On Saturday morning, the Chromakopia artist took to his Instagram Story to blast the emergence of security camera footage showing him browsing a bookstore. For Tyler, the leak represents a larger, more disturbing trend where celebrities are treated like objects for social media clout rather than people just trying to live.
The footage, which had been circulating for a few weeks, prompted a massive response from the rapper. “So annoying. just existing, living, mind your biz and next thing u know its security camera footage of you just existing uploaded so folks can either prove they saw you or get some engagement they crave. i understand the excitment but the behavior is going to morph into everyone having footage or anything involving them uploaded for content,” he wrote.
Tyler expressed deep concern about how this surveillance mindset will eventually bleed into every private corner of life. He warned that if this continues, people won’t even be able to go to the doctor or shop for groceries without someone recording them for engagement. “Doctors office, grocery store, with the way ring and other home things are, soon brushing your teeth or taking a piss is gonna become content without you knowing. ‘ol’ ‘ why did he look at the sink like that’ ‘ who gets blood work in a hat like that’ type of comments will flood, rather than folks really understanding how weird it is,” he added.
What made the situation even more frustrating was that Tyler actually went out of his way to support the shop during his visit. He mentioned that he had a positive interaction with the owner, which made the leak feel like a personal betrayal. “Sucks too cause i congratulated this girl on her amazing book store, keeping physical media alive…even signed something out of pure appriciation for what she was doing,” he shared.
Tyler finished his statement by reminding everyone that he isn’t going to stop speaking up about his privacy. He’s over the idea that being a fan gives people a pass to cross lines. “I wanna be able to brush this stuff off but im gonna keep being vocal about this. yall know how i feel with the relationship people think they have with musicians/actors/etc just because they like some songs or a movie or clothing etc. not over here, space should be respected no matter how many lyrics you know. love,” he concluded.
Tyler, The Creator is speaking out after security footage of him at a bookstore was posted online without his consent.
“so annoying. just existing, living, mind your biz and next thing u know its security camera footage of you just existing uploaded so folks can either prove… pic.twitter.com/5c5KEeFG1l
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