Out pop singer Troye Sivan wants straight people to stop using the term twink.If you say twink where you meant to say fa***t, thats still a slur, he said in a recent TikTok post. Thats, like, our word. I dont think straight people should be using that. Related Azealia Banks attacks expired twink Troye Sivan in outrageously hateful rant When Sivan praised her 2012 hit song, she accused him of perpetuating pedophilia. As them noted, most LGBTQ+ people dont necessarily consider the word particularly offensivethough one of the characters in the 1993 TV adaptation of Armistead Maupins Tales of the City did famously observe that to call younger gay men twinks is just a queens way of being a male chauvinist pig. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today But as Sivan suggested, the term, often used to refer to a young, lean, generally hairless gay man, can hit differently when straight people use it. Notably, controversial rapper Azealia Banks, who identifies as bisexual, directed a homophobic rant at Sivan last year, calling him an expired twink and baselessly accusing him of perpetuating pedophilia. Sivan made the observation as a general aside in a video responding to a recent blind item that originally appeared in a September 11 post on the Crazy Days & Nights blog. The item claimed that an A-list foreign born singer should be at her peak right now and selling lots of tickets on her tour. The sales are low though and her label is getting ticked off. It went on to claim that her touring partner doesnt really care about sales, He [sic] is just happy to be on the road and hitting Grindr at every stop.TikTok account @celebriteablinds_ picked up the item in a since-deleted post afteranother sitesuggested that the two artists in question were, in fact, Charli XCX and Sivan, who are currently touring together. Straight people are getting way too comfortable, Sivan said in his post, which included a clip of @celebriteablinds_ reading the part of the item supposedly pertaining to him. I released an album. I am touring the album with Charli XCX. We are playing 22 shows across the country that are 95 percent sold out, by the way.The singer, whose third album, Something to Give Each Other, was released last year, added that the only city in which his and Charli XCXs Sweat Tour is flopping is Nashville, Tennessee though Sivan noted that ticket sales for that October 2 show are at 78 percent.To say that I am touring the country to go on Grindr at every stop, like, thats genuinely homophobic, Sivan continued. Its, like, a stereotype. Dont sex shame me.I dont need to travel the country to get laid, the Rush singer added. I can get laid wherever I want. I can get laid in L.A. Im going on tour because I released an album, and because people are buying tickets to come to see the show. So, f**k you. @troyesivan #stitch with @Celebritea Blinds original sound Troye Sivan