Chris Brown Under Fire for Nasty Homophobic Remarks about Frank Ocean
Chris Brown has come under fire from gay rights groups for using homophobic remarks toward fellow artist Frank Ocean. When being approached by Paparazzi who asked Brown what he thinks about Ocean, Chris casually responded, “Man, no h**o!”
“No h**o” is the common remark used by many hip hop artists to say that they do not approve of homosexuality. It has been heavily criticized by scholars and others who are seeking a more inclusive culture within the world of hip hop.
Brown’s remarks are most notable because Ocean just came out the closet, admitting that he is in love with a man. This was a rare first in modern black music, largely because it’s quite rare for any urban artist to admit that they are not heterosexual. The highly masculine nature of hip-hop culture is built on men having s*x with lots of women, not other men.
This is not the first time that Chris Brown has been criticized for homophobic remarks. Last year, when he was approached by reporters seeking to take his picture, Brown said “Ya’ll n****z is weak. Did you all call them and try to film me? Y’all n****z is gay.”
Frank Ocean admitted that he told the world that he was gay before the release of his last album, largely because he didn’t want too much speculation over the revelation that many of his songs were written for other men. By writing the letter, he was pre-empting the questions and attacks that were sure to come.
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First of all, “no h**o” doesn’t mean its disapproving of gays. Its just the urban version of “that’s what she said”, which is commonly used by whites(?) It is just a statement that is used after one says something that would warrant a funny look from an otherwise immature person, that would say that the persons words made him sound like would participate in homosexual activity, hence the phrase “no h**o”. And secondly, the nature of hiphop was never that of bragging about s****l conquests, but more, “I’m the best party starter/story teller/voice of revolution”. Bowatkin is really disillusioned by the hollywood/gay elites, and clearly wants to jump on a bandwagon, circling an easy target. I just liked this news page, and I guess I will be unliking this page, due to halfass, gay propaganda, even though I found that Tavis Smiley, Cornel West apology story fact based, and not agenda biased. Oh well. Peace.
Chris Brown needs to go some where and sit his a*s down!!!
This conversation is so stupid, it is Chris Brown’s right to approve or disapprove. Stop trying to make the whole world cow-tow to one world, one thought. This issue is getting very OLD.
From the way the headline was written, I thought Chris Brown really went ham on gays. I was sure he dropped some F bombs and threatened to severely beat up homosexuals. After reading the headline, my first thought was you really put your big foot in your mouth this time Chris. I’m a little disappointed to read that his only comment was “no h**o.”
Radicals in the Gay Power Movement will brand this as an anti-gay slur, but it isn’t. Everytime I’ve heard it in context it’s meant to say I’m not gay myself but I like something that may be perceived as gay. “No h**o” isn’t some big movement in hip hop bent on ridding the world of homosexuality. In fact, anti-gay sentiment in hip hop has been highly misunderstood and exaggerated. It seems to be fashionable to pin-the-tail-on- hiphop nowadays and make the music a scapegoats, but I do’t hear too many artist with songs expressing their disdain for gays or any artists calling for an anti-gay revolution. The real issue here is hiphopphobia.
Besides, neither Chris Brown nor Frank Ocean are rap artist. They are both singers. Why even drag hiphop into this discussion?
he has the right to approve or disapprove of gays but when he uses slurs that is when it becomes an issue, his people need to have a conversation with him about speaking publicly about such issues..
The only way we keep learning that Chris Brown’s a young fool is the media keeps his dumb a*s in our face. This guy had Rihanna’s love and couldn’t hold onto that. Isn’t he proving to be this generations Ike Turner?
Chris Brown is well within his right to express how he feels about Pederasty/Homosexuality if so chooses. How is that his disagreeing with Pederasty/Lesbians (Homosexuality) is equated with this false notion of his being Homophobic? The term Phobic is being incorrectly defined and used to foster capitulation of those who disagree with this Euro-Asiatic behavior. Let us be correct, first of all. The term Phobic derives from the term, Phobia , which means to be afraid of someone or something or other thing, or for someone to have an irrational fear of someone or something or other thing. The term h**o derives form the term Homosexual, which derives from the term Pederasty and means to have a**l s*x with a Pre-pubescent boy. So, to be absolutely correct the term is being used in correctly. In order for Chris Brown to be Homophobic, he would have to be afraid of Pederasts/Homosexuals or would have to have an irrational fear of them. So far, I have yet to see any evidence that Chris Brown is either afraid of Pederasts/Lesbians (Homosexuals) or has an irrational fear of them.
who is frank ocean anyway…some no talent rapper, for that matter who cares what chris brown says too?
Frank Ocean is an R&B singer, not a rapper. If you’re gonna be a hater, the least you can do is have your facts straight.
one more item, look who is wearing earrings these days…I think that is telling..what man looks in the mirror at their earrings…..and thinks that is very manly?,,,earrings,,are for women,,to attract men to look at them,,not men to wear to look girly..thats just a mans opinion,,,just like men that put on too much aftershave…you only need a certain amount to be good smelling,,,over board on the jewlery and cologne is feminine,,,maybe gay???
Before we run over Chris brown, we need to really be sure it was a slur. “no h**o” came from the boondocks. It was usually said when you don’t want to be identified as being gay yourself. It was not a slur on gays. He could just as easily have just been saying I’m not in that group. Of course he could have been more politically correct when saying that, but really is Chris Brown or any of a thousand rappers our guide to what is politically correct? The media wanted ratings not mature commentary. That’s why they asked him. They knew they would get a fly answer and he gave the media what they wanted. He got more attention and that’s what he wanted.
It shouldn’t be an issue that Chris Brown doesn’t approve Of gayness. Everyone should not have to feel the same way about this gay problem that is going on in the world. Most people are going to see it as a bad thing no matter how much gays try to make this acceptable. Gay people should jus accept the fact that people are not going to welcome this way over night, or maybe at all. If you don’t want to accept how people really feel then don’t ask!
Chris Brown, have more to worry about than homosexuality. His dumb a*s is lucky he is still walking around free, and not in jail yet. And yes I said yet, because it wont be long before he end up in jail. The way he behave he is nothing more that the lowest of the GHETTO trash.It wont be long.When you are black it dosen’t matter how much money you have it wont keep youir black a*s out of jail.Keep acting the fool you will soon find out, and when you end up behind bar, and Bobbo, come after you let’s see what you will do.
Frank Ocean is not – and has never been – a Hip-Hop artist. As an R&B singer he is a part of our Hip-Hop community, but let’s not call him something he’s not. And his “coming out” letter said his first love was a man, not his current one. With all due respect, the Hip-Hop-related information in your posts is habitually inaccurate, Dr. Watkins.
Chris Brown is ghetto trash. Nothing that c**n says is relevant
And are you white trash?! Take yo hillbilly, redneck, ignorant, country bumpkin a*s to storm front with all that hate. You mutant degenerate!
GTFOH his comment was NOT a slur NO h**o are you jading me? It’s a reference to himself not being a homosexual and so f*****g what. People use the term daily but they go after THIS dude. This activist group needs to go fight b****r issues like gays being killed and denied opportunities for being gay. The target is aimed at the wrong person. Plus Chris is still young go after 50 cent then. Allof these activist groups are misguided and feel the need to condem everything that stands against what they believe is true. People have rights… My activist group is s**t I DON’T LIKE… People need to get over themselves
It is never okay to call names, I don’t care what the situation. Now Chris Brown has a right to speak his opinion. The media asked him and he answered. In this country a man should never be put on trial in the media because he doesn’t approve of homosexuality. Now someone MUST explain why it is so important to show homage to a guy who sticks his p***s up some other guys b**t? The bible says it’s abomination. They have infected all industries and the supreme court. Rihanna has nothiing to d woth his opinion. Stop knocking him. Remember Isiah Washington and Greys’ Anatomy? That was so unnecessary. The media and the gay world ruined that mans life because he don’t do homosexual. I don’t either and I’m tired of being punished for being Hetero. Which indicates by scripture as normal.
Uhhhh…. Using this the DOWN-LOW POT CALLING THE “out loud and Proud” kettle a “h**o”?!?!
The more I learn about Chris Brown, the less respect I have for him. As for Frank Ocean; I think he is a rare and wonderful example of a man who’s courageous and honest.
The media and gays are worst than what they ask others to be. If someone disagrees with homosexuality we begin with the name calling. Homos are the 21st century bullies. Phobic refers to phobia. Phobia means to be fearful or afraid. Just because someone says they disagree with the homosexual lifestyle doesn’t make them afraid of homos. This word is used as a tactic to get young boys and girls to be open to homosexuality. If homosexuality is truly not a choice (based on h**o claims) then trying to make people open to it is hypocritical. If you were born that way, there is no need to encourage others to be “open” to the choice, cause then you are contradicting your stance. Lastly, I don’t like Hyundai cars, I guess the makers have a right to call me Hyundai-phobic, then in order for me to prove I am not is to buy one? Idiots!
It sucks not to be able to have your own opinion about things in a country that claims to have freedom of speech! EVERYBODY DOESN’T HAVE TO ACCEPT THE HOMOSEXUAL COMMUNITY! It’s ridiculous that people try to force everyone to embrace homosexuality! This man has a right to say and feel however he wants! And if homosexuality is so right why does it make sense to even as Chris Brown about Frank Ocean? If it’s a natural thing let it be natural and stop making a big deal about it! I don’t agree with everything Mr. Brown has done in his career but this is HIS OWN PERSONAL BELIEF/OPINION! Don’t ask questions you don’t want a true answer to!
So folk have problem with “Man, no h**o” but no problem with “…n****z…”? The issue of anyone having an opinion is instructive of how much folk on both sides of the ideological and political spectrum are really nonfunctinal as regards free speach, association, and thought. As long as any individual is in practice nondiscriminatory then aren’t they not entitled to a contrary opinion? This business of homophobia is becoming, actually is so overblown as to be rediculous. I don’t find a place for overt homosexuals or that mode of expression in my social context or circle. I don’t accept homosexuality as normative of human s****l expression, much the same way as blindness or deafness is not normative of human physiology. But much the same as I accept and treat blind and deaf folk with equanimity in the public sphere (economic & political) is how I would treat homosexuals. That I choose to exclude homosexuals from my voluntary social interaction should be of no concern of anyone else inasmuch as a homosexuals choice of s****l expression is none of mine.
Because Chris Brown is in the public eye he DOES NOT have the freedom to say what he wants. His life is based on public opinion. If he can’t sell albums there isn’t much else he can do with his miserable self. Why do we defend a man who constantly shoots himself in the foot? Because he’s Black? Because girls think he’s cute? A Black man who publicly shows his stupidity on a regular basis is BAD for Blacks in general. Michael Jordan may be a gambling, womanizing b*****d but his public image will always be that of an American hero. Being a bad-boy may be cool in Chris Brown’s and little girls’ minds but to the rest of the world his stock is going down. In the future he will be nothing but an example of a Black man who publicly dug his own hole.
Everyone does not have to accept homosexuality. I certainly don’t. A lot of young people use the term “no h**o”. Now Chris has been targeted as a gay basher. Stop trying to force homosexuality down our throats.
No pun intended.
Chris Brown does not have my respect for anything he says. However, I don’t want my children listening to a person that will probably be talking about being with someone, and my daughters thinking he could be talking about a woman, when in fact he is talking about a man. Be popular in the gay community. Quit trying to get people who don’t want anything to do with the culture or the degenerates, to buy your product.
If he had said ” no n****r” would that black or white community be in an uproar? Like I have said before we as blacks can be lead by string by anyone with an axe to grind. The homosexual community along with the ignorance of the writer in regards of the term “no h**o” are a perfect example of this. Granted Chris has done some stupid things but trying to crucify him for how he feels or better yet what he said out of context is really messed up.
Do any of you ever wonder why no one in the media ever says anything negative about the Jews. Now it is the same thing against homosexuality, when will it be the same way for blacks?
How nice, when he isn’t beating women, he is talking about homosexuals. Is there anyone he does like?
I have been trying to give this guy the benefit of the doubt; that he has had some issues from his past that made him act like an out-of-control a*****e. But I now believe that he is just a bonafide a*****e: that is what he wants to be.
He is perhaps the perfect example why black women end up whining about how bad black men treat them. He continues to be extremely popular with black women after he beats a black woman to a pulp and goes around trashing dressing rooms for no real reason. Does he have to commit mass murder of black women before they wake up???
This has without any doubt been a collection of the most hateful ignorant post I have ever observed, why in the h**l does anyone elses life styles or relationship efect you in any way, don’t like Homosexuality then just don’t participate in it & let other human beings live there life in some resemblence of peace & without you bigotry
Ummm , no h**o is not a common remark used by hip hop artist that don’t approve of homosexuality!! Who the h**l wrote this article??? .. and where do they get their information from??? ..no h**o just means ..that their not gay!! that is!!! It isnt a statement about gay people!! It ‘s just saying that your not gay!!! If someone says their not gay is that a statement that they disapprove of homosexuality? ..NO!!../.sheesh…what the h**l are people talking about????
How do ignorant illiterate speaking people become millionaire stars? I recall when education was valued and promoted in our community. Now our young people immulate, sagging, vulgar and ignorant artist.
I am not reading all of these stupid comments on this story, because by the time I got to comment 10, I wanted to vomit. But I will address “Yulian B”, I don’t know where you’re from, but in Brooklyn “No h**o” means just that. Guys say it every time they see an effeminate walking past. They say it whenever they sense someone is gay. I don’t know why you homophobic men, always want to try to defend ignorant statements. Why a so-called Straight Man, would care about a man being gay is beyond me. My two brothers often shake their heads at why men are so consumed with gay men and the fact that they are not into women. When my brothers were teens and coming up they’d always say, I am glad there are gay guys out there, because it leaves more women for them. Both are happily married now, and have no problem NOR CARE, INTEREST or CONCERNED about another man’s sexuality.
And as for woman beating Chris Brown, he needs to spend more time working on his mental state. This ticking time bomb is such a loose cannon. His people know this, but they are not going to do anything to help this nut job, because it will stop their cash flow. I commend Frank Ocean for coming out and telling his story. I comment people like Jay Z and Kanye for standing behind him. And I’m sorry to tell you sisters, if your man or any man you know has a problem with gay men…..YOU HAD BETTER SERIOUSLY START PAYING CLOSER ATTENTION TO YOUR MAN. There is no reason in the world, for a straight man to have any concerns or issues with another man sexuality. NONE..ZERO..ABSOLUTELY NO INTEREST PERIOD.
And thanks You!
LMAO@nyclater
Are you serious here, or are you just a Chris Brown FANATIC. So when a person asks somene how they feel about an artist who happens to be gay, the correct response would be I’m Not Gay???
I swear you Chris Brown Fans try so hard..
LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO
oh…so all he said was “no h**o”. that’s does not really equate to a “nasty homophobic remark” in my opinion…
Wow! Now every little thing you say is under attack. This is really silly and not worthy of being called a story. A slow day on the media front.
CHRIS U NEED TO WATCH YOUR MOUTH U MAY HAVE A SON ONE DAY WHAT WOULD U SAY IF HE CAME TO U AND SAID DADDY I’M GAY I’M IN LOVE WITH JOHNNY
Chris Brown can feel however he desires about homosexuality! I’m so sick of the world trying to force everyone to approve of this filth.
We Black folks for years have let Chris Rock and other Black persons call us all kind of “N, N, N,” for his jokes and we laughed and said nothing about it. He got rich off of putting Black people down and we laughed and thought that he was cute. It’s because he hated himself so much for being Black and black skinned, he took his identity off himself and turn it against his own people. I believe Chris Rock hate himself for being a Black person. Now that he can’t use joke using the “N” word to make his money; he’s now insulting others. The last time he opened his ugly mouth was when he made that comment about the 4th of July. How can he open his mouth to condemn racism, when he has used the word “N” to disrespect his brothers and sisters. Black folks should do what others are doing–and that is to speak out when anyone diss them, especially their own people.
Chris B. knows that making off-the-cuff remarks will garner headlines and keep his name in the papers.
I”m not sure that he was making an anti-gay reply.
Chris Brown knows for a fact that no one looks more “sterotypically gay” than he does. You know… the Bleach Blonde short (hair) cut…the sparkling pair of earrings and stage make up. I think they are called Twinks.
Maybe he was trying to deflect the circulating rumors about his (bi) sexuality.
He’s worked for years in an industry that has strong gay presence…hmmm
I’m not gay myself but I like something that may be perceived as gay.
THAT IS ALL IT EVER MEANT! GET OUTTA DA NEWSROOM(OR FREELANCING FRM HOME)..iF THESE FOLKS WERE ACTUALLY IN THE STREETS, THEY’D KNOW NUFF SAID!
People Chris Brown did NOTHING!!!! Why is it that GAY people are so d**n sensitive these days. Get the h**l over it. He said NO h**o!!! That is NOT a slur not a bashing statement. He simply stating he is cool with the man Frank Ocean but NO h**o, He is NOT h**o!!!!
He has EVERY d**n right to say what the h**l he wants to say about homosexuality/heterosexuality. d**n if everything a heterosexual person says about a gay/lesbian person gets you guys mad then you ALL better grow some think skin
@Peppa I’m from W-S, N.Carolina, but that’s not important. You are so smart that you assuume that, any and everyone is homophobic, just because they disagree with the criticism of a terminology, that is being wrongly targeted, to promote an agenda, against the most copied and influentual culture outside of religion. You need to quit listening to Oprah, and think rarionally and logically, and not emotionaly, because it just makes you sound like a hive-minded person, who has trouble interpreting true meanings in statements, and not just what you want it to be. PEACE.
Chris! Shut up! Ur digging Ur self in a deep hole!
SMFH at this entire topic. There was no gay bashing being said!!!!!!! Are you kidding me. Is this really all there is to talk about these days, “what a celebrity says” so that it can be misinterpreted and spun into what can be made a hot topic for discussion. This is the reason why celebrities dislike any reporters or news columnists now. Its very sad. If you walk into any urban area an listened to the slang, would there be any reports or articles about what is said or how they talk? “NO h**o” give me a break. Its something dudes say. ex:
Man: Hey man, i have to franks, do you want one? “NO h**o”
Understand now??????? SMFH
I’m convinced whoever wrote this article must be old or completely ignorant when it comes to using the lingo of today. In absolutely no way does “no h**o” mean I disapprove of homosexuality. It simply means exactly what it says “no h**o.” The speaker is saying he is not h**o. Every dude uses this term when making a somewhat questionable action that may seem “gay” so in order to counteract what he did or said he’ll end it off with “no h**o.” Please brush up on your facts before making articles like these…Thanks.
Thars his right to feel that way, im a Christian and i feel the same way, I dont judge them but i don’t agree with the lifestyle, they asked, and he answered…period !
Elizabeth: Thank You!. I agree wholeheartedly, what has happened to free speach? It’s sickening, and it’s wrong!
These people (The Gay Movement), or what ever they are called, need to be put in their place, boycott this movement, so they can shut the f*# up! Nobody is publicly addressing and challenging these people, that is why they continue to keep trying to manipulate the world. It is devilish, and it is wrong!, denying people their freedom of speech! MANIPULATION!, MANIPULATION! MANIPULATION!, that is their main goal into forcing people to except this, (the BIBLE calls it WICKED, VILE,) lifestyle.
Everybody seems like they are so afraid to stand up to these people, afraid of being politically incorrect, everyone has rights!, according to the “constitution”.