Philly rapper Beanie Sigel stopped by the The Breakfast Club and lled beg gay “sickeng.” Here’s why he's not only wrong, but also reckls.
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- BEANIE SIGEL CALLS MEEK MILL/DRAKE SUATN “GAY”, WARNS SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED
- BEANIE SIGEL SAYS MEEK MILL, DRAKE BEEF IS 'GAY'
- BEANIE SIGEL SAYS MEEK MILL, DRAKE BEEF IS 'GAY'
BEANIE SIGEL CALLS MEEK MILL/DRAKE SUATN “GAY”, WARNS SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED
Instead, the aggrsive, homophobic views he exprsed on the popular rad show were not only offensive, but also dangero to Black gay men.
“This homosexualy sh-t is at an all-time high, ” said the rapper. If you ask me, that sounds pretty gay, and I should know. Instead of spoutg harmful homophobic views, Beanie should be teachg his sons that all people serve rpect, no matter whom they love.
Wh a culture often associated wh misogyny and disda for Black women, rappers tend to follow this exact blueprt when to Black gay men and perceived femy. Even if rappers aren’t sptg homophobic slurs, phras like “no homo, ” “that’s spect, ” and “pse” evolv the slang a harmful way. Though the amount of tim Beanie’s been jail is longer than his disgraphy, ’s important we ll out homophobia and cis-male privilege—both straight and gay.
BEANIE SIGEL SAYS MEEK MILL, DRAKE BEEF IS 'GAY'
This privilege affords men the opportuny to never feel the need to apologize or be remorseful for abe and vlence agast women and gay men.
It is ccial to regnize that this type of hatred is a ser problem that impacts so many of my Black gay brothers livg neighborhoods like Beanie’s hometown of Philalphia, or Harlem, Oakland, or other areas. Although homophobia is not specific to any geographic regn or race, ias about what Black masculy looks like make particularly harmful to Black gay men. The procs of “g out” has bee a mastream phenomenon, full of spiratnal stori, Keh Harg t-shirts, firi Twter chats wh young gay YouTubers, and ’s very own holiday.
It was also the 28th anniversary of the Natnal March on Washgton for Lbian and Gay Rights. From Langston Hugh to Bayard Rt to Marlon Riggs, Black gay men have been an important part of our history. Today popular primetime seri are velopg storyl featurg Black gay characters.
BEANIE SIGEL SAYS MEEK MILL, DRAKE BEEF IS 'GAY'
Characters like Mark Bradley (Beg Mary Jane), Jefey Harrgton (The Hav and the Have Nots), and Jamal Lyon (Empire) have enhanced the prence of Black gay reprentatn on televisn. Even realy shows like Love and Hip Hop and the Prancg El Project have taken a step toward challengg stereotypil pictns of Black gay men. The vigt not only serve as iendly remrs that this “gay thg” isn’t a phase or somethg exclive to Whe people, as Beanie Sigel seems to thk, but they also show Black gay men existg and livg their liv jt like everyone else.