Amidst the backlash, he published a phony apology via his YouTube which proudly positioned his Satan grinding antics from "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" front and center –- duping his worst critics to watch a visual they likely disapproved of. Nike wasn't pleased and filed a lawsuit against MSCHF for "trademark infringement," with the sneaker company unhappy that the shoe would likely "cause confusion" and "significant harm" to the brand, "including among consumers who believe that Nike is endorsing Satanism" (via Rolling Stone.) Lil Nas X didn't seem too worried, however. As observed by Vox, the Satan Shoes controversy was great promotion for an already hot track, but it was also a form of queer cultural disruption on the artist's behalf, "Lil Nas X put human blood into 666 pairs of Nikes because being queer means embracing your villainy." Like every good set of satanic shoes, each pair was injected with a drop of human blood and came complete with a Pentagram charm fixed to the laces.
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