 and 19 at Hideout were canceled with no explanation given, though its organizer, writer Joshua Minsoo Kim, and ULYSSA&#8217;s Eric Deines had a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/misterminsoo\/status\/2095560536213553355\">public back-and-forth on x<\/a>.Steel&#8217;s Chicago show has now <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ulyssa_rip\/status\/2095550284583850378\">been re-booked for January<\/a> at Lincoln Hall, presented by Chicago label Audiotree.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            As of September 4, 2026, Steel&#8217;s upcoming dates in New York City and London will proceed as planned.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <i>This is a developing story.<\/i>\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Tobias Hess<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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