Comments on: Withers: Sullivan makes Prince the stand in for all blacks

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:49:09 +0000

Anti-gay bigotry is extreme in the black community. It needs to be confronted and addressed.

Anti-gay bigotry needs to be addressed across the board as well.

By: O Sandoval

O Sandoval — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:52:49 +0000

Didn’t Prince said he was misquoted or something? Anyway, Prince doesn’t resemble the embodiment of homophobia in any day of the year. Relating Prince to homophobia is laughable at best. I mean, look at him. He could rant anti-gay slurs all day for all I care and I would think, “yeah, but you’re still Prince.”

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:05:14 +0000

I’m a HUGE Prince fan. I have been since 1982 when 1999 was released.

Knowing how he talks, the words aren’t verbatim. Doesn’t sound like his style. I know that sounds odd but it’s what someone who’s watched his career for nearly 30 years thinks. Having said that, knowing his recent actions and professed faith choice, I don’t doubt he said something to that effect.

Don’t worry. His Gay fan base will mail him pictures of himself in bikini briefs grinding on his male bass player as a reminder of what made him popular. Or pictures from the Lovesexy era when he was going out in all out drag.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:41:21 +0000

Really? Prince? The JW from Minnesota? C’mon, I’m white and I even I know Prince is not the voice of the black community. Andrew’s comments are uncalled for.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:26:44 +0000

I wanted to sate that it wasn’t an attak because too many times on boards it is taken as one and it is better to state it up front than leave it to intrepretation. Thanks for the pass on.

By: Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:53:44 +0000

Poor pathetic “Prince” – guess he lost his Raspberry Beret in a Mormon Church.

By: James Withers

James Withers — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:47:12 +0000

Sean,

It wasn’t taken as an attack. I’ll pass your idea along to Jennifer, the 365 editor.

Sincerely,

James

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:18:38 +0000

My point of asking “who decides to you all are the voice to listen too anyway” was to ask politely but bluntly who made the choice to select those commentators on this site and what qualifies you to have a national platform. I would be interested just to have all of the main bloggers on 365gay.com to have some profile of them available so we know from where you speak and what led you to this platform. It is not to attack you personally, it is an attempt to know who is raising questions.

By: James Withers

James Withers — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:03:13 +0000

Sean,

“I want to know who decides you all are the voice to listen too anyway.”

I claim no spokesperson status.

As for Savage, you are right. Lately he has gone over the top (even though he does have a point: animus toward same sex marriage has more to do with age than anything else).

Sincerely,

James

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:19:17 +0000

James, I am not defending Andrew Sullivan here because sometimes all of you bloggers and commentaters say the wrong thing. However, I find it interesting that there seems to be more focus on more conservative minded gay bloggers like Sullivan and Chris Crain then outlandish comments made by a more liberal minded Dan Savage. Savage has come out and said that he hopes the older generation dies soon and continually uses the word bigot. Seems to me that accountability needs to include all the people who seem to speak for us here and not just a few. I want to know who decides you all are the voice to listen too anyway.