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no homo but gay

Jaguars assistant Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's pro sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer.

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CAN SOMEONE BE HOMOSEXUAL AND NOT GAY?

Want to tell your bro you love him but worried about your agile masculy? Thk twice before g this extremely offensive, anti-gay phrase. * no homo but gay *

When rapper DaBaby me unr fire for a strg of ntroversial ments about gay men and people livg wh HIV/AIDS last year, reigned a long-standg nversatn about the problem of homophobia hip-hop.

I LIKE GUYS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE GAY. HOW DO I STOP BEG GAY?

Growg up, the phras of “no homo” and “that’s so gay” weren’t lost on me. Now, I crge at them, primarily bee phras like the genuely hurt. * no homo but gay *

While the issue has arguably improved over the last – wh queer artists like iLoveMakonnen, Kev Abstract, Frank Ocean, Big Freedia, and Lil Nas X takg a seat at the hip-hop table while beg thentic about their sexual orientatn and genr inty – anti-gay sentiment is still rife rap songs. From Emem’s repeated e of the word “f*ggot” his mic to the ubiquy of the term “no homo” the hip-hop scene the early 2000s, gay people – or at least softns and effemacy – have been the butt of the joke hip-hop culture for far too long.

In rap, where wordplay abounds, the phrase has a dual purpose, allowg rappers to sert humoro double entendr to their lyrics – all while distancg themselv om the homoerotic language. In an article for Slate, wrer Jonah Weer pots to how rappers have ed “no homo” not as a blatant exprsn of homophobia, but to show off their abily to play wh language. “A funny si effect here is that the no homo vogue doubtls enurag rappers not only to sctize everythg they say for trace gayns but to actively thk up gay double-entendr jt so that they n p them off wh no homo kickers, ” he wr.

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A word ed to show that whatever you did no matter how gay isn't gay as long as you say no homo." name="Dcriptn" property="og:scriptn * no homo but gay *

The problem that most crics ce about the term “no homo” is that ’s ed wh the implitn that outward exprsns of emotns are somewhat lghable, as they don’t reflect tradnal ias of masculy.

As such, this le of thkg, you uld say that “no homo” is not only a homophobic phrase that pok fun at other men but also has misogynistic unrton, as puts down effemate gay men and women as well.

Gog back to hip-hop’s relatnship wh homophobia (and hypermasculy and misogyny), “no homo” n be pared to Emem’s ntued e of the f-slur, which he fends as not beg an easy dunk on homosexualy but a way to emasculate other men he has beef wh.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

@luckyall It's difficult to expla. The sayg self isn't bad, but n often be associated wh people who may exclu gay people other ways, or suggt such. It has a lot to do wh the tone your voice. Bee uld potentially be terpreted as : "I love you. But don't worry, I'm not gay or anythg!" Which this example would fely be nsired rogatory. This example suggts beg gay would be a problem.|Usually 's a form of: "I love you, man. No homo" Which means: "I love you, but not a romantic or sexual way." It's not herently rogatory, but n be. Depends on the ntext. You don't really hear anymore the days.|@luckyall sayg “no homo” impli that somethg is wrong wh beg homosexual. It uld be offensive to some. |@luckyall yeah sure! I thk @firethorn43 rponse may be more accurate! * no homo but gay *

As summed up a blog published by GLSEN, “People [like Emem] may not tend to reproduce bigotry [when they e phras like “no homo” and “that’s so gay”, and “f*ggot”], but neverthels leave the door wi open for the e of anti-LGBT language – and certaly do not nounce the disturbg levels of vlence and timidatn that LGBT people, particularly stunts, face daily. In a piece for the Guardian, wrer Carmen Cz argu however that, “while the LGBTQ activist si of me unrstands the phrase’s homophobic origs and offensivens”, also has “potential for allowg greater emotnal exprsn between men.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* NO HOMO BUT GAY

Jags' Maxen is first male Amerin pro sports ach to e out as gay - ESPN.

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