West said to his fans:

"Open your fucking minds. Open your minds. Be accepting of different people and let people be who they are. You know how many people came to me calling me gay cause I wear my jeans the fresh way? Or because I said hey, dude, how you gonna say 'fag' right in front of a gay dude's face and act like that's ok. That shit is disrespectful. Coming from Chicago, where if you saw somebody that was gay you were supppoed to stay ten feet away. It should be time to break out of the intuitions that I was sayin', the steretypes, or the fear, the backlash that I would get if you don't believe in what I believe in, acceptin' people for who they are...they're very talented and if they do something special in the world and they're discriminated. I've flown across the world y'all, and I've come back here to tell you — open your minds and live a happier life..."

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Posted by TheNiebur, on 08-11-2008 00:03, 1. Just gotta love him. He could care less. Or even worse, use his position to spead more hate. He could feel like he does about Gay ppl, and just keep quiet. But he cares enough to use the platform "given" to him, to educate, and uplift ppl. As a Gay man, I am just thankfull for his words. I am sure that lil speach will make it more "ok" for some ppl to be accepting of Gays, where before they might think it, but now won't be affraid to speak it too.   » Report this comment to administrator