Kanye Wt Spreadg Rumors That Pete Davidson is Gay and Has AIDS

KANYE WT RPONDS -- HUMBLY! -- TO 'SOUTH PARK' 'FISH STICKS' SLAM'I'M NOT A DOUCHE,' WT SISTS NTRE BLOG {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY JAM MONTGOMERYAPRIL 9, 2009/3:47 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY JAM MONTGOMERYAPRIL 9, 2009 / 3:47 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"KANYE WT RPONDS -- HUMBLY! -- TO 'SOUTH PARK' 'FISH STICKS' SLAM","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-04-09T19:47:05.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-04-09T19:47:05.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JAM MONTGOMERY","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT APPEARS THAT BEG PICTED AS A GAY FISH MIGHT ACTUALLY TURN OUT TO BE A GOOD THG FOR [ARTIST ID="330"]KANYE WT[/ARTIST].{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR THOSE WHO MISSED , WT WAS POSIVELY SLAMMED ON WEDNDAY NIGHT'S EPISO OF "SOUTH PARK" -- WHICH CENTERED AROUND A BALDFACEDLY JUVENILE JOKE ABOUT THE TERM "FISH STICKS" -- G ACROSS AS AN EGOTISTIL JERK WHO IS MASKG EP-CED SIR TO LIVE LIFE AS, UH, A "GAY FISH."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE END OF THE EPISO, AFTER NYG HIS LATENT FEELGS, WT -- DRSED A GREEN VT AND SK-TIGHT FISH-SLE PANTS -- FALLY REALIZ THAT HE N'T KEEP HIS NER FISH CLOSETED ANYMORE, TELLS HIS CREW "IT'S TIME FOR ME TO STOP NNG. A GAY FISH JT NT LIVE THE OUTSI WORLD FOREVER," THEN LEAPS OFF A PIER AND LNCH TO AN AUTO-TUNED SONG WHILE HUMPG VAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW, WE'RE FAIRLY CERTA THAT THE KANYE OF OLD WOULD'VE FLOWN TO A F OF RAGE OVER HIS PORTRAYAL ON THE SHOW. BUT, ON THURSDAY (APRIL 9), WT TOOK A DIFFERENT TACT, POSTG A LK TO THE SHOW HIS BLOG, AND WRG ( ALL CAPS, OF URSE) THAT HE WASN'T UPSET, BEE HE ED THE EPISO AS MOTIVATN TO DISPLAY SOME NEW LIFE SKILLS. IT WOULD SEEM THAT KANYE HAS TURNED OVER A NEW ... ER, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}" 'SOUTH PARK' MURRED ME LAST NIGHT, AND 'S PRETTY FUNNY. IT HURTS MY FEELGS, BUT WHAT N YOU EXPECT OM 'SOUTH PARK?'" HE WROTE. "I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN WORKG ON MY EGO. ... HAVG THE CRAZY EGO IS PLAYED OUT AT THIS POT MY LIFE AND REER. I ED TO E TO BUILD UP MY TEEM WHEN NOBODY BELIEVED ME. NOW THAT PEOPLE DO BELIEVE AND SUPPORT MY MIC, THE BT RPONSE IS 'THANK YOU' STEAD OF 'I TOLD YOU SO!'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I JT WANNA BE A DOPER PERSON, WHICH STARTS WH ME NOT ALWAYS TELLG PEOPLE HOW DOPE I THK I AM. I NEED TO JT GET PAST MYSELF. DROP THE BRAVADO AND JT MAKE DOPE PRODUCT," THE POST NTUED. "AS LONG AS I ACT LIKE A B---H, THIS TYPE OF SH-- WILL HAPPEN TO ME. ... I'M NOT ACTUALLY A HUGE DOUCHE. I'M SURE THE WRERS AT 'SOUTH PARK' ARE REALLY NICE PEOPLE REAL LIFE. THANKS FOR TAKG THE TIME TO DRAW MY CREW. THAT WAS PRETTY FUNNY ALSO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PERHAPS SOMEONE SHOULD'VE LLED HIM A "GAY FISH" {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
KANYE WT SHUTS DOWN GAY RUMORS WH BETY INFLUENCER JEFEE STAR
TOM HOLLAND 'UNAFFECTED' OM 'THE CROWD ROOM' GAY SCENE HATE
WATCH AN ORCHTRA PERFORM THE ‘SOUTH PARK’ CLASSIC ‘GAY FISH’ AHEAD OF SEASON PREMIERE
KANYE WT: FANS DON’T BELIEVE RUMORS THAT HE’S GAY
WHY ISN'T KANYE WT A GAY IN?HE’S RADIL, HE’S OVER THE TOP, HE’S UNAPOLOGETIC — SHOULDN’T QUEER FANS LOVE HIM?{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY MTV NEWS STAFFJUNE 23, 2016/11:58 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 20: KANYE WT PERFORMS AT THE HOT 107.9 BIRTHDAY BASH BLOCK SHOW AT PHILIPS ARENA ON JUNE 20, 2015 ATLANTA, GEIA. (PHOTO BY PRCE WILLIAMS/WIREIMAGE)BY MTV NEWS STAFFJUNE 23, 2016 / 11:58 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHY ISN'T KANYE WT A GAY IN?","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-06-23T15:58:52.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-06-23T15:58:52.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MTV NEWS STAFF","KEYWORDS":"HIP HOP","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BY ANDY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE OUR WORLDWI OBSSN WH KANYE WT’S EVERY MOVE, WE’VE BEEN IGNORG A CCIAL FACET OF HIS REER, CHET, AND APPEAL: KANYE WT IS A GAY IN. WELL, HE SHOULD BE, ANYWAY. HIS LNS OF VOTED FANS SURELY CLU MANY LGBTQ PEOPLE, LIKE ANY POP STAR ON HIS LEVEL. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THOUGH, HIS MIC AND PUBLIC PERSONA NTA CLEAR ECHO OF QUEER LIFE — AND 'S TIME TO START CELEBRATG THEM AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENG AS FORMER FUNDAMENTALIST NICK JONAS IS SUBJECT TO THE PRS’S YEARS-LONG MPAIGN FOR HIS GAY INHOOD — WAGED PRIMARILY ON THE MERS OF HIS CALV KLE BULGE AND SUBSEQUENT #SEXIN CERTIFITN. (WHY FASHN SPREADS OF JONAS BRIEFS — PL A FEW MOR GAY ACTG ROL — QUALIFI HIM AS A GAY IN WHILE KANYE OWNG UP TO A LEAKED DICK PIC SOMEHOW DO NOT, I’LL NEVER KNOW.) JONAS HAS SO QUICKLY BEE AN “IN” BY “QUEER-BAG” GAY FANS, A SAVVY REER MOVE HE CHOSE TO MAKE AROUND THE TIME HIS FANS OUTGREW HIS PROMISE BAND–WEARG BAND’S FX-SEXUAL PURANISM. WT, MEANWHILE, IS A LOGIL MAG FOR QUEER ADMIRERS BEE OF THE FIRE WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE, HATE, OR SOME MIX OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OBVLY, BEG A GAY IN IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS BEG BELOVED BY GAY MEN. IMAGG WT AS ONE SUCH IN IS DIFFICULT, BEE MAKG A GAY IN OUT REQUIR A CELEBRY WHO ALREADY “LOOKS LIKE ONE” TO THE MEDIA AND QUEER SUBCULTURE. IN STAT HAS TH FAR BEEN RERVED AS THE EXCLIVE TERRORY OF OUR FEMALE ENTERTAERS (WH A FEW MALE EXCEPTNS). SOMETIM TRAGIC AND MOST ALWAYS MARKED BY SNDAL, THE WOMEN — LIKE JUDY GARLAND, CHER, AND BRNEY — HAVE FED “WHAT MEANS” TO BE A GAY IN UP TILL NOW: FEMALE, SEXUALIZED, GLAMORIZED, AND VASTATED. THE INS SEEM TO REPRENT TO GAY MEN THAT A PERSON N FACE VASTATN, PAFULLY LIVE THROUGH , AND E OUT WH A LIFE WORTH DANCG OVER. MORE THAN “WOMAN” OR “DIVA,” THEN, PA AND (EVENTUAL) TRIUMPH ARE THE TE HALLMARKS OF BEG A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHO HAS PERSONIFIED THE BALANCE OF PA AND SUCCS MORE BRILLIANTLY THAN KANYE WT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A POST-MADONNA WORLD, THOUGH, GAY INS ARE EXPECTED TO DO MORE THAN MERELY “REPRENT” SOME OTHERWISE UNREPRENTED FACET OF THE QUEER EXPERIENCE. OUR NEW GAY INS MT TAKE AN ACTIVE STAND AGAST SOME FORM OF JTICE, AND HERE AGA HE MEETS THE MARK: FEW STARS N MATCH KANYE’S HISTORY OF STANDG AGAST EQUALY S MANY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2005 — LONG BEFORE WAS REMOTELY “SAFE” TO SPEAK UP FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE (LET ALONE A SMART REER MOVE) — KANYE SAT DOWN WH MTV NEWS AND DISCSED HOW “EVERYBODY HIP-HOP DISCRIMAT AGAST GAY PEOPLE.” WT EXPLAED THAT HE WANTED “TO E ON TV AND JT TELL MY RAPPERS, JT TELL MY IENDS,‘YO, STOP .'” IT’S STRIKG HOW LTLE ATTENTN THIS POT HIS REER RECEIV. THE TERVIEW GAVE A CLASSIC MTV MOMENT BY REFLECTG A BROAR CULTURAL SHIFT, BUT NEVER REALLY JOED THE OFFICIAL RANKS OF “MTV MOMENTS” — PROBABLY BEE THE TERVIEW WAS JT ONE MONTH BEFORE WT’S MOST NTROVERSIAL QUOTE EVER: “GEE BH DON’T RE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN RETROSPECT, THE QUOT TTIFY TO THE WAY KANYE IS K TO THE QUEER SPIR: HE SPEAKS UP ABOUT SOCIAL ILLS AND SUFFERS THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE THIS, KANYE IS LARGELY SEEN AS OUT OF HIS MD WHEN HE TAK ON POLICS. KANYE’S “CRAZS” UALLY VOLV HOW HE OVERSHAR, IS “TOO MUCH,” OR OTHERWISE BEHAV A WAY THE PUBLIC EMS “EXCSIVE.” CLASSIC GAY INS LIKE JUDY GARLAND AND JOAN CRAWFORD ALL PERFORMED AND LIVED OUT “EXCSIVE” FEMY, JT AS KANYE IS NOW ACCED OF MACHISMO. LGBTQ PEOPLE, TOO, ARE OFTEN TOLD THEY ARE ACTG “TOO GAY,” “TOO BUTCH,” ETC. — KANYE, THEN, IS THE GAY IN OF NOT APOLOGIZG FOR BEG TOO MUCH OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS TENNCY TOWARD EXCSIVENS IS WELL-TABLISHED. “HE’S JT TOO MUCH,” TRACTORS OFTEN SAY, BUT RARELY DO THIS TENNCY GET EXPLORED AS ANYTHG MORE THAN A CHARACTER FLAW. HIS OVER-THE-TOP QUALI REPRENT SOMETHG GREATER WHEN HE IS APPROACHED OM A DIFFERENT ANGLE: AS A GAY IN, KANYE IS NOT “EXCSIVE” BUT RATHER “FLAMBOYANT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KANYE WORKS SO WELL AS A GAY IN BEE HE OVERWHELMS WH A NEW FLAMBOYANCE THAT SEEMS (SPE BEG A THE MAKG) TO BE GEARED UP FOR OUR PRENT MOMENT. IN 2016, KANYE’S MUCHNS FEELS BOTH PLIC OPPRSIVE POWER PARADIGMS AND PLETELY BEYOND THEM. HE’S A PALIST, BUT HE HAS $53 LN BT OM LIVG A LIFE THAT FI FANCIAL RPONSIBILY IALS; HE REPLAYS TIRED GENR POLICS, BUT HE ATTACKS THEM ON THE SAME ALBUM; HE IS MARRIED, BUT MASTREAM SEXUAL MORALY IS ONE OF HIS BIGGT TARGETS ON THE LIFE OF PABLO. HIS NTRADICTNS ARE OUR OWN. IF HE WERE WHE, HE’D LIKELY ALREADY BE LLED “FLAMBOYANT” AND CELEBRATED FOR THIS SH OF MUCHNS — BUT, AS WH THE DICK PIC VERS CALV KLE PHOTO SHOOT DYNAMIC, KANYE’S (MELO)DRAMATIC FLOURISH EARN HIM DIAGNOS OR NMNATNS. REEVALUATG KANYE AS FLAMBOYANT, ’S SUDNLY EASIER TO UNRSTAND HIS HABUAL GRANDSY AS A STYLIZED INTY RATHER THAN AN OBLIV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL GAY INS ARE STYLISTS; ALL VOTN TO GAY INS MEANS STYLE. AS A PERSON, WT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO INTIFY WH, BUT AS A STYLE, HE BE REPRENTATIVE OF ALL THAT WE SECRETLY BELIEVE ABOUT OURSELV — NAMELY, THAT WE N BE THIS AS WELL AS THAT. AS A STYLE, WE N DON KANYE SELV AND SEE, HIS ROLUTN OF HIS NTRADICTNS, THE POTENTIAL OUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}'YE’S SWAGGER IS THE MOST BASIC STARTG POT FOR UNRSTANDG WHY SO MANY QUEER PEOPLE IDOLIZE HIM. HE IS THE HT MOL ALIVE FOR ANYONE HOPG TO SURPASS ALL LIMS AND BEE SOMETHG MORE. RATHER THAN AN IN OF BISED FEMY, HE IS AN IN OF BEG EVERYTHG ALL AT ONCE. “I'M TOO BLACK, I'M TOO VOL, I'M TOO FLAGRANT / SOMETHG SMELL' LIKE SH, THAT'S THE NEW AGRANCE / IT'S JT ME, I DO MY WAY, BCH,” HE RAPS ON “NO MORE PARTI L.A.,” A CHARMG MOMENT OF HIS SIGNATURE SELF-NVCG BRAGGADOC. QUEER SWAGGER, LIKE KANYE’S, LIV SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SELF-HYPE AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KANYE WT IS A GAY IN IF FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN HE DARED TO SEIZE THE POSSIBILY SO MANY AREAS THAT EXPAND THE BOUNDARI OF WHAT WE ALL N BEE. HE’S RELEASG A VIO GAME FEATURG HIS LATE MOTHER; HE’S WORKG ON AN AFFORDABLE FASHN LE HOP OF HELPG TO MOCRATIZE STYLE; HE’S GEARG UP FOR A NEW RELEASE AND WORLD TOUR HE’S PARG TO STAR WARS WH WALT DISNEY–LEVEL NOVATN. IT’S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULO, AND THAT’S WHY HE’S SUCH A FTG GAY IN: HE'S ALWAYS THERE TO SP BACK AT THE VOIC TELLG HOW FAR WE N DREAM OR HOW MUCH OF OUR INTI WE’RE ALLOWED TO EXPLORE. HE WILL ALWAYS TELL “GO.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UNSTOPPABLE DARG OF KANYE’S OWN AMBN MAK HIM THE GAY IN YOU NEVER KNEW YOU ULD HAVE — THE GAY IN WHO WAS TOO MUCH TO BE A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}HIP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
KANYE WT SPREADG RUMORS THAT PETE DAVIDSON IS GAY AND HAS AIDS

KANYE WT RPONDS -- HUMBLY! -- TO 'SOUTH PARK' 'FISH STICKS' SLAM'I'M NOT A DOUCHE,' WT SISTS NTRE BLOG {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY JAM MONTGOMERYAPRIL 9, 2009/3:47 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY JAM MONTGOMERYAPRIL 9, 2009 / 3:47 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"KANYE WT RPONDS -- HUMBLY! -- TO 'SOUTH PARK' 'FISH STICKS' SLAM","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-04-09T19:47:05.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-04-09T19:47:05.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JAM MONTGOMERY","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT APPEARS THAT BEG PICTED AS A GAY FISH MIGHT ACTUALLY TURN OUT TO BE A GOOD THG FOR [ARTIST ID="330"]KANYE WT[/ARTIST].{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR THOSE WHO MISSED , WT WAS POSIVELY SLAMMED ON WEDNDAY NIGHT'S EPISO OF "SOUTH PARK" -- WHICH CENTERED AROUND A BALDFACEDLY JUVENILE JOKE ABOUT THE TERM "FISH STICKS" -- G ACROSS AS AN EGOTISTIL JERK WHO IS MASKG EP-CED SIR TO LIVE LIFE AS, UH, A "GAY FISH."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE END OF THE EPISO, AFTER NYG HIS LATENT FEELGS, WT -- DRSED A GREEN VT AND SK-TIGHT FISH-SLE PANTS -- FALLY REALIZ THAT HE N'T KEEP HIS NER FISH CLOSETED ANYMORE, TELLS HIS CREW "IT'S TIME FOR ME TO STOP NNG. A GAY FISH JT NT LIVE THE OUTSI WORLD FOREVER," THEN LEAPS OFF A PIER AND LNCH TO AN AUTO-TUNED SONG WHILE HUMPG VAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW, WE'RE FAIRLY CERTA THAT THE KANYE OF OLD WOULD'VE FLOWN TO A F OF RAGE OVER HIS PORTRAYAL ON THE SHOW. BUT, ON THURSDAY (APRIL 9), WT TOOK A DIFFERENT TACT, POSTG A LK TO THE SHOW HIS BLOG, AND WRG ( ALL CAPS, OF URSE) THAT HE WASN'T UPSET, BEE HE ED THE EPISO AS MOTIVATN TO DISPLAY SOME NEW LIFE SKILLS. IT WOULD SEEM THAT KANYE HAS TURNED OVER A NEW ... ER, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}" 'SOUTH PARK' MURRED ME LAST NIGHT, AND 'S PRETTY FUNNY. IT HURTS MY FEELGS, BUT WHAT N YOU EXPECT OM 'SOUTH PARK?'" HE WROTE. "I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN WORKG ON MY EGO. ... HAVG THE CRAZY EGO IS PLAYED OUT AT THIS POT MY LIFE AND REER. I ED TO E TO BUILD UP MY TEEM WHEN NOBODY BELIEVED ME. NOW THAT PEOPLE DO BELIEVE AND SUPPORT MY MIC, THE BT RPONSE IS 'THANK YOU' STEAD OF 'I TOLD YOU SO!'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I JT WANNA BE A DOPER PERSON, WHICH STARTS WH ME NOT ALWAYS TELLG PEOPLE HOW DOPE I THK I AM. I NEED TO JT GET PAST MYSELF. DROP THE BRAVADO AND JT MAKE DOPE PRODUCT," THE POST NTUED. "AS LONG AS I ACT LIKE A B---H, THIS TYPE OF SH-- WILL HAPPEN TO ME. ... I'M NOT ACTUALLY A HUGE DOUCHE. I'M SURE THE WRERS AT 'SOUTH PARK' ARE REALLY NICE PEOPLE REAL LIFE. THANKS FOR TAKG THE TIME TO DRAW MY CREW. THAT WAS PRETTY FUNNY ALSO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PERHAPS SOMEONE SHOULD'VE LLED HIM A "GAY FISH" {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Kanye Wt rpond humbly to beg slammed the "Fish Sticks" episo of "South Park" Wednday night, which picted him as a gay fish. * gay kanye *

No, bee you don't have a f***g bipolar disorr n***a you're a closeted homosexual.

" Azealia also threatened to expose the Yeezy founr bee she knew a lot of "homo s**t" that he has done, before claimg that his sexualy is the reason why he always do Teyana Taylor dirty whenever she works on a project wh him. Is Kanye Gay and Secretly Datg Fashn Digner Ricrdo Tisci? ” Bryan Boy tweeted, “Wa so Kanye Wt is gay?

KANYE WT SHUTS DOWN GAY RUMORS WH BETY INFLUENCER JEFEE STAR

I have very strong doubts that Kanye Wt is gay and the closet. If Kanye Wt were gay, he would not only be out and proud, he would never shut up * gay kanye *

She was nvced he was gay and kept rejectg him. ” (Is that a gay nuendo?

TOM HOLLAND 'UNAFFECTED' OM 'THE CROWD ROOM' GAY SCENE HATE

It would jt make Kim’s narrative more Liz Taylorish if she ns through a strg of gay men. It appears that beg picted as a gay fish might actually turn out to be a good thg for [artist id="330"]Kanye Wt[/artist] those who missed , Wt was posively slammed on Wednday night's episo of "South Park" -- which centered around a baldfacedly juvenile joke about the term "fish sticks" -- g across as an egotistil jerk who is maskg ep-ced sir to live life as, uh, a "gay fish.

WATCH AN ORCHTRA PERFORM THE ‘SOUTH PARK’ CLASSIC ‘GAY FISH’ AHEAD OF SEASON PREMIERE

A gay fish jt nt live the outsi world forever, " then leaps off a pier and lnch to an Auto-Tuned song while humpg var, we're fairly certa that the Kanye of old would've flown to a f of rage over his portrayal on the show. "Perhaps someone should've lled him a "gay fish" sooner.

*A source close to Kanye Wt claims reports that the rapper is makg sexy time wh gay bety fluencer Jefee Star is not te.

I have very strong doubts that Kanye Wt is gay and the closet. If Kanye Wt were gay, he would not only be out and proud, he would never shut up about how he’s the bt at beg gay and he’s the most powerful power top ever.

KANYE WT: FANS DON’T BELIEVE RUMORS THAT HE’S GAY

I also don’t thk Kanye has enough self-awarens to be a self-loathg closeted gay Christian Republin.

He’d want the attentn the Lil Nas X got and jt say that beg gay mak him a better Christian than straight people.

"However, the latt episo, which was expected, ed uproar soon after s Holland's fans are quick to jump his fense by praisg him for takg a darg role and also poted to the prev Spir-Man actors' Toby Maguire and Andrew Garfield, on-screen gay characters after a trend NotMySpirman was started on Twter. Watch an Orchtra Perform the ‘South Park’ Classic ‘Gay Fish’ Ahead of Season Premiere. The song is a llback to the classic 2009 episo "Fishsticks" where Kanye Wt believ that he's a gay fish.

WHY ISN'T KANYE WT A GAY IN?HE’S RADIL, HE’S OVER THE TOP, HE’S UNAPOLOGETIC — SHOULDN’T QUEER FANS LOVE HIM?{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY MTV NEWS STAFFJUNE 23, 2016/11:58 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 20: KANYE WT PERFORMS AT THE HOT 107.9 BIRTHDAY BASH BLOCK SHOW AT PHILIPS ARENA ON JUNE 20, 2015 ATLANTA, GEIA. (PHOTO BY PRCE WILLIAMS/WIREIMAGE)BY MTV NEWS STAFFJUNE 23, 2016 / 11:58 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHY ISN'T KANYE WT A GAY IN?","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-06-23T15:58:52.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-06-23T15:58:52.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MTV NEWS STAFF","KEYWORDS":"HIP HOP","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BY ANDY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE OUR WORLDWI OBSSN WH KANYE WT’S EVERY MOVE, WE’VE BEEN IGNORG A CCIAL FACET OF HIS REER, CHET, AND APPEAL: KANYE WT IS A GAY IN. WELL, HE SHOULD BE, ANYWAY. HIS LNS OF VOTED FANS SURELY CLU MANY LGBTQ PEOPLE, LIKE ANY POP STAR ON HIS LEVEL. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THOUGH, HIS MIC AND PUBLIC PERSONA NTA CLEAR ECHO OF QUEER LIFE — AND 'S TIME TO START CELEBRATG THEM AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENG AS FORMER FUNDAMENTALIST NICK JONAS IS SUBJECT TO THE PRS’S YEARS-LONG MPAIGN FOR HIS GAY INHOOD — WAGED PRIMARILY ON THE MERS OF HIS CALV KLE BULGE AND SUBSEQUENT #SEXIN CERTIFITN. (WHY FASHN SPREADS OF JONAS BRIEFS — PL A FEW MOR GAY ACTG ROL — QUALIFI HIM AS A GAY IN WHILE KANYE OWNG UP TO A LEAKED DICK PIC SOMEHOW DO NOT, I’LL NEVER KNOW.) JONAS HAS SO QUICKLY BEE AN “IN” BY “QUEER-BAG” GAY FANS, A SAVVY REER MOVE HE CHOSE TO MAKE AROUND THE TIME HIS FANS OUTGREW HIS PROMISE BAND–WEARG BAND’S FX-SEXUAL PURANISM. WT, MEANWHILE, IS A LOGIL MAG FOR QUEER ADMIRERS BEE OF THE FIRE WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE, HATE, OR SOME MIX OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OBVLY, BEG A GAY IN IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS BEG BELOVED BY GAY MEN. IMAGG WT AS ONE SUCH IN IS DIFFICULT, BEE MAKG A GAY IN OUT REQUIR A CELEBRY WHO ALREADY “LOOKS LIKE ONE” TO THE MEDIA AND QUEER SUBCULTURE. IN STAT HAS TH FAR BEEN RERVED AS THE EXCLIVE TERRORY OF OUR FEMALE ENTERTAERS (WH A FEW MALE EXCEPTNS). SOMETIM TRAGIC AND MOST ALWAYS MARKED BY SNDAL, THE WOMEN — LIKE JUDY GARLAND, CHER, AND BRNEY — HAVE FED “WHAT MEANS” TO BE A GAY IN UP TILL NOW: FEMALE, SEXUALIZED, GLAMORIZED, AND VASTATED. THE INS SEEM TO REPRENT TO GAY MEN THAT A PERSON N FACE VASTATN, PAFULLY LIVE THROUGH , AND E OUT WH A LIFE WORTH DANCG OVER. MORE THAN “WOMAN” OR “DIVA,” THEN, PA AND (EVENTUAL) TRIUMPH ARE THE TE HALLMARKS OF BEG A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHO HAS PERSONIFIED THE BALANCE OF PA AND SUCCS MORE BRILLIANTLY THAN KANYE WT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A POST-MADONNA WORLD, THOUGH, GAY INS ARE EXPECTED TO DO MORE THAN MERELY “REPRENT” SOME OTHERWISE UNREPRENTED FACET OF THE QUEER EXPERIENCE. OUR NEW GAY INS MT TAKE AN ACTIVE STAND AGAST SOME FORM OF JTICE, AND HERE AGA HE MEETS THE MARK: FEW STARS N MATCH KANYE’S HISTORY OF STANDG AGAST EQUALY S MANY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2005 — LONG BEFORE WAS REMOTELY “SAFE” TO SPEAK UP FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE (LET ALONE A SMART REER MOVE) — KANYE SAT DOWN WH MTV NEWS AND DISCSED HOW “EVERYBODY HIP-HOP DISCRIMAT AGAST GAY PEOPLE.” WT EXPLAED THAT HE WANTED “TO E ON TV AND JT TELL MY RAPPERS, JT TELL MY IENDS,‘YO, STOP .'” IT’S STRIKG HOW LTLE ATTENTN THIS POT HIS REER RECEIV. THE TERVIEW GAVE A CLASSIC MTV MOMENT BY REFLECTG A BROAR CULTURAL SHIFT, BUT NEVER REALLY JOED THE OFFICIAL RANKS OF “MTV MOMENTS” — PROBABLY BEE THE TERVIEW WAS JT ONE MONTH BEFORE WT’S MOST NTROVERSIAL QUOTE EVER: “GEE BH DON’T RE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN RETROSPECT, THE QUOT TTIFY TO THE WAY KANYE IS K TO THE QUEER SPIR: HE SPEAKS UP ABOUT SOCIAL ILLS AND SUFFERS THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE THIS, KANYE IS LARGELY SEEN AS OUT OF HIS MD WHEN HE TAK ON POLICS. KANYE’S “CRAZS” UALLY VOLV HOW HE OVERSHAR, IS “TOO MUCH,” OR OTHERWISE BEHAV A WAY THE PUBLIC EMS “EXCSIVE.” CLASSIC GAY INS LIKE JUDY GARLAND AND JOAN CRAWFORD ALL PERFORMED AND LIVED OUT “EXCSIVE” FEMY, JT AS KANYE IS NOW ACCED OF MACHISMO. LGBTQ PEOPLE, TOO, ARE OFTEN TOLD THEY ARE ACTG “TOO GAY,” “TOO BUTCH,” ETC. — KANYE, THEN, IS THE GAY IN OF NOT APOLOGIZG FOR BEG TOO MUCH OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS TENNCY TOWARD EXCSIVENS IS WELL-TABLISHED. “HE’S JT TOO MUCH,” TRACTORS OFTEN SAY, BUT RARELY DO THIS TENNCY GET EXPLORED AS ANYTHG MORE THAN A CHARACTER FLAW. HIS OVER-THE-TOP QUALI REPRENT SOMETHG GREATER WHEN HE IS APPROACHED OM A DIFFERENT ANGLE: AS A GAY IN, KANYE IS NOT “EXCSIVE” BUT RATHER “FLAMBOYANT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KANYE WORKS SO WELL AS A GAY IN BEE HE OVERWHELMS WH A NEW FLAMBOYANCE THAT SEEMS (SPE BEG A THE MAKG) TO BE GEARED UP FOR OUR PRENT MOMENT. IN 2016, KANYE’S MUCHNS FEELS BOTH PLIC OPPRSIVE POWER PARADIGMS AND PLETELY BEYOND THEM. HE’S A PALIST, BUT HE HAS $53 LN BT OM LIVG A LIFE THAT FI FANCIAL RPONSIBILY IALS; HE REPLAYS TIRED GENR POLICS, BUT HE ATTACKS THEM ON THE SAME ALBUM; HE IS MARRIED, BUT MASTREAM SEXUAL MORALY IS ONE OF HIS BIGGT TARGETS ON THE LIFE OF PABLO. HIS NTRADICTNS ARE OUR OWN. IF HE WERE WHE, HE’D LIKELY ALREADY BE LLED “FLAMBOYANT” AND CELEBRATED FOR THIS SH OF MUCHNS — BUT, AS WH THE DICK PIC VERS CALV KLE PHOTO SHOOT DYNAMIC, KANYE’S (MELO)DRAMATIC FLOURISH EARN HIM DIAGNOS OR NMNATNS. REEVALUATG KANYE AS FLAMBOYANT, ’S SUDNLY EASIER TO UNRSTAND HIS HABUAL GRANDSY AS A STYLIZED INTY RATHER THAN AN OBLIV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL GAY INS ARE STYLISTS; ALL VOTN TO GAY INS MEANS STYLE. AS A PERSON, WT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO INTIFY WH, BUT AS A STYLE, HE BE REPRENTATIVE OF ALL THAT WE SECRETLY BELIEVE ABOUT OURSELV — NAMELY, THAT WE N BE THIS AS WELL AS THAT. AS A STYLE, WE N DON KANYE SELV AND SEE, HIS ROLUTN OF HIS NTRADICTNS, THE POTENTIAL OUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}'YE’S SWAGGER IS THE MOST BASIC STARTG POT FOR UNRSTANDG WHY SO MANY QUEER PEOPLE IDOLIZE HIM. HE IS THE HT MOL ALIVE FOR ANYONE HOPG TO SURPASS ALL LIMS AND BEE SOMETHG MORE. RATHER THAN AN IN OF BISED FEMY, HE IS AN IN OF BEG EVERYTHG ALL AT ONCE. “I'M TOO BLACK, I'M TOO VOL, I'M TOO FLAGRANT / SOMETHG SMELL' LIKE SH, THAT'S THE NEW AGRANCE / IT'S JT ME, I DO MY WAY, BCH,” HE RAPS ON “NO MORE PARTI L.A.,” A CHARMG MOMENT OF HIS SIGNATURE SELF-NVCG BRAGGADOC. QUEER SWAGGER, LIKE KANYE’S, LIV SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SELF-HYPE AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KANYE WT IS A GAY IN IF FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN HE DARED TO SEIZE THE POSSIBILY SO MANY AREAS THAT EXPAND THE BOUNDARI OF WHAT WE ALL N BEE. HE’S RELEASG A VIO GAME FEATURG HIS LATE MOTHER; HE’S WORKG ON AN AFFORDABLE FASHN LE HOP OF HELPG TO MOCRATIZE STYLE; HE’S GEARG UP FOR A NEW RELEASE AND WORLD TOUR HE’S PARG TO STAR WARS WH WALT DISNEY–LEVEL NOVATN. IT’S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULO, AND THAT’S WHY HE’S SUCH A FTG GAY IN: HE'S ALWAYS THERE TO SP BACK AT THE VOIC TELLG HOW FAR WE N DREAM OR HOW MUCH OF OUR INTI WE’RE ALLOWED TO EXPLORE. 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