murph said:

I don't think gays try to equate anything to the African American experience.
Though I certainly think the "gay struggle" is nothing to downplay.
The homosexual struggle as it were has been around at least back to the rise of Abraham religions in Rome, and continues to this day with 80 countries banning homosexuality, and several of those, with punishment of death.

As far as the African American population being less than sympathetic to gay rights, I don't mean this as a blanket "Every black person hates gays" type of thing as there are guys like you who couldn't care either way. But as a voting demographic, it's generally known to be true, and was actually a strategy Republicans tried to employ in recruiting African Americans over to their party. This of course failed largely, as I've stated because African Americans aren't single issue voters, and vote progressive due to a wide range of issues.

Imago said:

You must be living in a vacum...hell, some of my African-American gay friends have talked about their annoyance at their white gay brothers and sisters equating their gay struggle with being black in America...I guess it's that little part of history in which we were enslaved, not allowed to vote and basically were given second class citizen status beyond not being able to get married...To me, other than the fact that the African-American experience is connected with the black church (which as you know has had its religious probloems with homosexuality) it's a very complex mix...But that's life...
[Edited 6/24/07 7:32am]

Imago said:

He was joking about that other personality thing, although it has some truth to it. He definitly has a kind of split personality about him, like how he was at a popular nightclub for celebs and offered the two strippers double their pay if they stopped dancing and said things along the lines of "what would your mothers think if they knew?" and "its disgraceful to demean yourselves that way"
????? Where that came from, I dont know because he and his girls are not any more innocent than the strippers, and no one knows why he was even at the club, because apparently he doesnt even like the music or talk to anyone there, but he frequents it anyways.....
He's always been a little eratic (and erotic ) though, so i wouldnt be suprised if there WAS a woman in him, or at least a wee little leprachaun thats been driving him to act strangely in public. I hope it's the leprechaun.

murph said:

Gays have said that the struggle for equality beckons to the African American struggle for equality--Not the experience itself.

Imago said:

It doesn't...But that's besides the point...

murph said:

And if it's only a 100th of what African Americans went through, does this than make it unimportant?


But yes, that's beside the point.

laurarichardson said:

Liberace never came out.

Alot of stars never came out. Alot of stars who don't wear high heels, makeup, silk stockings, and long permed hair.

These things of course don't make the man gay obviously--but dismissing any iota of a thought that if it looks like a duck, etc. it must be a duck, is kind of closed minded.

to acknowledge something is disgusting is not = to being "AFRAID of" it or the people who do it.

Yes, it is possible that he is gay but, why has no one outed him and why would P just not come out and say so

datdude said:

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co-sign. If you don't like something you have a right not to like it or find it disgusting. It does not mean you hate anyone.

laurarichardson said:

Are you two attempting to reason that calling a homosexual act "disgusting" somehow isn't homophobic??? Really?

laurarichardson said:

Are you two attempting to reason that calling a homosexual act "disgusting" somehow isn't homophobic??? Really?

Again some r meant 2 b loved and not understood! can u wrap ur mind around this? most probably can't. but its cool. 2 Love some1 doesn't require perfection does it...this may be where it goes wrong. does it really have 2 be 1's prefrence? how do u know the prefrence of another, did they sit u down and tell u? did a little birdy shout it out loud but only u heard it in ur ear? LOL....really now:

if u're not being urself then ureself's not being, u don't exsist! there is far more 2 life than what most think, via religion - we'll never experience a perfect 1 not in this system of things, via woman or man. now 2 say that - does it really matter what another is...if it's not u or headed ur way then don't worry about it...yet alone talk about it. again, Loved not understood! sometimes u can try and try to understand some1 and find u just can't, yet u can still Love them and let them be. but 2 get all wrapped up in what some1 likes in another...well come on....if it's true, then SO WHAT! if it ain't, then shut up! but who are u all to talk about it. oooo yeah i 4got 'TRUE PRINCE FANS'!


'u can feed ur mind trash, yet will u serve it at ur dinner table'?

I HATE RUMORS...UNLESS U GET 2 KNOW SOME1 VIA URSELF, THEN U DON'T KNOW EM' AT ALL. THERE'S ALWAYS 2 SIDES 2 EVERY STORY, SOMETIMES 3. lol.

signed...

God "Bliss"

Love

Whats the point of being a transexual to sleep with other men?
If you were born a male and are attracted to men, why would you get a sex change to be with men, you can still have great sex with other men as a male.

What hetero male wants a woman who use to be a man (that's gay) lol
What homo male wants a man who got his peter chopped off? (that ain't gay)
Ok now I'm confused!

But being gay ain't disgusting, sex is sex, how ever you like it dished to ya!
Sex is natural and if your attracted to someone male or female, it doesn't mean that its nasty or disgusting. Its just life.

Prince could very well be a repressed bisexual, but it wouldn't show in his music at all, because his music sounds great to me and I 've been a fan since the early 80's!
[Edited 6/24/07 10:10am]

five said:

[Edited 6/24/07 10:46am]

I really don't think its in your right to say how you hate or dislike the act and not the individual.

I am not thinking of coming out voluntarily. I am thinking of someone outing P.
Yes, it is possible that he is gay but, why has no one outed him and why would P just not come out and say so.

Because he's not. The people who want him to be bisexual want a piece of him. Too bad because he's for us ladies. Live with it and just drop it!

Imago said:

I have several wonderful gay friends..but I would try to beat the shit out of any man that tried to put his hand on me like I was a female...AGAIN..YES , that pic of two hairy dudes fucking each other makes me want to VOMIT !!!!

I think it's my god given right to hit on whomever I feel inspired to hit on.

prettymansson said:

That is classic homophobia. Go tell yr "friends" that you are going to beat the shit out of them if they make a pass at you. See how long that friendship lasts.

I think it's my god given right to hit on whomever I feel inspired to hit on. Dudes can say no. It's not like I'm gonna rape someone.