The King of the South T.I. covers Vibe Magazine for their end of the year issue and he had some controversial things to say.
T.I. spoke about everything from his wife Tiny to Osama bin Laden’s death. But what really got people talking were his comments towards gay people and the First Amendment.
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T.I. was asked about all Americans having equal rights and he answered:
Man, I will say this, the funniest joke I ever heard Tracy say during a stand-up was, ‘C’mon man, I think gay people are too sensitive. If you can take a d*ck, you can take a joke.’ [Cracks up laughing.] That sh*t was funny to me. And it’s kind of true.’ While T.I. makes clear that he supports anyone’s sexual preference, he then connects, in his opinion, a current oversensitivity among gay people with a consequential and ironic offense of the First Amendment. “They’re like,‘If you have an opinion against us, we’re gonna shut you down.’ … That’s not American. If you’re gay you should have the right to be gay in peace, and if you’re against it you should have the right to be against it in peace.’
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So T.I. supports the gays and supports those who don’t support the gays, it’s our First Amendment right to do so.
Check out more of T.I.’s bold interview with excerpts from Vibe:
On The legitimacy of Osama’s death
If that really happened…. Man, I’m a conspiracy theorist by nature. You can’t experience the federal penal system and not be somewhat skeptical.T.I. on people criticizing Tiny for not taking the drug charge I’ma tell you, 50 Cent and anybody else, we not gonna have no discussion about what my ole lady shoulda, woulda, coulda done for anything as it pertains to me,” begins his rant. “We ain’t gonn’a do that. I’m the only one in my family that’s gonna take a lick when it pertains to the legal system. Since me, none of my other family members have seen a jail cell. Nobody. I’m the last one. The buck stops here. I feel that a person that stands behind [his woman for a criminal charge] is a coward anyway.
So you didn’t feel you were more valuable to your family, employees and business partners on the street?
That’s a discussion between me and another man. Not with the mother of my children. Not with the nurturer of my household.
Interesting stuff. We must say that we think T.I. should reevaluate his opinions on homosexuals. We hope T.I. will concentrate on the music and give us some new music real soon!
SOURCE: Vibe
