lwr001 said:

Hilarious that people have a bee up their arse about this.

They did studies and a majority of readers believe the headline even if the article says otherwise.

I don't believe that is as true when the source is notoriously dubious.

Boy George has done so many idiotic things Prince should come right out with an headline of his own:

EyE slEpT With BoY

-size pajamas.

What a non-event this turned out to be.

I'm hardly a fan of Boy George, but he really just made a goofy joke. It's the paper that really is in the wrong here, since they deliberately made a headline that was designed to be provocative and misleading. As anyone who knows more than a couple of gay men can tell you, this kind of comment is just meant to be silly and get a reaction. I'm not saying ALL gay men make jokes like this, but it's not uncommon in their culture. He was obviously joking, and the newspaper decided to make it into a salacious headline

JudasLChrist said:

lwr001 said:

take your ass and sit downm somewhere..if this was the streets and a mfer did that, he'd got two pieced and rightfully so

As if Prince hasn't sucked a few dicks in his time, and everybody don't know it. WHAT-EVER! [Edited 10/30/15 14:12pm]

You're disgusting.

hw3004 said:

djThunderfunk said:

Waitaminute!! Is the word "punk" now somehow offensive?!?

...given punk was originally a pejorative term used to describe homosexuals, and the article is about an openly gay man making an obvious joke, then I think the use of the word punk is at best naive, possibly homophobic, and offensive, either way.

I'm calling bullshit. Gay people are not "punks", that's just silly. People who try to limit language and think they have a right to not be offended, they are the "punks".

TheEnglishGent said:

hw3004 said:

...given punk was originally a pejorative term used to describe homosexuals, and the article is about an openly gay man making an obvious joke, then I think the use of the word punk is at best naive, possibly homophobic, and offensive, either way.

No it wasn't! Originally it was used to describe a prostitute, I believe.

I never heard any of this history. I do know this, NOBODY uses the word "punk" to denigrate homosexuals in 2015. Just sayin'...

djThunderfunk said:

djThunderfunk said:

JediMaster said:

I'm hardly a fan of Boy George, but he really just made a goofy joke. It's the paper that really is in the wrong here, since they deliberately made a headline that was designed to be provocative and misleading. As anyone who knows more than a couple of gay men can tell you, this kind of comment is just meant to be silly and get a reaction. I'm not saying ALL gay men make jokes like this, but it's not uncommon in their culture. He was obviously joking, and the newspaper decided to make it into a salacious headline

True, but he should have had the common sense not to make such a joke in that type a setting. It was stated in front of a live audience.

There's something deeply disturbing about this type of behaviour, which goes way beyond any type of speculations on whether or not Prince might have had sex with men in the past.

I had not heard of Boy George's "kidnapping" incident before. However, it doesn't surprise me that consent might be a bit of a shady concept to him.

novabrkr said:

paulludvig said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

would NEVER sleep with such an effeminate man like that...

Interesting comment. What type of men does he prefer?

JudasLChrist said:

novabrkr said:

True, but he should have had the common sense not to make such a joke in that type a setting. It was stated in front of a live audience.

There's something deeply disturbing about this type of behaviour, which goes way beyond any type of speculations on whether or not Prince might have had sex with men in the past.

I had not heard of Boy George's "kidnapping" incident before. However, it doesn't surprise me that consent might be a bit of a shady concept to him.

It was an off the cuff remark...it wasn't a big deal. People are reacting to it negatively because of their own homophobia. End of story.

People are reacting to it negatively because they know that Prince don't play like that, and it reflects negatively on him, joke or not! If there's one thing that people know, it's that you don't mess with Prince, because he's not the one to mess with!

Boy George ws being funny..



"EVERYONE IN GROUP: Please calm down. If everyone would take time to read the actual article, it says that Boy George was really referring to a Poster of Prince he used to have over his bed. Boy George was just being funny but unfortunately in these days people take things too literal to understand sarcasm anymore."


comment taken from fb, I just have to agree,



people don't read well if they are mad at BG because of a joke about a POSTER...

1contessa said:

JudasLChrist said:

As if Prince hasn't sucked a few dicks in his time, and everybody don't know it. WHAT-EVER!

what did you write??


"A thief" always thinks that everyone else are stealing too..

Just because you are gay JudasLChrist.. this doesn't mean Prince is gay as well..

Of course Prince is straight, and always has been straight, but IF... in case Prince really was gay (like you claim), I see nothing wrong with that.. Freddie Mercury, Elton John, George Michael... and Boy George as well.... those guys are wonderful, and I don't mind they are gay at all..

Gentlemen, let's broaden our minds....

thedance said:

^ ok, fine.. I am non-english.. I must have misunderstood you then..

JudasLChrist said:

novabrkr said:

True, but he should have had the common sense not to make such a joke in that type a setting. It was stated in front of a live audience.

There's something deeply disturbing about this type of behaviour, which goes way beyond any type of speculations on whether or not Prince might have had sex with men in the past.

I had not heard of Boy George's "kidnapping" incident before. However, it doesn't surprise me that consent might be a bit of a shady concept to him.

It was an off the cuff remark...it wasn't a big deal. People are reacting to it negatively because of their own homophobia. End of story.

What I probably find disturbing about these type of patterns of behaviour is just the complete disregard of others. He got his kicks out of saying that in front of other people without giving a shit on what Prince himself might think about it or how it will influence the perception on him.

[Edited 10/30/15 16:03pm]

JudasLChrist said:

novabrkr said:

True, but he should have had the common sense not to make such a joke in that type a setting. It was stated in front of a live audience.

There's something deeply disturbing about this type of behaviour, which goes way beyond any type of speculations on whether or not Prince might have had sex with men in the past.

I had not heard of Boy George's "kidnapping" incident before. However, it doesn't surprise me that consent might be a bit of a shady concept to him.

It was an off the cuff remark...it wasn't a big deal. People are reacting to it negatively because of their own homophobia. End of story.

What I probably find disturbing about these type of patterns of behaviour is just the complete disregard of others. He got his kicks out of saying that in front of other people without giving a shit on what Prince himself might think about it or how it will influence the perception on him.

[Edited 10/30/15 16:03pm]

Sounds like that was quite the faux news.

Bravo, excellent.

Okay, I just saw this mess on my local news of all places. They reported that Boy George said he had sex with prince, which is an incorrect quote.

This is why I agree with Novabrkr. In any context what Boy George said was irresponsible because as the saying goes, a lie can travel around the world before the truth even gets its pants on.

Especially in the age of social media, disreputable journalists and a stupid pop culture driven populace.

[Edited 10/30/15 16:12pm]

novabrkr said:

JudasLChrist said:

novabrkr said: It was an off the cuff remark...it wasn't a big deal. People are reacting to it negatively because of their own homophobia. End of story.

What I probably find disturbing about these type of patterns of behaviour is just the complete disregard of others. He got his kicks out of saying that in front of other people without giving a shit on what Prince himself might think about it or how it will influence the perception on him.

[Edited 10/30/15 16:03pm]

BINGO! Finally someone gets it. It's always the people who aren't affected by controversial remarks that say "brush it off" or "it was only a joke". Empathy seems to be a lost concept on some people. Boy George's "joke" got him what he wanted: the biggest press attention not for his music, but for a crass joke that led to misleading headlines on sleazy online sites and Yahoo and in the proceess only casts aspersions on Prince and his perception. At the end of day, Prince is 37 years deep into a legendary career, releasing new music and playing shows while Boy George still doing community service and barely staying relevant on a reality show.

I really don't care with who Prince sleeps, I care about his music.

He was joking, its not true, end off.

antonb said:

He was joking, its not true, end off.

so what if he did skleep with Prince?...it doesnt mean they had to have sex...Michael Jackson slept with little boys all the time and he never had sex with them