“One of the things i came backa dn educated my brothers on was gay people, because where I come from gay peopel were aliens… I found out that people are human beings, and working in fashion and art and other things, and I would be around, and I feel like the greatest gay representatives…because they would be genius characters that have provided such gifts for the world….”
Kanye West spoke his mind at one of his shows recently, criticized the anti-gay slurs and homophobia that often goes unchecked in hip-hop and rap.
“Open your fucking minds. Open your minds. Be accepting of different people and let people be who they are. You know how many people came to me calling me gay cause I wear my jeans the fresh way? Or because I said hey, dude, how you gonna say ‘fag’ right in front of a gay dude’s face and act like that’s ok. That shit is disrespectful. Coming from Chicago, where if you saw somebody that was gay you were supppoed to stay ten feet away. It should be time to break out of the intuitions that I was sayin’, the stereotypes, or the fear, the backlash that I would get if you don’t believe in what I believe in, acceptin’ people for who they are…they’re very talented and if they do something special in the world and they’re discriminated. I’ve flown across the world y’all, and I’ve come back here to tell you — open your minds and live a happier life…”
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