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. [Edited 5/29/16 5:41am] “It means finding the very human narrative of a man navigating between idealism and pragmatism, faith and politics, non- violence, the pitfalls of acclaim as the perils of rejection” - Lesley Hazleton on the first Muslim, the prophet. | |
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EmmaMcG said: Marrk said:
'Da Bourgeoise' though, pretty recently too in the grand scheme of things. some folks were mad at him at the time. I didn't understand what the heck he was up to with that one to be honest. Maybe a conquest left him for another woman. Still..
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That thread. http://prince.org/msg/7/405024 . [Edited 5/28/16 15:54pm] I never understood what the problem was with Da Bourgeoise. What's the difference between the lyrical content of that and Bambi? Both songs have him competing with a woman for the object of his desire. The only difference is that in Da Bourgeoise, the girl is probably bisexual. She has been seeing Prince, but also another woman. In Bambi, the girl is most likely a lesbian as he says "all your lovers, they look just like you" and "let me show you what it's like to be loved by a man". So he's trying to "convert" her, which I would say is more offensive. Having said that, I don't find any of it offensive. Da Bourgeoise comes across to me as a humorous tale of Prince losing a woman to another girl, and Bambi is all about how Prince is so sexy and cool that he can "convert" this lesbian. If anyone is offended by that, then I don't know what to think. I don't think I've heard the lyrics to da bourgeoise- I'll look for it but as far as Bambi goes- to me it was just a song about a guy thinking he can turn a lesbian. I don't think he winds up with her in the end. I think the song is funny as it's pretty harmless and I've heard it a variety of ways from guys who say that kind of stuff, the difference is the reaction after Bambi flat at says "no, stop asking." Do you then turn it into slurs and violence? I don't think Prince does. I think he says damn and moves on. Maybe you get a spot in his band and that's fair because you bring your girlfriends, your girlfriend, your girlfriend's sister. Regardless, It's ambiguous if he and Bambi ever boned. I've always been more curious about Sister. Surprise, surprise.
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EmmaMcG said: Marrk said:
'Da Bourgeoise' though, pretty recently too in the grand scheme of things. some folks were mad at him at the time. I didn't understand what the heck he was up to with that one to be honest. Maybe a conquest left him for another woman. Still..
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That thread. http://prince.org/msg/7/405024 . [Edited 5/28/16 15:54pm] I never understood what the problem was with Da Bourgeoise. What's the difference between the lyrical content of that and Bambi? Both songs have him competing with a woman for the object of his desire. The only difference is that in Da Bourgeoise, the girl is probably bisexual. She has been seeing Prince, but also another woman. In Bambi, the girl is most likely a lesbian as he says "all your lovers, they look just like you" and "let me show you what it's like to be loved by a man". So he's trying to "convert" her, which I would say is more offensive. Having said that, I don't find any of it offensive. Da Bourgeoise comes across to me as a humorous tale of Prince losing a woman to another girl, and Bambi is all about how Prince is so sexy and cool that he can "convert" this lesbian. If anyone is offended by that, then I don't know what to think. I feel similarly. Also...it just occurred to me the dishonesty involved with someone having a 'beard'. Albuet a problem that society somewhat pushes on gay people. Many, though do recognize that aspect of being gay as their own problem they need to surmount. The vast majority of society is OK with gay yet beards are still abound. I don't see a problem with Bambi either. There's MANY a gay woemn I've seen and wished I had some 'time' with regardless of their known desires. It's obvious men routinely power trip and this is one of em...A fantasy where ure SO UTTERLY irresistible that people change their 'selves' for you. If it's offensive... So be it. If I was a songwriter I'd write a song addressing a similiar topic...but I'm not. So no one will hear my Bambi 2.0. | |
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That was always a funny image
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nonesuch said:
I never understood what the problem was with Da Bourgeoise. What's the difference between the lyrical content of that and Bambi? Both songs have him competing with a woman for the object of his desire. The only difference is that in Da Bourgeoise, the girl is probably bisexual. She has been seeing Prince, but also another woman. In Bambi, the girl is most likely a lesbian as he says "all your lovers, they look just like you" and "let me show you what it's like to be loved by a man". So he's trying to "convert" her, which I would say is more offensive. Having said that, I don't find any of it offensive. Da Bourgeoise comes across to me as a humorous tale of Prince losing a woman to another girl, and Bambi is all about how Prince is so sexy and cool that he can "convert" this lesbian. If anyone is offended by that, then I don't know what to think. Agree. In fact, there are no "offensive" lyrics. People who feel offended by lyrics deserve to be offended.
Agree also...in fact the lyrics point to the healthy ribbing and humor of cross gender competition. Prince has referred to bisexual girlfriends in several songs...Come On, I Love U But Don't Trust U come to mind. | |
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jdcxc said: nonesuch said:
I never understood what the problem was with Da Bourgeoise. What's the difference between the lyrical content of that and Bambi? Both songs have him competing with a woman for the object of his desire. The only difference is that in Da Bourgeoise, the girl is probably bisexual. She has been seeing Prince, but also another woman. In Bambi, the girl is most likely a lesbian as he says "all your lovers, they look just like you" and "let me show you what it's like to be loved by a man". So he's trying to "convert" her, which I would say is more offensive. Having said that, I don't find any of it offensive. Da Bourgeoise comes across to me as a humorous tale of Prince losing a woman to another girl, and Bambi is all about how Prince is so sexy and cool that he can "convert" this lesbian. If anyone is offended by that, then I don't know what to think. Agree. In fact, there are no "offensive" lyrics. People who feel offended by lyrics deserve to be offended.
Agree also...in fact the lyrics point to the healthy ribbing and humor of cross gender competition. Prince has referred to bisexual girlfriends in several songs...Come On, I Love U But Don't Trust U come to mind. I feel so stupid...the dress and perfume line make so much sense now...duh...and I've had the nerve of getting on people for misinterpreting lyrics... | |
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BobGeorge909 said: jdcxc said: Agree also...in fact the lyrics point to the healthy ribbing and humor of cross gender competition. Prince has referred to bisexual girlfriends in several songs...Come On, I Love U But Don't Trust U come to mind. I feel so stupid...the dress and perfume line make so much sense now...duh...and I've had the nerve of getting on people for misinterpreting lyrics... Lol...that line has been debated here before. That is precisely why Prince is all-gender friendly lol. | |
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I've been his fan for a few weeks and this is something that I've been thinking bout a lot, mainly because I'm pansexual. I guess we'll never know the full truth, but I don't think he was a homophobe. He might have felt uneasy around queer people (this is something that happens to many non-queer people, but I don't blame them for that cause we live in a society that teaches us that heterosexual = normal, but anything else is not), on the other hand, he never openly spoke against queer folks, so that's fine for me. full lips, freckles, and upturned nose | |
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Uhhh... that line is referring to another man buying her new perfume and clothes. Not that she slept with a woman and put on her stuff. WTF. | |
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Interestingly, many ignorant people I know thought Prince was gay which used to make me laugh.  Too bad he became a JW because I loved his music much more before he converted to that (cult) religion. Makes me wonder how much more his music would have evolved if he didn't become a JW.  "Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise."
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I never really understood how Transsexuals got lumped in with the gay men and women group. I suppose gay people want as many allies and political power as they can get, so they let the transexuals join their cause and united, but that really is a stretch. But non-heterosexuals were persecuted for many years in horrible ways, so glad they won most all those battles finally for equality. . But I digress... as far as Prince goes, Joe Rogan was saying on his podcast that Prince was anti-gay for religious reasons. I vaguely remember something like that long ago, but not the details. But I doubt he really felt that way in his heart. I doubt he wouldn't hire someone who was gay. Actually Wendy and Lisa are good examples there. He clearly didn't care. . Maybe as he became older and more of a relgious paranoid type, he went through a phase where he didn't agree with gay "lifestyle", but I am willing to bet he wised up and grew out of that. Religion is fairly pliable and you can just say that God is ok with those who are gay and there you go.
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I'd like to add that while I was reading this old thread (Prince walks off in the middle of a photo shoot? <-- thread title) about P walking out of a Herb Ritts photoshoot because APPEARENTLY Herb complimented him of how sexy he looks? [Edited 5/29/16 23:52pm] | |
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This doesn't make any sense. For there to be no such thing as offensive lyrics, art would have to have no effect upon nor any connection with society as a whole. It would have to exist in a vacuum. You can argue over whether people should find particular lyrics offensive (even as a bisexual I've never had any problem with Bambi and don't see it as homophobic), but to claim no one should ever be offended by anything is ridiculous.
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"Transsexual" is not a correct term, it's better to say "transpeople", because the former term is more biological and thus inaccurate. full lips, freckles, and upturned nose | |
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DiscoBallz said:
Uhhh... that line is referring to another man buying her new perfume and clothes. Not that she slept with a woman and put on her stuff. WTF. That's what I always thought...but now I'm like hmmmm. The song seems more intriguing with a female bisexual spin to it. I'll tell u what happened to the ring he gave her, it got stuck in another woman's whooha. [Edited 5/30/16 7:28am] | |
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Always had to hear from my pals growing up of all races....why do you like that fags music so much? Your actually going to that sissy show? And paying money? All my pals and myself were always girl chasers I had no chance of convincing anyone otherwise when he came out with things like Raspberry Beret.....I found it kinda funny the most vocal about it were my black friends- they couldn't even stand to look at him. | |
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Prince never stopped having pictures taken of himself that were gender neutral or feminine. So it always struck me as odd that he'd be anti gay. [Edited 5/30/16 9:19am] | |
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See what I mean? If anyone has followed this line, you'll notice that this SJW edited my quote. Prince didn't hate. He didn't agree...but he didn't hate. | |
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Why do people complain about SJWs? I only really hear bigots complain about SJWs (not calling you one at all, just drawing from previous experiences). I've never encountered them in real life and only hear about them being online and on university campuses, apparently. Is their impact overblown or are we really being overrun by oversensitive millenials? I personally feel like people are just overreacting to a very vocal minority. | |
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Which part of my quote equates to bigotry or a complaint? I made a factual observation (about the redaction of my initial quote) and a contention that I'm pretty sure nearly everyone on this site agrees with. The contention being that Prince didn't hate. | |
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Please read the part where I said you weren't a bigot. I spelled it out pretty clearly there so that you wouldn't think I was talking about you.
Anyways, I was never really addressing you specifically, I was merely using your comment as a jump off point. | |
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It's fairly obvious that Prince didn't self-register on the usual male/feminine binary. His symbol even... I mean aside from the flamboyant dress, make-up, and (at times) ambiguous lyrics, he chose to name himself with an androgynous symbol. Now, whether that blurring of his gender identity extended to his actual sexual orientation - I don't know. He possibly was bisexual. Then again, you could be bisexual from adolescence until death, and never have a same-sex experience. That doesn't mean that the inclination or attraction towards your own gender isn't there - even if you never act upon it. With all this in mind, it makes his conversion to an anti-gay religion even sadder. If he'd ever had any romantic/sexual feelings towards another man, I can't imagine how much self-loathing that would incur. And yes, Bambi is a gay-friendly song, because he's the loser in the story. The joke's on him, because he can't have her. She's cooler than him - and she's gay. How anybody could see that as homophobic is crazy. Other later lyrics - and his later pronouncements in interviews were problematic though. I just hear his rantings now, as him trying to convince himself... Utterly brainwashed after the death of his child into believing that "sin" had caused the baby's premature death. When you view his post-Larry anti-gay views in the context of someone who's undergone some kind of "gay aversion" therapy, you can't be annoyed. You can only feel saddened. | |
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OldFriends4Sale said:
That was always a funny image
My problem originated from him trying to convert people. But it never made sense to me that he felt he had to do that. I just tried not to think about it. I read da bougosie or however you spell it- I'm lazy right now, but the lyrics are interpreted a few ways. He got unfairly beat up over that upon review- regardless of how you read it. In the end it's a song and he had a gift to make everyone think it was about them. Surprise, surprise.
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And yes, Bambi is a gay-friendly song, because he's the loser in the story. The joke's on him, because he can't have her No. "I mean I always figured you were a trip at times, but now I'm beginning to believe you're a freaking vacation." -2elijah | |
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Very thoughtful and quite interesting, thanks. | |
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