4:35 pm - 01/01/2013
Fantasia Barrino caused a firestorm of controversy when she posted a rant referencing gay marriage on her Instagram account. Some fans thought it sounded very anti-gay but the American Idol alum insists she's anything but.
“I Rise ABOVE IT ALL!!! THE WORLD IS GONE MAD. KIDS, THE GOVERMENT, THE church House… Everybody Trying!!!!!!!,” the singer wrote. “It’s a lot that going on that the Bible speaks about we should Not be doing. Weed legal in some places, Gay Marriage Legal BUT YET IM JUDGED!!! Im not doing Nothing for you… My Life!!!!”
Fantasia's rant was a reference to the criticism she's had aimed at her because she began her affair with her baby daddy Antwaun Cook when he was still married. The two became parents just over a year ago.
The angry response brought about a quick statement from Fantasia's management saying she was a strong supporter of "the LGBT community," and Fantasia herself got back into the fray, posting, "I, Fantasia Monique Barrino, don’t judge anyone because I don’t want to be judged. The gay community is one of my largest supporters. I support the gay community as the support me. Bloggers please stop misrepresenting the facts.”
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Fantasia: 'I'm Not Anti-Gay'
Fantasia Barrino caused a firestorm of controversy when she posted a rant referencing gay marriage on her Instagram account. Some fans thought it sounded very anti-gay but the American Idol alum insists she's anything but.
“I Rise ABOVE IT ALL!!! THE WORLD IS GONE MAD. KIDS, THE GOVERMENT, THE church House… Everybody Trying!!!!!!!,” the singer wrote. “It’s a lot that going on that the Bible speaks about we should Not be doing. Weed legal in some places, Gay Marriage Legal BUT YET IM JUDGED!!! Im not doing Nothing for you… My Life!!!!”
Fantasia's rant was a reference to the criticism she's had aimed at her because she began her affair with her baby daddy Antwaun Cook when he was still married. The two became parents just over a year ago.
The angry response brought about a quick statement from Fantasia's management saying she was a strong supporter of "the LGBT community," and Fantasia herself got back into the fray, posting, "I, Fantasia Monique Barrino, don’t judge anyone because I don’t want to be judged. The gay community is one of my largest supporters. I support the gay community as the support me. Bloggers please stop misrepresenting the facts.”
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I am white and I watched The Cosby Show and thought Rudy was THE BEST THING EVER (we were the same age), I also adored Bill Cosby because I remembered him from Picture Page, which I watched before I took naps (remember that?!) while in preschool. (My parents loved Bill Cosby because he was a hilarious comedian) I also watched A Different World, which was a spinoff of The Cosby show and loved the shit out of it. Never once did it occur to me I was watching a "black" tv show...partly because I was super young, but mostly because it's what I was used to and it's what everyone else watched. Living Single can also be applied in this conversation.
If those shows were to air today? They'd fail hard. When did sitcoms make that transition? Because I truly don't get it.
And for what it's worth, I'd like to punch your friend in the face for you. Claire Huxtable, Roseanne, and Murphy Brown (my mom raged so hard when Dan Quayle made comments about the character being a single mom -- my dad had just died and my mom became a youngish widow of 3 daughters -- and it influenced me in a BIG way. My mom was PISSED OFF and I felt proud of her, even though I didn't fully understand it at the time) -- all strong female characters, the likes of which are very rare on sitcoms now, especially "family" sitcoms.
And let the record state, the jokes on The Cosby Show and Roseanne STILL hold up. Those shows are still solid. Trust me, I've rewatched them multiple times.
The other day when I was at my parents place, one of the channels had a Roseanne marathon. The very first scene in the vid below is the scene that was on when I turned the TV on. And honestly it made me feel uncomfortable by the end of it, but in a good way. I WANT issues like this on TV. I love the Roseanne character but I rme'd at her original reaction to that guy but then the ending of the episode and her regretting her reaction is truly what moved people and perhaps, *hopefully* inspired to think twice in the future as well. I don't know. I just thought it was well done and it inspired me to dl the whole show and watch it.
As far as Roseanne answering the door goes -- that's heavy stuff and I love that they addressed it in a way that wasn't a ~special episode~ and instead in a way that makes one think. If some man comes beating on my door, I'm going to be scared regardless because I'm a female. Would his race make a difference? I'd like to think not, but I appreciate that this episode gave allowed Mr. Williams' legitimate point of view to come across as rational and made Jackie and Roseanne, and the viewers, think and question their fears.
Good TV.
personally i dont care if every show has a multi-racial cast (people here will probably hate this sentence). i would be fine with different points of view shown on television came from different shows.
personally i dont care if every show has a multi-racial cast (people here will probably hate this sentence).
lol no. it makes sense. you love girls and are defending it against criticism of its racial homogeneity
so are you the type of person that understands that pocs and other minorities might want to see themselves in all types of media
or are you the type who ostensibly gives a fuck until their fave all white show gets criticized for erasure and then suddenly it's all about color blindness and look at those poc needy bitches requiring a tv show in order to be real people?
BOOKER T. BLUEBIRD (that name is no mistake) and Wellington the Wiggly Worm.
They have rent issues, but want to share a "Colonial style" house. One in the attic, one in the basement.
Fascinating.
It's definitely more than just connecting the dots.
But it's definitely nice to learn how to connect the dots.
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<3 thank you bb for sharing that one.
The strength in those comedies was surviving. Claire was amazing to me as a kid. She was extremely educated and said smart things. She was someone who demonstrated the importance of education. Not necessarily collegiate but in other ways, too. She worked hard but didn't neglect her kids. I was watching TV Land the other day when Claire got her own room, the sheer joy at her own space made me laugh for. It's mirrored when Roseanne got her own space with the writing room. Even if they didn't live in the room 24/7 - it was their slice to do whatever they wanted with. Even as a kid, I loved strong women because I grew up with a lot of them around me.
Murphy Brown was my idol, to be honest. She was this smart-mouthed, strong, intelligent woman that tried to do things on her own but still had a solid support system when she needed them. I wanted an Elvin of my own. She wasn't always right or perfect and she got in some pretty bad situations but never apologized for her need for chosen career. She didn't care if the politicians liked her. They didn't have to. They just needed to answer questions.
“Perhaps it’s time for the Vice President to expand his definition and recognize that, whether by choice or circumstance, families come in all shapes and sizes."
Big deal. Not only for my mother, but for many families. And it has more meaning now.
My mother was 37 years old when my father died and my youngest sister was only 7 weeks old. My mother was forced to be a single parent, but she did it well. Interesting fact: our dad quit his job to be a stay at home dad before she was born...because my mom wanted to work, as she loved being a school principal and they had saved up money to make it happen. But he died suddenly, and well, fuck.
She died at age 45. But damn, she was an amazing woman. The only time I start feeling sorry for myself is when I ponder the fact that I wasn't allowed the opportunity to know her as an adult. That's when I feel the loss.
I'm blessed because I knew both my mother and father and one thing my mother taught me was to not depend on a man to take care of me. Not because it's a bad thing to rely on people, but because it's important to be a self-sufficient woman. Mostly to prove to myself that I'm able.
I value my strength as a female and I'm proud that my sisters know that as well. I'm also proud that I helped instill that strength in my sisters.
But yeah, Murphy Brown was an amazing character :)