Ariana Grande is accused of exploiting the LGBTQ community for headlining Manchester Pride

Ariana Grande is being totally dragged on Twitter for exploiting the LGBTQ community.

The backlash came after Ari was announced as the headline act for Manchester Pride.

Pride goers did not hold back on Twitter, slamming both Manchester Pride and Ari after the price of tickets doubled compared to last years event.

So let me get this straight… Manchester Pride made headlines for including the Black and brown stripes in the Pride flag, then upped their ticket prices to £70 thus making the event very inaccessible, then got Ariana, a CIS-Het white woman to headline? How revolutionary *yawn* pic.twitter.com/m7YaBBZuXU
— Tanya Compas (@TanyaCompas) February 25, 2019

Ariana Grande headlining Manchester Pride and then Pride subsequently charging £75 a ticket is exactly why rainbow capitalism needs to go die in a ditch
— john persona 5 royal (@copyofamity) February 26, 2019

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Many also argued that people wouldn’t attend the event for the right reasons and it was being treated like a music festival, not a pride festival.

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not to be heterophobic but Manchester Pride will be full of straight arianators who will be there just for Ariana not for the Pride. Swear to god yall are tryna make everything straight when it's all about LGBT. pic.twitter.com/AxteJeuDru
— bella ☀️ (@palemccnlight) February 25, 2019

More criticism was that many LGBTQ artists were being ignored in favour of Ari.

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Ari quickly responded to the criticism and shut it down like a total boss.

https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1100833408144498688

The performance at Pride will mark her first visit to Manchester since the One Love concert two years ago which helped those affected by the bombing outside her Manchester concert in 2017.

Watch below… Ariana Grande surprises three young fans on James Corden Late Late Show:

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