Carlos Santana Makes Polarizing Anti-Trans Comments in Viral Concert Clip
variety.comThania Garcia Carlos Santana is on the hot seat after a video of him on stage, making polarizing remarks about gender, quickly began circulating online.
In the clip, the “Oye Como Va” singer is seen addressing the audience in between songs. Through the applause, Santana can be heard explaining: “When God made you and me — before we came out of the womb, you know who you are and what you are.
Later on, when you grow out of it, you see things, and you start believing that you could be something that sounds good, but you know it ain’t right.
Because a woman is a woman and a man is a man. That’s it. Whatever you wanna do in the closet, that’s your business. I’m OK with that.” The clip ends with Santana lining one hand behind the other, and adding that he was “Like this with my brother Dave Chappelle.” Chappelle has generated anger over the last few years regarding jokes that many perceive as being anti-trans.
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