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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And sweetiepie, I cannot respect the desires of all if the desire(s) conflict with my fundamental beliefs. And while I hope gays are afforded all the rights they need, to not be disadvantaged, I'd rather getting married was not the doorway to it.
That's just my belief, if that makes me stupid, ignorant, old-fashioned or even a cunt then so be it.
It's bizzarre that you're fine with gays, but not with them getting that piece of paper making them married.
Your beliefs are based on fictional stories. This has nothing to do with a belief in a god.
Hahaha... people are laughable the way they confidently speak a pack of rubbish.
And if the truly refers to the legal rights, benefits, provisions and exemptions, then I am not opposed to any civil union or partnership enjoying those.
As I have said before here, this is simply about "marriage". I want homosexuals to have every right to act for, in concert with, in consent with and on behalf of the person they love, I just don't want it to be under the term "marriage".
If you don't like that, go ahead. I am not forcing my view on anyone.
There is no comparison anywhere, anyhow and anyway.
and unfortunately, the majority of the reason that the black community are "repulsed" as you say, is due to the Christian religion forced upon them by those who enslaved their ancestors.
Oh yes, school really teaches us not to think.
"Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood." --Coretta Scott King; front page of the Chicago Defender; April 1, 1998
Slavery? Cherry-picking convinces me of nothing.
And why assail me with a homophobia quote? Who's homophobic? Who's arguing for that? This all or nothing attitude turns me off.