Appearing on ABC's Q and A, Australian rapper 360 (aka Matt Colwell) was asked about the current cultural climate in Australia.
When asked by host Tony Jones to expand, Colwell went on to explain the growing atmosphere on Australia Day.
Unsurprisingly, his comments sparked a torrent of abuse over social media.
360 should do a 180 and get the feck off the show for that flag comment !! #qanda
But also a fair amount of praise and encouragement.
Rapper 360 you just stole my heart about your views on the Australian flag #qanda
#qanda Rapper 360 is so right Australia Day is a day now for drunks wearing the flag and yelling really is disrespectful to Australia..
This morning, Colwell further addressed the issue on his Facebook page.
You can watch everything Colwell had to say here:
