In the 25 years sce the Nirvana lead sger died, many have fotten he was a gay rights activist who stated he "probably uld be bisexual."
Contents:
- GUNS N’ ROS CUT SONG WH RACIST AND ANTI-GAY SLURS FROM REISSUE
- KURT COBA'S 1993 ADVOTE COVER STORY: 'I'M GAY SPIR'
GUNS N’ ROS CUT SONG WH RACIST AND ANTI-GAY SLURS FROM REISSUE
When the band released G N' R Li 1988, he was acced of beg racist and homophobic, based on lyrics "One a Milln. John discsed his iendships wh Guns N’ Ros ontman Axl Rose and Emem, and why they aren’t homophob. For me Emem was never homophobic.
Never a ln years did I thk he was homophobic. In rponse to the followg accatns of homophobia, Rose ially stated that he was “pro-heterosexual” and “I’m not agast them dog what they want to do as long as ’s not hurtg anybody else and they’re not forcg upon me”, and spoke of negative experienc his past, such as a seemgly iendly man who let him crash on his hotel room floor and then tried to rape him. [2] He later softened this stance, and sisted that he was not homophobic, potg out that some of his ins, such as Freddie Mercury and Elton John, as well as David Geffen, the head of his rerd label, were bisexual or gay.
“But thoands of you are out here watchg a gay man perform tonight. The middle night of Stageach 2022 wrapped up as another openly gay performer, Orville Peck, closed thgs out wh an after-hours set the Palomo tent. The song also ed a rogatory word for homosexuals.
KURT COBA'S 1993 ADVOTE COVER STORY: 'I'M GAY SPIR'
Of urse, Rose fend his word choice once aga, sayg: "I was g down on an element of gays.
" See, he didn't want to sult all homosexuals, only a broad, specific group of them. Apparently, Rose penned a song lled "One In A Milln" that was ultimately removed om the album Appete For Dtctn due to racial and homophobic slurs.
Let’s dig eper to the lyrics of the song that are often nsired racist and homophobic and the batable reactn of Rose to the accatns. As some of you might know, ‘One In A Milln’ drew heavy cricism for havg both racist and homophobic lyrics which were poted towards people of lor, policeman, immigrants, and homosexual people wh vulgar language.