Comments on: Hip-hop star Kanye West claims to have reinvented the word 'gay'

By: Kiki

Kiki — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:31:34 +0000

John– I like where your head's at.

By: John

John — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:31:39 +0000

Here's a radicle, outside-the-box idear:

insted of using 'gay' as synonymous with 'fashionable and stylish", how about we use it as synonymous with 'homosexual'.

No? Too much?

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By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:53:51 +0000

This guy is a joke.. who is he

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By: Ivan

Ivan — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:32:09 +0000

Go easy on him. He seems to be going through a significant mental and emotional process and is bound to say some things that are a bit naive or a tad wide of the mark along the way. The thing is, he's on his way to being a better, happier person and a better, positive example to his many fans. Apart from the general good that will come of this, I'm actually quite happy for him as an individual.

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By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:06:35 +0000

All gay people are no more fashion queens than the god squad are aall paedophiles………….then again……

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By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:25:55 +0000

How pathetic – trying to be cool to gay men, but then saying "I haven't gone to a gay bar, nor do I ever plan to." Very telling!

Another idiotic outburst from Mr West

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By: Flapjack

Flapjack — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:18:42 +0000

Ste McCabe/ mmhmmm – Good point. I'm also a scruffy git most days, though in fairness I am an artist. Still, at least Kanye's heart is in the right place, even if he's unconciously buying into gay cliches.

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By: mmhmmm

mmhmmm — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:00:54 +0000

I appreciate his sentiments and his attempt to gain respect for the gay community, especially amongst hip-hop listeners who are not always the most tolerate people. However, a stereotype is still a stereotype, even if it is a positive one. Not all gay guys like fashion or are artists. Entire groups don't want to be pidgeon-holed into a stereotype even if it is good. For example, Asians do not appreciate that everyone thinks they are good at math and violin.

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By: Ste McCabe

Ste McCabe — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:00:59 +0000

It's good that someone in a homophobic environment is being gay-positive for a change, but call me cynical here – is this not just perpetuating another stereotype, IE the idea that all gay people are fashion queens? Isn't diversity the idea? I'm gay, militant, and a scruffy bastard. This is good too!

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By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:59:37 +0000

I think "dope" has meant cool for a while now, though mainly in the States. "Wicked" however is falling out of fashion. . . Not that I'm overly "down wif da kids". . .

I think Kanye could be onto something though. I mean the gay community managed to reclaim "queer" from an insult into a positive term, we might just have to do that again with "gay".

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By: Flapjack

Flapjack — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:38:11 +0000

I wish Kanye luck with that, though I think he has his work cut out. Talking of shifting semantics, is he using 'dope' to mean cool now? I always thought it meant either mildly stupid or a form of marijuana. It's getting to the point where dictionary definitions are reversing every 5 years. Can't we just stick with one definition – my head's spinning. It was hard enough to keep up when whe 'Wicked' witch of the West turned out to be the coolest witch in the 'hood'. I'm probably showing my age now.

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