Why does eminem hate gays

Eminem has been criticised for his use of homophobic lyrics throughout his year career in the mainstream. This article contains content provided by X. Accept and continue. Listen to Newsbeat live at and every weekday on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra - if you miss us you can listen back here.

He faced criticism for his language on album track Fall while speaking about Tyler, The Creator. Eminem has successfully avoided using other offensive lyrics. His early albums are littered with gay slurs. Eminem drops surprise album Kamikaze. Getty Images. Rap music in general has a lot of homophobic slurs, but it doesn’t mean the artist is actually homophobic.

The rapper has previously defended his offensive language, saying that he believes the F-word is the same as calling someone a 'punk'. Many others didn't feel right with it either. But he also formed a friendship with Elton John, who said in that Eminem was not homophobic and claimed he was "writing about the way things are, not how he thinks.

Eminem didn't 'feel right' with homophobic lyrics about Tyler, The Creator. “The first time I got a taste of being called anti-gay was on ‘My Name Is’ when I said, ‘My English teacher wanted to have sex in junior high / The only problem was my English teacher was a guy.’ All I was saying was I don’t swing that way,” the rap star told Vulture.

Eminem says he was uncomfortable with homophobic lyrics he wrote and released on his recent album, Kamikaze. Skip to content. In the years since the initial uproar over the use of anti-gay slurs on his first two albums, Eminem has performed with and befriended Elton John, endorsed gay marriage and repeatedly told.

Eminem is credited with writing the track, along with four others, including Justin Vernon of Bon Iver - who has since distanced himself from the song. Think they’ve been friends for years now. Share Save. Justin wrote and sung part of the track, but says he wasn't in the studio with Eminem and asked for the song's message to be changed when he heard the finished song.

Eminem says he "felt like this might be too far", in a new interview to promote the record on his own YouTube channel. El Hunt, a writer for NME, says it's good that Eminem has apologised, but doubts the validity of his explanation. She's a year-old gay woman and has had the same word used against her as abuse in the street.

It’s quite a complex issue due to the use of homophobic slurs whether or not they’re aimed at gay people and. Follow Newsbeat on Instagram , Facebook and Twitter. Tyler, The Creator first started talking about his sexuality in lyrics on his album, Flower Boy.

Eminem has been supported by Elton John. She also accuses the rapper of being selective with which offensive words he is comfortable using in his lyrics. “So when I started getting flack for it, I. Elton John himself has said he doesn’t believe Eminem was or is homophobic and that people took his lyrics too seriously.

Eminem's Kamikaze makes chart history. Allow X content? In that song, Eminem takes down rivals with the lines “Little gay-looking boy / So gay I can barely say it with a straight face-looking boy” and “You f–s think it’s all a game ’til I. Eminem is once again dismissing accusations that he’s homophobic.