Kanye West speaks on homophobia

**Honey** · August 8th, 2008, 09:42 AM

During his headlining set on the Glow In The Dark's NYC tour stop, rapper Kanye condemned homophobia, urging people to 'open their minds':

"Open your fucking minds. Open your minds. Be accepting of different people and let people be who they are. You know how many people came to me calling me gay cause I wear my jeans the fresh way? Or because I said hey, dude, how you gonna say 'fag' right in front of a gay dude's face and act like that's ok. That shit is disrespectful. Coming from Chicago, where if you saw somebody that was gay you were supppoed to stay ten feet away. It should be time to break out of the intuitions that I was sayin', the steretypes, or the fear, the backlash that I would get if you don't believe in what I believe in, acceptin' people for who they are…they're very talented and if they do something special in the world and they're discriminated. I've flown across the world y'all, and I've come back here to tell you — open your minds and live a happier life…" {Source}

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**Grimmlok** · August 8th, 2008, 09:45 AM

the first sensible thing Tardye has ever said. I bet he cried though.

**mrs.v** · August 8th, 2008, 09:45 AM

WTF about Chicago?!

**Laxmobster** · August 8th, 2008, 09:55 AM

^Yeah I didn't get that one. One of my good friends is from there and was pretty miffed by his Chi-Town statement!

**Sojiita** · August 8th, 2008, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Grimmlok

the first sensible thing Tardye has ever said. I bet he cried though.

Oh you know you would do him!

**greysfang** · August 8th, 2008, 10:12 AM

Oh please, he's just paving the road for his coming out party.

Damn, am I getting cynical or what?

**darksithbunny** · August 8th, 2008, 10:13 AM

Yes Kanye. Open up our minds to something we didn't already know. Quit kissin your own ass.

**cmmdee** · August 8th, 2008, 10:55 AM

I've flown across the world y'all

We know. And you are the best at what you do, have the most money, and the flyest gear.

**Grimmlok** · August 8th, 2008, 10:56 AM

do people still say "fly"?

that's a very early 90's Fresh Prince thing

**SVZ** · August 8th, 2008, 11:12 AM

It's pretty big of him, considering the fact that he's a pretty famous rapper.

**Sojiita** · August 8th, 2008, 11:17 AM

Kanye is going to keep this up and we are all going to have to like him.

**greysfang** · August 8th, 2008, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by Sojiita

Kanye is going to keep this up and we are all going to have to like him.

Kanye could save the whales, solve the energy crisis, engender world peace and adopt every orphan and unwanted pet on the planet and I still wouldn't like him.

**kingcap72** · August 8th, 2008, 11:37 AM

He looks like he should be working at the Gap or hustling on the corner in this picture.

**cynic** · August 8th, 2008, 01:53 PM

"it should be time to break out of the intuitions"........wha? He needs a dictionary.....when you make your living from words, it would help to know a few.....