RumAndRaisin said:

I don't think most gays(men) are effeminate.
You just don't happen to know the ones that aren't because you assume they are straight.

being effeminate isn't about a sexual orientation anyway, there a lots of effeminate heterosexuals, not only that if you look at a lot of entertainers(INCLUDING PRINCE) especially in the rock n roll arena they style and mannerisms a lot of times are various degrees of effeminate style.

purplecam said:

shhh.....you'll only get into trouble ..... .....run....hide in here....its safe place until .....they have left.....

Your breaking a stereotype that all gay people think the same

Causing a fuss over something as minor as this only furthers the stereotype that gay people are oversensitive pussy crybabies. Fact.

Causing a fuss over something as minor as this only furthers the stereotype that gay people are oversensitive pussy crybabies. Fact.

Militant said:

That's only if you assume the person making a fuss is gay

I'm not and I don't care for homophobia either
I also work with a bunch of 'straight' hairy outdoor working men who are oversensitive pussy crybabies

Oh damn, my mascara's running, hang on, I look like a bloody raccoon now...

Militant said:

Wow, that's quite a bold statement. Are you referring to the original poster or just all gays in general?

I'm gay and I don't give a toss about whomever makes whatever gesture when they want to refer to someone being gay.

Oh damn, my mascara's running, hang on, I look like a bloody raccoon now...

Was the hand gesture intentional?

Prince loves gay people!!

He doesn't love their lifestyle.

Where the confusion comes in is when you condemn one sin and not another.

From a Christian perspective, gay relationships are sinful just like greed or hatred or lying or stealing or heterosexual fornication. Sin is sin.
It's extremely hard to convince people to go a different way when you've spent most of your life promoting the opposite. But if Paul can do it so can Prince.

180s allowed...

sgmusic said:

There is one question I like to ask people who say that, and my question is this:

Would Jesus refuse or turn away a gay person from having communion at his table? If he did I would be disappointed and very sad.

I don't mean to turn this into a P & R topic folks, sorry

Prince loves gay people!!

He doesn't love their lifestyle.

Where the confusion comes in is when you condemn one sin and not another.

From a Christian perspective, gay relationships are sinful just like greed or hatred or lying or stealing or heterosexual fornication . Sin is sin.

It's extremely hard to convince people to go a different way when you've spent most of your life promoting the opposite. But if Paul can do it so can Prince.

180s allowed...

sgmusic said:

No Jesus Love All


There is one question I like to ask people who say that, and my question is this:

Would Jesus refuse or turn away a gay person from having communion at his table? If he did I would be disappointed and very sad.

I don't mean to turn this into a P & R topic folks, sorry

sgmusic said:

There is one question I like to ask people who say that, and my question is this:

Would Jesus refuse or turn away a gay person from having communion at his table? If he did I would be disappointed and very sad.

I don't mean to turn this into a P & R topic folks, sorry

luv4u said:

No, I don't think He would.

The first communion was a like a picture, a description of what was to come. The bread was His body (broken for every sinner), the wine His blood (to be shed for every sinner). No I don't think He would have turned away a gay person from taking the first communion. Every one of the disciples that broke that bread with Him on that day were sinners, and so are all of us.

The communion that is taken after Christ's death is taken to remember what He has done for us in taking the punishment for our sins, past present and future sins! If you take communion without examining your heart and asking Him to cleanse you of your sins, you are effectively placing judgement on yourself. You are in essense mocking His death by remembering the ultimate sacrifice He made for you with no intention of following or obeying Him. All are welcome to come. He would not refuse anyone - He loves you people! But your heart must be right when you take communion. That's why the bible says that men who have taken communion unworthily are sick or have died. Do not be deceived (The Word of God says) God is not mocked, whatsoever a man sows, he shall reap.

Sorry for the preaching - not sorry for the truth
[Edited 10/15/09 8:51am]

luv4u said:

It's bullshit...plenty of religious authorities have said it doesn't mention homosexuaity as bad anywhere in that work of fiction called the bible

ernestsewell said:

I don't believe that at all ernest.

Sorry for the preaching - not sorry for the truth
[Edited 10/15/09 8:51am]

Prince loves gay people!!

He doesn't love their lifestyle.

Where the confusion comes in is when you condemn one sin and not another.

From a Christian perspective, gay relationships are sinful just like greed or hatred or lying or stealing or heterosexual fornication . Sin is sin.

It's extremely hard to convince people to go a different way when you've spent most of your life promoting the opposite. But if Paul can do it so can Prince.

180s allowed...

I immediately cringed when I saw the hand gesture. It was very immature, narrow-minded, stereotypical, and flat out STUPID of him. If anyone ever did a spoof of him in black face, we'd never hear the end of it.

BEING GAY IS NOT A PUNCHLINE! It's not "gay" when your car fucks up. It's not "gay" because you have to work late. "Gay" is not interchangeable with "stupid", or "silly" or "retarded"; no more than nig*er is for "lazy" or "uneducated". It's certainly not a dumbass, 30 year old hand gesture used by a 50-something allegedly enlightened black man in 2009. He's a fool.

But then again coming from someone who did something like The Rainbow Children, I'm not too surprised. (And how ironic that rainbow gradients are used in gay culture and iconography.)

sgmusic said:

That's YOUR truth, not THE truth. And it certainly isn't mine.

I'm quoting 90% of my non-prince listening friends and probably a lot of the general public:

Prince looks gay, he dresses gay, he walks gay, he dances gay, he sings gay in his falsetto.

And yet he's a gay basher... not doing a good job in getting out his message then is he.

Browzer said:

How does someone look gay? Does Neil Patrick Harris or Lance Bass look gay? How does a person LOOK gay? What are gay clothes? Jeans, tshirt, nice jacket? You might be gay too. How do someone walk gay? And dancing? How does someone dance gay? Shaking your butt? Is Shakira gay? Beyonce?

So Falsetto is gay because.....you're clueless? Yes, that's it. Clueless.

It is if you're not gay urself. Dude people mis-use gay all the time just like the word retarded, how the fuck do u think God feels?(Keep in mind I'm not saying it's right but let's be real here) U're being over sensitive to a fucking hand gesture, but u're certainly allowed to act however u want & u've shown us- thanks.

sgmusic said:

... that's not entirely true. It depends on what theology your speaking of. For example, I am Sunni Muslim and a hardcore Prince fan.

Dude you need to get a grip on reality.People make that hand gesture as a meaning to someone being "gay" and I do not think it is sterotypical because if I had a dollar for everytime I saw a gay man with his wrist twisted I would be rich woman.

This stuff happens just like some white people use the "N" word when they think no one black is around to hear.

Let's not live in a polictically correct world that avoids reality. I also don't think P is homophobic more so I think he gets sick and tired of being accussed of being gay and having it brought up continueusoly. Which I feel is his own fault and he needs to get use to it.

Anyway not the big deal your making it out to be.