Well then.

Australian musician and latter-day meme Kirin J Callinan has been soundly criticised for using his time on the ARIA Awards red carpet to flash his penis at the press – an act which would, in any other circumstance, be instantly classified as illegal pestery.

Taking to the music industry awards ceremony while wearing a cowboy hat and matching boots, the singer and guitarist lifted his kilt to display his genitalia for a solid couple of seconds.

As you’d reasonably expect, the display has resulted in a raft of criticism, and those subjected to news of the flashing have questioned if the Big Enough performer could be held criminally liable for the incident.

was kirin j callinan removed from the arias after what he did bc subjecting everyone to his penis is really not okay and shouldn't be seen any other way — aimee (@aimeeclarke) November 28, 2017

it would own if a bunch of teens saw kirin j callinan showing off his dick and he had to go on a sex offender registry — vanilla snickers (@VxSNICKERS) November 28, 2017

Channel Nine’s The Fix points out that indecent exposure is a criminal offence in New South Wales, which can carry a penalty of six months behind bars and a $610 fine.

Others have criticised the performer’s perceived license to flash unwilling folk as a valid part of his provocative, ironic artistic persona.

you: kirin j callinan's whole image is actually CRITIQUING toxic masculinity its actually very clever you just wouldnt understand kirin j callinan: pic.twitter.com/zV9mNLYneV — a (@allisongallaghr) November 28, 2017

News Corp journo Eliza Barr has also questioned whether or not Callinan should remain on festival line-ups after the stunt, days after he was added to nearly every date of the 2018 Laneway Festival.

I'm just gonna hang out here until Kirin J Callinan gets the flick from this line-up after his deplorable and tone deaf behaviour on the ARIA red carpet tonight. https://t.co/0imgo5PcXy — Eliza Barr (@ElizaJBarr) November 28, 2017

More broadly, punters have ragged on the former Mercy Arms guitarist.

@KirinJCallinan So you did the IRL equivalent to an unsolicited dick pic? What a total flog you are. — Sam Silvester (@SilvesterSJ) November 28, 2017

must be hard for kirin j callinan fans to reconcile his being a bad person with his music also being extremely bad. that’s a tough one — ???? (@m_h_lumber) November 28, 2017

Callinan was perhaps best known to a mainstream audience due to his collaboration with Jimmy Barnes on Big Enough, and the song’s subsequent rinsing by Jimmy Fallon.