Watch: Timberlake spricht zu den LGBT-Teenagern - und wird auf stumm geschalten
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I wrote this song because I wanted it to be about inclusion, about being together. I guess I want to take this opportunity and speak to young people right now ‘cause there’s a lot of you looking at me.
If you’re gay, or you’re lesbian, or you are trans, or maybe you’re just a sissy singer boy from Tennessee — anyone who has treated you unkindly, it’s only because they’re afraid or they have been taught to be afraid of how important you are.
Because being different means you make a difference. So, fuck ‘em.
Justin Timberlakes Can't Stop The Feeling wurde mit dem Award für den besten Song ausgezeichnet.
JT tries to send message out to LGBTQ youth; gets muted pic.twitter.com/WRYOitkplF
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) 6. März 2017
"Because being different means you're making a difference." @jtimberlake #BestSongOfTheYear #CantStopTheFeeling #iHeartAwards pic.twitter.com/sIUllbnnZj
— iHeartRadio (@iHeartRadio) 6. März 2017