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4:35 pm - 01/01/2013

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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familiardevil 2nd-Jan-2013 02:41 am (UTC)
Except no one was making fun of her when she made that stupid ass comment. Lmfao jfc if your first impulse is to defend a straight person offended by a queer person's legitimate frustration with straight privilege then you really just don't get it
rctshack 2nd-Jan-2013 02:47 am (UTC)
For fucks sake, straight privilege? WE AREN'T FIGHTING STRAIGHT PEOPLE. They are our allies in this.

And I defend a lot of people both gay and straight because your gender doesn't make you wrong or right. It's how you are born. Your outlook makes you wrong or right and I know a lot of gay people who think wrong and a lot of straight people who think right, and vice versa. The fact that she's straight isn't why I defended her, it was because you all were making fun of her being straight by making tasteless trivial jokes. I would have done the same for you if had been the opposite. And take that as a sign if a gay mans first impulse was to defend the straight person.

And take out your frustration in the future by not laughing at someone else's sexual identity. Why can't we all just love each other and get along? No need for lol'ing at anyones identity.
familiardevil 2nd-Jan-2013 02:51 am (UTC)
Y straight privilege lmfao

And I defend a lot of people both gay and straight because your gender doesn't make you wrong or right
o m f g

oop lol straight people
coyotesuspect 2nd-Jan-2013 02:54 am (UTC)
gay and straight are genders now?????????
rctshack 2nd-Jan-2013 03:00 am (UTC)
Goodness... orientation. It's been a long day. I'm going to bed.

English was my worst subject in school.
aubade_saudade 2nd-Jan-2013 03:08 am (UTC)
freudian slip head-first into Dan Savage tbh

because even if he's a white male we should take his arguments seriously and not hurt his feelings, though we're talking about homophobia rn

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