Rapper Kanye West Calls For End To Gay Bashing

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/08/081805rapper.htm

Kanye West says "gay" has become an antonym to hip-hop -- and that it needs to be stopped.

During an interview for an MTV special, the 27-year-old rapper launched into a discussion about hip-hop and homosexuality while talking about "Hey Mama," a song on his upcoming album, "Late Registration."

West says that when he was young, people would call him a "mama's boy."

[swimmernsecretsea]

1. Thank you, KanYe

We needed to hear this from someone. There are so many LGBT rappers and music artists, and so many who appreciate hip-hop and rap. Instead of alienating people and pushing people away, they could be tolerant and change the music's reputation and allow it to grow.

[terrya]

2. Good for Kanye West.

They had a small article about this in the Chicago Tribune the other day.

I applaud Kanye West for recognizing a problem and attempting to correct it. In the article, he said that he was homophobic...but that he has a gay cousin and that knowing that changed his thinking.

[Siyahamba]

3. Sadly having a gay relative doesn't change many Repugs way of thinking

Newt Gingrich, Alan Keyes, Dick Cheney, Sonny Bono, just a few examples.