But the concept of a straight rapper, with young male fans reinforcing that usage of the word "faggot" was okay and cool has always rubbed me the wrong way. I don't want anyone to think I'm homophobic." He's often compared it to black colloquial usage of the n-word, which is fair, if you're gay. ![]() I don't know, we don't think about it, we're just kids. I just think 'faggot' hits and hurts people. In an interview with NME he said: "I'm not homophobic. Whatever Tyler's intent, the album has the word "fag" or "faggot" on it nine times, and his stance on the word has forever been bullshit. Sometimes I make concessions, particularly with previous-era rap, but in regards to Tyler, the last time I'd bothered listening to one of his records was 2011's Goblin: an unambiguously homophobic record. As a gay black man and a hip-hop fan, I've had to draw the line at what I will and won't listen to. Who among us hasn't asked for forgiveness? The last album I ever expected to write about with any sort of sentimentality was one by Tyler, the Creator.
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