Rapper Kanye West urged his fans to be more open minded and sensitive about cultural differences and diversity in society as he claims confrontational bigotry is nothing more than "disrespectful".
The hip-hop wonder made the comments during a concert at New York's Madison Square Garden on Tuesday August 5th. He called on his fans to follow his example and be more accepting and considerate of people regardless of their differences - attempting to end homophobia in hip-hop culture.
The hip-hop wonder made the comments during a concert at New York's Madison Square Garden on Tuesday August 5th. He called on his fans to follow his example and be more accepting and considerate of people regardless of their differences - attempting to end homophobia in hip-hop culture.
He preached:
"Open y'all's f**kin' minds. Be accepting of different people. Let people be who they are ... You know how many people came at me, calling me 'gay' cause I wear my jeans the fresh way? Or 'cause I said, 'Hey, dude, how y'all gonna say f*g right in front of a gay dude's face and act like that's OK?' That s**t is disrespectful ... It took me time to break out of the mental prisons I was in. The stereotypes of the fear of the backlash that I would get for believing in what I believe in, for accepting people for who they are."
After airing his opinions, he thanked the patient crowd and signed off by saying, "Thank y'all for listening to me. I had a few things to get off my chest. I want y'all to handle the rest. New York City, good night."
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