Hey gays! How are you? Sat their being all gay, poking at stuff with your gay hands? Good. Don’t think that we’re using your gaydom as some kind of comedic device. We’re not. We’re just saying you’re gay. Okay?
We write that disclaimer because some people can be a little jumpy when they’re mentioned. It might be through a comment on your sexuality or your chosen job. Whatever, it might make your eyes widen and spine stiffen.
So what do you make of T.I. saying that some homosexuals aren’t proper Americans? Does it get your dander up?
If you’re already bristling about T.I. – he’s a rapper if you’re wondering – he’s said that some gay people need to get over themselves.
That’s awful isn’t it? How can he say such a thing? Why is he singling out the gays?
Okay. He’s pointing at the gay people who, in his view, try and censor people from telling harmless jokes. See, he was discussing gay rights with Vibe and he says he wholeheartedly supports the gay community.
He then mentioned something Tracy Morgan said earlier this year:
“Man, I will say this, the funniest joke I ever heard Tracy say during a stand-up was, ‘C’mon man, I think gay people are too sensitive. If you can take a dick, you can take a joke.’ [Cracks up laughing.] That shit was funny to me. And it's kind of true.”
Okay? Are we all up to speed?
T.I. went on to say that he thinks there’s oversensitivity in the gay community. In his eyes, that betrays the First Amendment which guarantees freedom of speech in America.
“They?re like,?If you have an opinion against us, we're gonna shut you down.? … That's not American. If you're gay you should have the right to be gay in peace, and if you're against it you should have the right to be against it in peace.”
This takes us, once again, toward the debate about The Right To Be Offended which we cursorily looked at last week.
What do you think?
Kana says
Oh, TI just rap and look pretty. Don’t speak really, just don’t.
Tone says
One again, this is not fact, this is an opinion by a person who doesn’t put it into a logical view. Yes, he said it, but it’s your opinion on whether it was meant to offend gays. And the top half, really? No offense, but all the people on this site who write articles are usually idiots, and sadly, that includes you.