U2’s frontman Bono stepped in it bigly when he told Rolling Stone magazine that in his opinion, rock and roll has gotten too “girly” and “hip-hop is the only place for young male anger at the moment — and that’s not good.”

The 56-year-old singer — born Paul Hewson — was recently revealed to be one of the many millionaires parking their money in shady offshore firms in order to avoid paying taxes. The news rankled given the singer’s image as a humanitarian and campaigner against global poverty.

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Twitter users were not amused, to say the least.

Bono thinks music is too girly and there's not enough anger? I'm a girl and I was really angry when he put a U2 album on my phone without asking me — Jessie Thompson (@jessiecath) December 28, 2017

Excuse me, Bono, what’s wrong with being girly? — ᎷᏗᏝᏝᎧᏒᎩ (@shutupgunther) December 28, 2017

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wow!! starting off 2018 by cancelling bono!! I’m glad you think labeling something as “girly” is an insult. bc the “young male anger” which you miss so much has obviously gotten us so far this year?? right??? https://t.co/s25o6l0N15 — elise jacqueline🔮💫 (@elisesoutar) December 27, 2017

Y’know I actually wouldn’t have minded Bono simply saying rock n roll has been diminished of its fire but a) it’s laughable coming from the singer of “Beautiful Day” & other touchy-feely songs and b) “girly”? Really? Why didn’t anyone tell me Bono is 12? https://t.co/rIHYN4gTpE — Natacia Knapper (@nknapper) December 28, 2017

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1/Brief respite from End Times for a THREAD that I like to call: BONO EXPLAINS ROCK & ROLL: A PARTIAL HISTORY. — Jody Rosen (@jodyrosen) September 7, 2017

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https://t.co/VeCOXOElW2 much more of a twat is this guy??? Bono…SHUT IT!!!! 'Girly'…really??? 'Feminization'….WTF??? Poor angry young men….Have you ever spoken to any young people to get their views? Thought not. Go crawl back to your mansion — Ann Fazzone (@AnnFazzone) December 28, 2017

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@U2 Hey Bono, you self-important relic, come to a real DIY underground punk show with me sometime and we will collectively shove our musical male rage up your pop star ass. Girly? Who wrote "Lemon"? #dumbass — patrick cox (@MrPatrickCox) December 28, 2017

Bono should have fucked off years ago. Money obsessed, tax avoiding, bland as shit. Because women are finally being represented in the music industry, he thinks it’s now getting “too girly”. No mate, it’s been “too manly” for much too long. Sort your thinking out. — Billy Lunn (@billysubway) December 28, 2017

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Bono has been criticized for calling music "too girly." It’s OK, Bono. The music industry can survive With or Without You. pic.twitter.com/xrf4dGgyfy — AJ+ (@ajplus) December 28, 2017

Bono has said that music has “gotten very girly” Oh do shut up, darling..remember our PopMart tour when there was nothing you enjoyed more than skipping around the dressing room pretending to be Buffy, belting out "Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me, Fasten my butterfly hairclip"? — Lady Lara Croft (@Being_Croft) December 28, 2017

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Bono is worried that ‘girly’ music is ruining opportunities for young men to feel rage @thepooluk #thepool https://t.co/VIryDaOACL — Shell Senseless 💜 (@shellsenseless) December 28, 2017