Rapper Lil' Romeo condemns Ja Rule's anti-gay comments

[gameboy 11]

Lil' Romeo pulls a Kayné...

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21 — Rapper Ja Rule recently caused quite a stir with rather blunt remarks denouncing the growing depictions of gays and lesbians in mass media; citing it as both “ruining America,” and something that his children should not be exposed to.

Yahoo! Music recently caught up with 18-year-old rapper/actor, Romeo (formerly known as Lil' Romeo) on the set of his forthcoming film, Down and Distance (a family comedy, which also stars Gary Busey and Brian Bosworth), and inquired his reaction to Ja’s comments:

“I think it was ignorant of him to say. Gays are everywhere in the industry and society in general. That’s not changing. So why shouldn’t they get to be on TV and in the movies like everybody else?!” candidly retorted Romeo [born Percy Miller, Jr.], who went on to say, “He can’t really believe that none of the peeps who bought his records were gay, and I bet that he wouldn’t give any of ‘em a refund.”

When Yahoo! Music further queried the young rapper about how he feels about persons who are LGBT, he responded: “It doesn’t matter. I’m cool with everybody who is cool with me. So long as you’re not hurting nobody, I’m not gonna hate on peeps for who they are. I have a few friends who are gay and why not? They alright with me.”

Romeo, the son of iconic rap star Master P., burst onto the music scene in 2000, at the tender age of ten. In the time since, he has released six albums, has acted in in seven feature films, and most recently starred in his own television series Romeo!, which ran for three seasons on the Nickelodeon network. Now standing at a robust 6’1, the not-so-Lil’ Romeo is currently attending USC.

—Christopher Janssen, Yahoo! Music

My god! He's 18 and in college already??! Geez, they grow so fast!!

And he makes a black, gay man so damn proud! Thumbs way f'in up for this topic. I just took my sweet ass time posting! ^_~

P.S. Damn, he's tall! o_o

 

[Jersey Domino]

Hey it's nice to see a Rapper with a Brain.

good to know that there are decent people still exist in the world.

 

[gameboy 11]

I totally agree. I would think he'd be quite the opposite!

 

[LiquidSky]

Very cool dude. I've never purchased a rap record but I'm going to buy one of his.

 

[Glafna]

Good to see that we have a respectable source.

I say, Romeo to the top, Ja Rule to the cesspit.

 

[gameboy 11]

He's only human I suppose. So I forgive him!

He seemed to go back and forth though - like he didn't know whether to be against or for it. But if you read the whole thing, he says he's fine with gay people. He just don't like Mardi Gras and seeing us kiss each other on MTV.

If I was straight, I don't think I'd agree with either of those either.

 

[LiquidSky]

He's only human I suppose. So I forgive him!

He seemed to go back and forth though - like he didn't know whether to be against or for it. But if you read the whole thing, he says he's fine with gay people. He just don't like Mardi Gras and seeing us kiss each other on MTV.

If I was straight, I don't think I'd agree with either of those either.

Strongly disagree! Perhaps I don't want to see his cheesy videos filled with gangsta bullshit and sluts. He needs to take a look at what he's producing if he's so concerned about society.

 

[BlueLantern]

1) to him for being so open-minded in a industry where people are pround to have a ignorant atitude.

2)Well, why does it matter? Why we care so much about the oppinions of a celebrity like any of the two or any famous people???

 

[luminum]

But if you read the whole thing, he says he's fine with gay people. He just don't like Mardi Gras and seeing us kiss each other on MTV.

If I was straight, I don't think I'd agree with either of those either.

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Wow.

 

[thepro747]

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Wow.

Yeah, what an odd thing to say.