Ed Sheeran has responded to criticism that he was underdressed compared to Beyoncé when the two performed together recently, which sparked a debate about double standards.
Social media users were sent into a frenzy after Sheeran and Beyoncé sung a duet together at the Global Citizen Festival in Johannesburg. The Shape of You singer donned a black T-shirt with jeans, while the Drunk in Love crooner wowed in a pink gown.
But Twitter users immediately debated on Sheeran’s outfit choice.
“Ed Sheeran is a 27 year old man the fact we’ve enabled him to feel OK to dress like this at all, let alone next to Beyoncé really boils my p***,” one user wrote.
“I get this. Even though I appreciate good musicians in normal clothes the double standard is ridiculous … what is expected of female vs male artists,” another tweet read.
Sheeran took the criticism in stride and addressed it in his Instagram story. He shared the title of an article that said people were angry with his outfit choice. He then shared a photo of his shirt with the hashtag #dresstoimpress and “swipe up to ‘get the look.’”
Despite the criticism, a number of social media users pointed out that Sheeran often chooses a more casual look for his shows and appearances.
“It ain’t that deep, Beyoncé likes showing off her outfits, always has, while Ed Sheeran is a casual guy who wears casual outfits no matter the circumstance, quit making everything a gender issue in our society it’s the reason there are so many issues in the first place,” a social media user pointed out.
This story originally appeared in Fox News and is republished here with permission
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