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Reply #150 posted 07/09/19 5:48am

AvocadosMax

OldFriends4Sale said:



AvocadosMax said:




OldFriends4Sale said:




By saying what you did, it might seem you have a problem with his outward expression during those days






Not at all, my friend. I was just stating how weird it was how people seemingly try to promote their own version of him, ignoring his beliefs in which he clearly stated himself. There was nothing wrong with his risqué attitude. He was showing how a guy can have a somewhat feminine side can still be manly. And it's obvious songs like "Jack U Off" or whatever were obviously for effect. He was good at being that huge mysterious persona. So I'm technically not wrong, you're just not a fan of how bluntly I put out my take




No, it is that you said "fans realize it was an act" it wasn't an act


But it was. He did it to be edgy and create controversy.
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Reply #151 posted 07/09/19 1:10pm

Matthaus

He was problably just as homophobic as the general contemporary straight person is. He didn't hate or think anything particularly bad about LGBT people, but also didn't go out of his way to be an advocate for LGBT rights or something. He worked with people who were LGBT his whole career and there's a good chunk of his fans who are (including me), and I'd say he thought of it as like "whatever".

[Edited 7/9/19 13:16pm]

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Reply #152 posted 07/09/19 1:32pm

PeteSilas

Matthaus said:

He was problably just as homophobic as the general contemporary straight person is. He didn't hate or think anything particularly bad about LGBT people, but also didn't go out of his way to be an advocate for LGBT rights or something. He worked with people who were LGBT his whole career and there's a good chunk of his fans who are (including me), and I'd say he thought of it as like "whatever".

[Edited 7/9/19 13:16pm]

Yup, and like i mentioned, that kind of talk doesn't go too deep. Still, I don't think it helps anyone struggling with those issues. But most of us do or have done it, i do.

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Reply #153 posted 07/09/19 2:54pm

nonesuch

I am pretty phobic when it comes to straight people, the way they dress, the way they smell, the way they tread each other, especially straight men. That's why I will introduce a tax for every heterosexual person in my country once I'll be elected chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. Think about how many of them will act super gay-friendly from then on. I will also be looking forward to having the Trumps over for a state visit then (or better not, as that would mean that he'll be re-elected next year) and arrange for a kiss-in right in front of their faces. I would be super pleased if Mike Pence would come along. And Pat Robertson, and Putin, and Le Pen and the king of Saudi Arabia. A massive PA would then play:

Tell me, what's the matter with your world
Was it a boy when U wanted a girl? (Boy when u wanted a girl)
Don't U know straight hair ain't got no curl (No curl)
Life it ain't real funky
Unless it's got that pop
Dig it
Pop life
Everybody needs a thrill
Pop life
We all got a space 2 fill
Pop life
Everybody can't be on top
But life it ain't real funky
Unless it's got that pop
Dig it
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Reply #154 posted 07/09/19 9:04pm

ISaidLifeIsJus
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nonesuch said:

I am pretty phobic when it comes to straight people, the way they dress, the way they smell, the way they tread each other, especially straight men. That's why I will introduce a tax for every heterosexual person in my country once I'll be elected chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. Think about how many of them will act super gay-friendly from then on. I will also be looking forward to having the Trumps over for a state visit then (or better not, as that would mean that he'll be re-elected next year) and arrange for a kiss-in right in front of their faces. I would be super pleased if Mike Pence would come along. And Pat Robertson, and Putin, and Le Pen and the king of Saudi Arabia. A massive PA would then play:

Tell me, what's the matter with your world
Was it a boy when U wanted a girl? (Boy when u wanted a girl)
Don't U know straight hair ain't got no curl (No curl)
Life it ain't real funky
Unless it's got that pop
Dig it
Pop life
Everybody needs a thrill
Pop life
We all got a space 2 fill
Pop life
Everybody can't be on top
But life it ain't real funky
Unless it's got that pop
Dig it



I love those lyrics.

P didnt think his lyrics to songs were wrong until his JW days. Someone made P feel guilty.


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Reply #155 posted 07/10/19 3:04am

Vannormal

leadline said:

You guys are all making this more difficult than it needs to be.

I cited 3 examples of Prince's homophobia (when it came to men) earlier. Here they are again, and this is just 3 of many.

The recent Wendy & Lisa article where he said something to the effect of "you want to record music with me? change your lifestyle first". Now of course this hit wendy hard as she said in the interview. But this wasn't Prince being mean, this was Prince literally being concerned for Wendy's soul. This was during the time when his Jehova Witness religion was at its peek.

The next example is Arsenio Hall 2013 - When asked what his pet peeves were, he mentioned people touching his hair, or running into him, and then shuddered as he said "especially when it's a dude"


The 3rd is this video here, and there are lots of examples live. Go to the end of the video and listen to what he says when a guy shouts out "I love you Prince"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKUxfCTgkRw

In another live concernt his reaction was "there is a little too much bass in that voice"

So now that we have established that Prince was indeed homphobic, let's break it down further.

Prince was called gay his whole life, he wasn't gay, but it really bothered him when he was younger that people thought this. I think this stuck with him his whole life, and when confronted with these situations, he went out of his way to make it quite clear he doesn't roll that way. I think it is just a psychological response that stuck with him over the years.

Phases of homophobia/dissaproval of lifestyle:

Phase One: Non JW years.

Prince was only ever homophobic towards men, he never had an issue with two women being with one another. He probably considered it beautiful. The typical male response is "the only thing better than 1 woman, is 2"

Phase Two: JW years

Still homophobic towards men, and very dissaproving of the gay lifestyle all togther as it went against his religion.

Does this make Prince a bad person? Not at all, he has every right to be homophobic if he wants to, or to not like lake trout. None of these things hurt anyone as they are something that is internal to Prince. We all have shit that happens to us during our lives, experience, upbringing, etc, that shapes who we are, as long as those things don't wind up hurting someone else, I don't see anything wrong with it. Prince never consciously went out of his way to belittle anyone or make them feel less than whole. At the very worst, he had some psycological issues in this category, brought about by life experience, that dictated certain controlled or uncontrolled responses that he has had during the years.

So at the end of the day, Prince hurt nobody by being homophobic, that stance is between Prince and Prince alone, and at the end of the day, the music is still funky, his message is still pure, and what he put in the bank of heaven while he was here, is undisputed.





[Edited 7/8/19 20:04pm]

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Well, you didn't listen to Bambi and Dinner with Dolores (or watched the video)...

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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972)
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Reply #156 posted 07/10/19 5:47am

OldFriends4Sal
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AvocadosMax said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

No, it is that you said "fans realize it was an act" it wasn't an act

But it was. He did it to be edgy and create controversy.

Aspects of it was taken to the next level. But that was Prince's character you were seeing. Prince dressed that way off stage and at home too throught his whole life.

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Reply #157 posted 07/10/19 7:00am

leadline

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Vannormal said:

leadline said:

You guys are all making this more difficult than it needs to be.

I cited 3 examples of Prince's homophobia (when it came to men) earlier. Here they are again, and this is just 3 of many.

The recent Wendy & Lisa article where he said something to the effect of "you want to record music with me? change your lifestyle first". Now of course this hit wendy hard as she said in the interview. But this wasn't Prince being mean, this was Prince literally being concerned for Wendy's soul. This was during the time when his Jehova Witness religion was at its peek.

The next example is Arsenio Hall 2013 - When asked what his pet peeves were, he mentioned people touching his hair, or running into him, and then shuddered as he said "especially when it's a dude"


The 3rd is this video here, and there are lots of examples live. Go to the end of the video and listen to what he says when a guy shouts out "I love you Prince"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKUxfCTgkRw

In another live concernt his reaction was "there is a little too much bass in that voice"

So now that we have established that Prince was indeed homphobic, let's break it down further.

Prince was called gay his whole life, he wasn't gay, but it really bothered him when he was younger that people thought this. I think this stuck with him his whole life, and when confronted with these situations, he went out of his way to make it quite clear he doesn't roll that way. I think it is just a psychological response that stuck with him over the years.

Phases of homophobia/dissaproval of lifestyle:

Phase One: Non JW years.

Prince was only ever homophobic towards men, he never had an issue with two women being with one another. He probably considered it beautiful. The typical male response is "the only thing better than 1 woman, is 2"

Phase Two: JW years

Still homophobic towards men, and very dissaproving of the gay lifestyle all togther as it went against his religion.

Does this make Prince a bad person? Not at all, he has every right to be homophobic if he wants to, or to not like lake trout. None of these things hurt anyone as they are something that is internal to Prince. We all have shit that happens to us during our lives, experience, upbringing, etc, that shapes who we are, as long as those things don't wind up hurting someone else, I don't see anything wrong with it. Prince never consciously went out of his way to belittle anyone or make them feel less than whole. At the very worst, he had some psycological issues in this category, brought about by life experience, that dictated certain controlled or uncontrolled responses that he has had during the years.

So at the end of the day, Prince hurt nobody by being homophobic, that stance is between Prince and Prince alone, and at the end of the day, the music is still funky, his message is still pure, and what he put in the bank of heaven while he was here, is undisputed.





[Edited 7/8/19 20:04pm]

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Well, you didn't listen to Bambi and Dinner with Dolores (or watched the video)...

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Sure I have, just because Prince thinks he could please a woman better than a woman can, doesn't mean he has anything against two women being together. Those things are mutually exclusive.

"You always get the dream that you deserve, from what you value the most" -Prince 2013
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Reply #158 posted 07/10/19 12:26pm

PeteSilas

leadline said:

Vannormal said:

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Well, you didn't listen to Bambi and Dinner with Dolores (or watched the video)...

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Sure I have, just because Prince thinks he could please a woman better than a woman can, doesn't mean he has anything against two women being together. Those things are mutually exclusive.

people can see that song as they want but i generally thought of it as prince's first foray into what he thought would shock people. the rest of the album is pretty tame which couldn't be said of the next album.

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Reply #159 posted 07/10/19 12:41pm

onlyforaminute

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leadline said:

Vannormal said:

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Well, you didn't listen to Bambi and Dinner with Dolores (or watched the video)...

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Sure I have, just because Prince thinks he could please a woman better than a woman can, doesn't mean he has anything against two women being together. Those things are mutually exclusive.



What hetrosexual man doesn't, is all I'm saying?

Time keeps on slipping into the future...


This moment is all there is...
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Reply #160 posted 07/10/19 2:23pm

42Kristen

I do not think Prince thought that of away.

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Reply #161 posted 07/11/19 4:00am

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OldFriends4Sale said:

oceanblue said:

I couldn't agree more! What is the point of even bringing this up, the man is dead and gone! Even if he was a homophobe or disapproved of lgbt relationships because of his personal beliefs, that was his business, a person has the right to their own beliefs, no matter what they are! You can't control someone or bully them into believing or thinking what you want them to!

1. This stuff was discussed before he died.

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Vicki from Sevenmag raised this topic in the mid-/late-1990s on the PPML, shortly after the notorious "too fabulous" post on Prince's official website. I recall that back then fans were also bending backwards in finding excuses. Too bad those back issues aren't available anymore...

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Reply #162 posted 07/11/19 8:10am

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[Off topic snip - luv4u]

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #163 posted 07/13/19 1:42pm

Rimshottbob

How about whatever Prince's views were they were his views and he was entitled to them?

And I'm sure his views changed across the years. People are not static.

All this 'I hope he didn't think THIS because then I like him less' is just childish nonsense.

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Reply #164 posted 07/13/19 3:32pm

nonesuch

Rimshottbob said:

How about whatever Prince's views were they were his views and he was entitled to them?

And I'm sure his views changed across the years. People are not static.

All this 'I hope he didn't think THIS because then I like him less' is just childish nonsense.

How can you call it „childish nonsense“ if people felt somehow betrayed by Prince when he went on to adapt rather strict moral doctrine? Can you understand that he invited a whole bunch of freaks or castaways with his presentations, his lyrics, his clothing, his individualism from the late 70's until, let's say, right after Lovesexy? Imagine Trump suddenly appearing in heels and in his wife's dresses when he addresses the nation - what would his voters make of that? Prince used to be an alternative or an antidote to the times being. In his later years he seomtimes acted as being part of the so called moral majority. Sure, people are not static. But his shift from one extreme to the other was just that, extreme.

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Reply #165 posted 07/14/19 4:01am

Rimshottbob

nonesuch said:

Rimshottbob said:

How about whatever Prince's views were they were his views and he was entitled to them?

And I'm sure his views changed across the years. People are not static.

All this 'I hope he didn't think THIS because then I like him less' is just childish nonsense.

How can you call it „childish nonsense“ if people felt somehow betrayed by Prince when he went on to adapt rather strict moral doctrine? Can you understand that he invited a whole bunch of freaks or castaways with his presentations, his lyrics, his clothing, his individualism from the late 70's until, let's say, right after Lovesexy? Imagine Trump suddenly appearing in heels and in his wife's dresses when he addresses the nation - what would his voters make of that? Prince used to be an alternative or an antidote to the times being. In his later years he seomtimes acted as being part of the so called moral majority. Sure, people are not static. But his shift from one extreme to the other was just that, extreme.

It's 'childish nonsense' for anyone to feel 'betrayed' by a musician... as if it's his job to align perfectly with someone's beliefs... it's childish, in my opinion, to hand those kind of expectations on someone else... when we have expectations like that regarding another person, we are setting ourselves up to fail.

You can agree or disagree with someone's stance on something, of course, that's your choice, but there's no reason that anyone else should care about that. But the world has become so ridiculously polarised recently, that it seems that the moment someone disagrees with one aspect of a known celebrity's stance or viewpoint, they must disregard them and their entire career entirely.

That's the definition of childish, to me.

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Reply #166 posted 08/02/19 5:50am

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nonesuch said:

How can you call it „childish nonsense“ if people felt somehow betrayed by Prince when he went on to adapt rather strict moral doctrine? Can you understand that he invited a whole bunch of freaks or castaways with his presentations, his lyrics, his clothing, his individualism from the late 70's until, let's say, right after Lovesexy? Imagine Trump suddenly appearing in heels and in his wife's dresses when he addresses the nation - what would his voters make of that? Prince used to be an alternative or an antidote to the times being. In his later years he seomtimes acted as being part of the so called moral majority. Sure, people are not static. But his shift from one extreme to the other was just that, extreme.


lol


I'll wank about that later.

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Reply #167 posted 08/02/19 6:05am

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Matthaus said:

He was problably just as homophobic as the general contemporary straight person is. He didn't hate or think anything particularly bad about LGBT people, but also didn't go out of his way to be an advocate for LGBT rights or something. He worked with people who were LGBT his whole career and there's a good chunk of his fans who are (including me), and I'd say he thought of it as like "whatever".

[Edited 7/9/19 13:16pm]

I've got to challange that bollocks. Just because someone is straight doesn't mean they are a bigot.

Prince allowed the religious mumbo jumbo to dictate his opinions and some of them were pretty distasteful.

Just because he made good music doesn't mean some of his views were prejudiced, old fashioned and influenced by hateful religious teachings.

[Edited 8/2/19 6:08am]

Hamburger, Hot Dog, Root Beer, Pussy
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Reply #168 posted 08/02/19 7:43am

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onlyforaminute said:

What hetrosexual man doesn't, is all I'm saying?

Delusion comes with the territory.

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Reply #169 posted 08/02/19 9:10am

AZStreet

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onlyforaminute said:

leadline said:

You guys are all making this more difficult than it needs to be.

I cited 3 examples of Prince's homophobia (when it came to men) earlier. Here they are again, and this is just 3 of many.

The recent Wendy & Lisa article where he said something to the effect of "you want to record music with me? change your lifestyle first". Now of course this hit wendy hard as she said in the interview. But this wasn't Prince being mean, this was Prince literally being concerned for Wendy's soul. This was during the time when his Jehova Witness religion was at its peek.

The next example is Arsenio Hall 2013 - When asked what his pet peeves were, he mentioned people touching his hair, or running into him, and then shuddered as he said "especially when it's a dude"


The 3rd is this video here, and there are lots of examples live. Go to the end of the video and listen to what he says when a guy shouts out "I love you Prince"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKUxfCTgkRw

In another live concernt his reaction was "there is a little too much bass in that voice"

So now that we have established that Prince was indeed homphobic, let's break it down further.

Prince was called gay his whole life, he wasn't gay, but it really bothered him when he was younger that people thought this. I think this stuck with him his whole life, and when confronted with these situations, he went out of his way to make it quite clear he doesn't roll that way. I think it is just a psychological response that stuck with him over the years.

Phases of homophobia/dissaproval of lifestyle:

Phase One: Non JW years.

Prince was only ever homophobic towards men, he never had an issue with two women being with one another. He probably considered it beautiful. The typical male response is "the only thing better than 1 woman, is 2"

Phase Two: JW years

Still homophobic towards men, and very dissaproving of the gay lifestyle all togther as it went against his religion.

Does this make Prince a bad person? Not at all, he has every right to be homophobic if he wants to, or to not like lake trout. None of these things hurt anyone as they are something that is internal to Prince. We all have shit that happens to us during our lives, experience, upbringing, etc, that shapes who we are, as long as those things don't wind up hurting someone else, I don't see anything wrong with it. Prince never consciously went out of his way to belittle anyone or make them feel less than whole. At the very worst, he had some psycological issues in this category, brought about by life experience, that dictated certain controlled or uncontrolled responses that he has had during the years.

So at the end of the day, Prince hurt nobody by being homophobic, that stance is between Prince and Prince alone, and at the end of the day, the music is still funky, his message is still pure, and what he put in the bank of heaven while he was here, is undisputed.





[Edited 7/8/19 20:04pm]

Let me first say i don't blame Wendy one bit for giving him a good whap. But he shut out a lot based on JW views, he even turned down work at the WH with the Obamas based on the tenets of the JW doctrine. It was how they responded that made it possible for him to still stay within his doctrine and still perform at the WH. I wonder sometimes if how he said stuff left bad impressions. Sometimes it seems tact wasn't his strong suit.

Is not celebrating birthdays part of JW? I always thought that was a Prince personal belief. because Michelle Obama said on Questlove's podcast it was because he didnt celebrate bdays so they had to pick a day that worked for both of them.

"You know, this is funky but I wish he'd play like he used to, old scragglyhead son of a...*smack* OOH!"

"Who's the foo singing will it's would"
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Reply #170 posted 08/02/19 9:21am

AZStreet

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leadline said:

You guys are all making this more difficult than it needs to be.

I cited 3 examples of Prince's homophobia (when it came to men) earlier. Here they are again, and this is just 3 of many.

The recent Wendy & Lisa article where he said something to the effect of "you want to record music with me? change your lifestyle first". Now of course this hit wendy hard as she said in the interview. But this wasn't Prince being mean, this was Prince literally being concerned for Wendy's soul. This was during the time when his Jehova Witness religion was at its peek.

The next example is Arsenio Hall 2013 - When asked what his pet peeves were, he mentioned people touching his hair, or running into him, and then shuddered as he said "especially when it's a dude"


The 3rd is this video here, and there are lots of examples live. Go to the end of the video and listen to what he says when a guy shouts out "I love you Prince"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKUxfCTgkRw

In another live concernt his reaction was "there is a little too much bass in that voice"

So now that we have established that Prince was indeed homphobic, let's break it down further.

Prince was called gay his whole life, he wasn't gay, but it really bothered him when he was younger that people thought this. I think this stuck with him his whole life, and when confronted with these situations, he went out of his way to make it quite clear he doesn't roll that way. I think it is just a psychological response that stuck with him over the years.

Phases of homophobia/dissaproval of lifestyle:

Phase One: Non JW years.

Prince was only ever homophobic towards men, he never had an issue with two women being with one another. He probably considered it beautiful. The typical male response is "the only thing better than 1 woman, is 2"

Phase Two: JW years

Still homophobic towards men, and very dissaproving of the gay lifestyle all togther as it went against his religion.

Does this make Prince a bad person? Not at all, he has every right to be homophobic if he wants to, or to not like lake trout. None of these things hurt anyone as they are something that is internal to Prince. We all have shit that happens to us during our lives, experience, upbringing, etc, that shapes who we are, as long as those things don't wind up hurting someone else, I don't see anything wrong with it. Prince never consciously went out of his way to belittle anyone or make them feel less than whole. At the very worst, he had some psycological issues in this category, brought about by life experience, that dictated certain controlled or uncontrolled responses that he has had during the years.

So at the end of the day, Prince hurt nobody by being homophobic, that stance is between Prince and Prince alone, and at the end of the day, the music is still funky, his message is still pure, and what he put in the bank of heaven while he was here, is undisputed.





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HUH?

Wasnt mean......... but was just concerned for Wendy's soul?

Women who were integral to your vision in your younger days, making them do sexually liberating acts in performance, knowing they were lesbians but still keeping them on...then when you find JW, you tell them they need to change who they have been for 20 plus years, in a press conference that you know is humiliating? That's not mean? He didnt hurt Wendy & Lisa by saying that?

There are several instances on this thread that state Prince wasnt stupid (the shock that would come with Jack u off is a good example). He knew what he meant when he said that.

"You know, this is funky but I wish he'd play like he used to, old scragglyhead son of a...*smack* OOH!"

"Who's the foo singing will it's would"
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Reply #171 posted 08/02/19 4:11pm

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Prince was almost 60 when he passed - 50/60/70/80/90/even 00s were different times to now.

He had different religions

Different beliefs

Different people to please

A whole lifetime to devolve evolve and revolve


He was always conflicted by sexuality and religion


If he was homophobic it shouldnt matter because he is no longer here and the music is what we stay for. although it’s certainly not a good way to be,if he was it was his opinion and in the world we live in we are being slowly robbed of having our own opinions and free speech as everyone is offended all of the time. I don’t agree with it myself but there you go.

I don’t like to think of anyone being homophonic it feels so backwards and sad. However, I will not be moved one way or another because other people’s opinions (that don’t cause harm) are not my business.


For what it’s worth think he was just fine with gay people and instead tried to say things to fit in with his religion, which wasn’t. And if he was, he was. It’s a shame.
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Reply #172 posted 08/02/19 4:19pm

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I think as opposed to homophobic

Prince was more loneaphobic - different woman in every city.

Should imagine he’d love gay men - more women for him!

Gay women? Even better! He seemed to like that too

biggrin

Not convinced he’d have liked this thread.
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Reply #173 posted 08/03/19 9:36pm

ISaidLifeIsJus
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coldcoffeeandcocacola said:

Prince was almost 60 when he passed - 50/60/70/80/90/even 00s were different times to now. He had different religions Different beliefs Different people to please A whole lifetime to devolve evolve and revolve He was always conflicted by sexuality and religion If he was homophobic it shouldnt matter because he is no longer here and the music is what we stay for. although it’s certainly not a good way to be,if he was it was his opinion and in the world we live in we are being slowly robbed of having our own opinions and free speech as everyone is offended all of the time. I don’t agree with it myself but there you go. I don’t like to think of anyone being homophonic it feels so backwards and sad. However, I will not be moved one way or another because other people’s opinions (that don’t cause harm) are not my business. For what it’s worth think he was just fine with gay people and instead tried to say things to fit in with his religion, which wasn’t. And if he was, he was. It’s a shame.



huh?

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Reply #174 posted 08/03/19 11:36pm

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coldcoffeeandcocacola said:


Prince was almost 60 when he passed - 50/60/70/80/90/even 00s were different times to now. He had different religions Different beliefs Different people to please A whole lifetime to devolve evolve and revolve He was always conflicted by sexuality and religion If he was homophobic it shouldnt matter because he is no longer here and the music is what we stay for. although it’s certainly not a good way to be,if he was it was his opinion and in the world we live in we are being slowly robbed of having our own opinions and free speech as everyone is offended all of the time. I don’t agree with it myself but there you go. I don’t like to think of anyone being homophonic it feels so backwards and sad. However, I will not be moved one way or another because other people’s opinions (that don’t cause harm) are not my business. For what it’s worth think he was just fine with gay people and instead tried to say things to fit in with his religion, which wasn’t. And if he was, he was. It’s a shame.



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He was born into a time where it was much more common to be homophobic unfortunately.

If he was it’s no one else’s business and he’s entitled to his opinion. In the world we live in it seems to be becoming illegal to seemingly have your own opinions regardless of whether they are right. Clearly, homophobic isn’t the way to be.

I hope he wasn’t but if he was that doesn’t change a thing for me.

It would be sad on a personal level and also because of contributions made by AMAZING gay people to his music

I don’t think he was homophobic I think his religion made him say things to try and fit in

Does that help
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Reply #175 posted 08/05/19 10:11am

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There's a thread about UTCM which reminded me about the Liberace scene. Ive always wondered about the mere mention of Liberace. There was a purposeful reason and not just because he was gay yet at the same time not to shrink away because of it either. There was some respect there. I don't know what it means but is the a reaction of someone homophobic in their core?
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Reply #176 posted 08/06/19 5:53am

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Prince was entitled to his own opinion, like everyone else.

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Reply #177 posted 08/06/19 8:33am

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CherryMoon57 said:

Prince was entitled to his own opinion, like everyone else.


Did you just say “own OPINION”??
In 2019?????
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Reply #178 posted 08/06/19 8:56am

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It's a good thing Prince lived and created when he did. The woke police would have doxxed and destroyed him if he was just getting started now. rolleyes

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Reply #179 posted 08/06/19 12:32pm

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AvocadosMax said:

CherryMoon57 said:

Prince was entitled to his own opinion, like everyone else.

Did you just say “own OPINION”?? In 2019??????


Note that 'Was' is a past tense word. Nothing wrong with that post. biggrin

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