Paris Jackson Apologizes To The LGBT Community After Posing On A ‘Controversial’ Magazine Cover

Paris Jackson– who identifies as a member of the LGBT community– recently posed for the cover of Harper’s Bazaar in Singapore. Just one problem: Homosexuality is illegal in Singapore.

According to The Smokeroom, Gay Star News writer Jamie Tabberer wrote an angry op-ed, blasting Jackson for the “hypocritical” move.

…it’s with great respect and caution that I’m now going to call Paris’s LGBTI advocacy into question.

Yesterday, she posted her latest magazine cover, the September issue of Harper’s Bazaar Singapore, on Instagram. The hypocrisy is absurd.

She shared the image alongside the caption: ‘honoured and grateful.’ The post promptly garnered 91,600 likes. This shows the influence she has.

Paris makes no reference to the fact that same-sex sex is illegal in Singapore, and punishable by up to two years in prison. Nor does the magazine in its Instagram post, but that doesn’t surprise me.

You get the idea.

I was actually surprised by that response. I would’ve thought the LGBT community would be over the moon about this. After all, she’s representing in “hostile” territory. Right? Wrong. She ended up apologizing.

Paris Jackson apologizes for covering Harper’s Bazaar in Singapore, where it’s illegal to be gay https://t.co/l8bkQr54bJ pic.twitter.com/32ai7yNZ0r

— HabariCloud.com (@HabariCloud) August 20, 2018

i didn’t know, i am sorry. i was grateful for the opportunity, but i’ll delete the post now. i don’t want to be hypocritical or hurt anyone, and my support for my fellow LGBTQ+ community comes first before my love for fashion and gratitude for this opportunity. again, i’m sorry. https://t.co/ntokVfCZZS

— Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) August 19, 2018

i would like to add though that someone that is openly apart of the community being on the cover in a country against the community, should be celebrated. isn’t that a step forward? again, i am deeply sorry. i didn’t mean to be hypocritical or hurt anyone.

— Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) August 19, 2018

See– that’s what I thought. That’s how I thought the LGBT community would’ve originally responded.

also that article is ridiculously mean.

— Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) August 19, 2018

yeah 😞 welcome to my life

— Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) August 19, 2018

thank you ! i’ve fought for same sex marriage since the day i learned about it 😕

— Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) August 19, 2018

Please don’t delete. Your cover could give countless young LGBT+ people in Singapore hope and courage. Regardless of whether you talk about rights or not. People don’t live in a bubble and can follow you on your socials to find out more about your passions. Love & Peace

— TheGayUK Magazine (@TheGayUK) August 20, 2018

Anyway, I just thought the initial reaction was weird. I thought they’d count it as a win. *shrugs* Whatevz.