Following President Barack Obama’s recent announcement regarding his support of same-sex marriage, many religious leaders across the nation have been conflicted and divided about their thoughts and support of the president’s bold statement (VIEW VIDEO).
Of the many celebrities in support of Obama, business mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter recently sat down with CNN and shared his support of Obama’s announcement and thoughts of whether the president’s announcement will effect his voting:
ON THE BANNING OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE:
“I’ve always thought it as something that was still holding the country back. What people do in their own homes is their business and you can choose to love whoever you love. That’s their business. [It] is no different than discriminating against blacks. It’s discrimination plain and simple.”ON WHETHER HE THINKS IT’S GOING TO COST HIM VOTES:
“I think it’s the right thing to do. So whether it cost him votes or not, Again, it’s really not about votes. It’s about people. So whether it cost him votes or not, I think it’s the right thing to do as a human being.”
Check out the video down below. Also, peep a clip from Jay-Z’s press conference, where he announced his upcoming ‘Budweiser Made in America’ music festival. The two-day event is set for Labor Day weekend and will include 29 other artists hitting one of three stages. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, May 23rd.
Watch: Jay-Z Supports Obama & Same-Sex Marriage
Watch: Jay-Z’s Announces ‘Budweiser Made in America Music Festival’
I was just reading this on CNN, & I was thinking if CL would post this. Lmao *A STORM IS BREWING*
Good for Jay-Z. Now he and Kanye can finally drop the charade and get married with Beyonce’s “Put A Ring On It” playing in the background…..
LOL..I had to laugh at that; it was funny. Not trying to be condescending either.
@ Ms. HAY-MON
I don’t take you seriously miss. Overall, it’s not that serious lol. You threw a tantrum pertaining to the obesity issue and couldn’t answer my question when asked because you don’t have any answers, then had the nerve to say “they think they know” lmao. You have a demon on you when it comes to those foods and you projected your anger at me. I know it’s hard to separate a negro from their “poke chop and scrimp” lol.
Judah you don’t matter to me enough to answer you; and for the record…I guess you would know what a demon looks like. You stare at it when you look in the mirror everyday, you miserable lunatic…now is that an answer for you. Get a life.
@ MS. HAY-MON
You’re still pork chop projecting lmao.
If they do in fact get down, I don’t think two tops would work out….
So ya not gonna include the pic of Freeway standing in the corner salty that he couldn’t be in the pic w/ the other yt folk? Oh ok.
All celebrities endorse gays cause that is how they make their money, that is their income. You thinks its going to change my mind about how I feel about gays, No. Obama thinks he is winning people over , but he is not. Gay people make up 4 percent of population, thats not enough to win.
Exactly. The entertainment industry and the higher levels of corporate America and the government is governed by h0m0sexuals (and ped0philes for that matter) and the goal of promoting it by a black president and a so-called “important” black male like “Jay-Z” has nothing to do with votes. It has to do with promoting that life choice amongst the black community. Someone like Jay-Z must not only co-sign on that life choice, he must also either come into the industry a h0m0sexual, or convert to that lifestyle once he gets in there. That’s why he moved Freeway to the side. He would’ve ruined his photo op. Jay-Z is only dealing with elites now. That sloppy looking negro “Freeway” would’ve made people think that he was still just a “rapper”.
Judah…… Do you read the shit you type? You never cease to amaze me with the aundance of ignorance in your comments/replies.
Since when is homosexuality a marketing scheme? Oh okay.. If anything, with all the hoopla over homosexuality, heterosexuality is more of a marketing scheme.
“The entertainment industry and the higher levels of corporate America and the government is governed by h0m0sexuals” <— Where do you get your information? Please enlighten me.
If you want to convey that your a intelligent and level headed human being, stop making generalized ass statements with outrageous statistics and observations to back them up.
I LOVE OBAM , AND LOVE HIS GAME , BUT JAYZ AND BEYANCE IS TWO ASS LICKING GREEDY , ASSHOLES THAT LOVE LOOKING GOOD . JAYZ SEEM VERY GAY , AND HE’S UNDER COVER , WITH HIS GAME . BEYONCE KNOWS THAT TOO .
IT’S NOT A BIG DEAL THAT HE SAID THAT , BEYONCE & JAYZ PPL ARE VERY FAKE .
@SARAH
No, the question is, does your dumb a$$ read the sh!t I type lol? If I never cease to amaze you, that’s good. You should continue to read my comments until that acorn rolling around in your skull because a tree and you can bear fruit. Your idiotic response is a good example of how a fool generates an argument based on a delusional strawman. “Marketing scheme” is YOUR TERM, not mine, so your argument is void. I used the term PROPAGANDA, which is totally different, but I’ll address your asinine contention. How can “hetero$exuality” be a “marketing scheme” when the point of being a “heterosexual” is to engage in $ex with the opposite sex and bring forth seed to produce a FAMILY, through order, and therefore eventually populate a COMMUNITY? Is “family” encouraged in America? Are “gender roles” encouraged in America? No and no. Is America pro-abortion? Is “hip-hop” pro-wh0re? Yes and yes. Is America pro-h0m0sexual? Yes. Is America pro-ped0phile? Yes. Are you familiar with the Franklin Cover-Up? Are you familiar with the child $ex slave trafficking done by D!ck Cheney’s company, Halliburton? Are you familiar with NAMBLA? These are all ped0phile rings based in the U.S. GOVERNMENT. The conversation is too big for this comment section and too vast for your feeble mental capacity. Instead of getting caught up in what I say, why don’t you make yourself useful and cook me a damn steak and run my bath lol.
All black men that have spent time in jail have engaged in oral sex. Freeway didn’t want to go jail that was he started testifying on people. I love how black people try to make it sound like only white people are gay. It’s tons of black sissies running around.
Did you notice how gay z pushed Freeway out of the photo??
@ Gee… Freeway nor Beans fit into what Jay’s about now. He is only street when it suits him…lol The paps probably told Free to move over so they could get the pic of Jay with “important” people. When you want to reach a certain status,you have to leave all that behind you.. Jay had this in play from day one… Can’t be mad at him though. Free is just happy to be speaking to Jay at this point. lol
@Shamelle, That’s true there are a lot of black gays around but whose blood along with african blood runs in most of their veins? White people. Be real, there are WAAAAAAAAAAAAY more white gays than blacks. Many of the gay blacks get into it from selling their bodies to put food on the table to white johns cruising for the amazing “BBC”. Just like you say that black understate it, you over state it. Not all the black guys in have sex with dudes.
I’m sorry but Rah-Mel kills !!!! Def need him mainstream
http://youtu.be/DFA3xoiBgCg !!!!
Sell outs; plain and simple. Obama should have stood his ground; I feel certain issues should stay out of politics. Now he is a flip flopper and I know a bunch of people who were strongly for Obama and now they are second guessing if they should vote for him. It’s funny how they want the church to stay out of their business but then they pull the church back in. You can do whatever you want as I can; but I don’t bring my business to your house and please don’t bring it to mine. Christians have kept quiet because they don’t want to come off as holy than thou or judgemental; but we have rights as well. Jay-Z should stick to music; but he is blinded by the money and quote on quote power. I’m not perfect but then again I’m not making decisions for millions of people.
I am a Christian as well, and I support Obama. People kill me acting like he is flip flopping on this issue. He has always stated that he believes EVERYONE should have the same Civil Rights. Gay, Straight, Bi, whatever. The only way gay men/women can have the same Civil Rights is if they are married. There is no other way around it. So he has to support marriage to give them Civil Rights. Gay marriage is NOT a Christian fight. In the entire Bible Jesus never once taught against the same sex being together. In fact he never even mentioned it. Whatever people do is between them and their God, not their brothers and sisters who have their own baggage. I think a lot of blacks have issues against homosexuality, christian or non-christian. Its a taboo subject. BUT WE RACE TO SEE TYLER PERRY PLAYS. A man dressed as a woman. No shade.
Eddie Long sucks more penis in church than the sissies in the club. I love how church folks try to act like they dont know any gays. Meanwhile the choir be full of screaming sissies. Obama trying to help yall black asses but yall kicking and fighting against freedom. ugh
YES there are a lot of wicked people in church but not everybody that goes to church is wicked and perverted. And yes I have gay people in my family whom I love BUT I think certain issues should stay out of politics because you can’t please everybody. This is about a person’s lifestyle, and don’t be dragging your lifestyle into my space and I won’t do the same. I’m SO tired of people always bringing up what so and so did in church, and how Christians think this and that way. How the hell do you know? Do you know all the Christians in the world. Sit down and shut the hell up and keep doing what you do. As long s you like it; I love it…but don’t be trying to tell me how I should feel about certain subjects! Obama isn’t trying to help anyone but himself; ALL politians are about money and getting THEIR issues heard. IF one of their issues is one of mine; GREAT! But most of the time; I think not. Issues of today that people really care about is JOBS, the ECONOMY. People are out of work and he is on tc talking about someone’s lifestyle; PLEASE.
They don’t call him Eddie Long for nothing…
@CHEERS
What do they call him Eddie Long for then lol? And how did you find out about it????
@JUDAH
LOL you wouldn’t want to know…
@Ms
Thankyou. I don’t get why people think one spool apple ruins the bunch. We don’t know if gay is nature, genetics etc. Thats why we can’t have them exposed to our children because their demons may slip into them. Gay people don’t bother me… just the rsally flamboyant ones do. I respect a tranny more then i respect a flamboyant male.
The church is full of people sinning. The WHOLE purpose is to get sinners to change and see the light, Jesus, and turn away from sin. Regardless of how many are in the church they do ALOT less mess that any secular person on a normal day. Most of the gays are in the church not because of birth but because they are treated better than you worldly folks. It’s funny how the bound speak of chains as freedom? Many gays don’t want to be gay. It comes not just from “Religion” like most idiots think but from the soul. They know something isn’t right, but they got people like you who no nothing but trash and darkness pulling them in with you. That’s why they are heavily into drugs and false appearences. If you want to be gay fine but please quit corrupting everyone else. How many other people have to burn so you can feel like your wrong choice was actually a right one?
Maaaaany, people seem to get the constituion wrong. It says you have the right to pursue happiness but that doesn’t mean you will get it. Marriage is not a right, for ANYONE! It is a privilage. I HATE people who say it’s the same as what the blacks went through. They weren’t forced to be here, stripped of everything including their language and given no way back. They weren’t banned from schools, or lynched for just looking at people! Shut up! If the government doesn’t extend that privilage to you because you want to go against the norm then move to somewhere that does. I hate how everyone is for “gay rights” as if they deserve them, but they are against pedophiles, bigamist, cheaters, zoophiles, necrophiliacs etc… even the gays look down on those people. How is it ok for one abnormal sexuality to have rights but they don’t want others to and they aren’t willing to help the others. Many are against gay marriage for two reasons, it’s unnatural and wrong, but the lesser spoken of is that if you let one in you HAVE to let them all in. After all it’s FAIR! I’m waiting on the other sexualities to turn on the gays for being hypocrites.
It doesn’t matter who you “vote” for. The elitist already have their man picked years ahead of time. These “presidents” who take office are trained to be puppets. Turbulent times are certainly ahead. Americans won’t know what to do when it all comes crashing down. For Americans to think they will ALWAYS stay on “top” is absolutely ridiculous. The power ALWAYS shifts and no one country will keep “control” forever.
America will control until the LORD comes back!
That is correct. America and Europe will be in power until Christ makes his return. There will be no shift of power to another race i.e. nation of people. The 4th beast in Daniel 7th chapter is the same beast seen in Revelation 12th, 13th, and 17th chapters (that being America and the European Union). That is who Christ will take down with his angels.
Ohhhhhhh. Your referencing the bible. Wouldn’t that make you a “mind-controlled demon?” Think about it before you let your ignorance guide your fingers across the keyboard.
@C’MON JUDAH
Of all the demographics of idiots, the “anti-Bible” demographic is always the most entertaining. Help me out dude. Break down the Bible for me and tell me where it “really” comes from……heal me of my “ignorance”.
And after the pic was snapped, and Jay went his way, they all held hands and sung… Jigga,Jigga,that ni@@er Jigga…
Peace to you Ms Hay-Mon, i wasnt trying to take shots at you. I respect your views. I also agree jobs and economy is more important. However, we also have to drop our black attitudes thinking we too good for so many jobs. These mexicans and chinese come to america and wipe white people ass to get ahead. We need to watch the world as it is going.
Peace to you as well; you are correct about thinking certain jobs are beneath us. I was laid off for 14.5 months and when I did get another job it was for wayyy less. BUT I took that job and another job too; and received a promotion this last December. I just LOVE working, and I am not too proud. But I get what you’re saying. I have friends and family that are out of work and it’s disheartening.
Why wouldn’t Camel J support gay marriage? I always knew he was a f@g, especially when he hit that reporter from South Africa in her face. Real men don’t do that, and that was not the only strike. Camel Toe been sweet. He came out of the hood, now I’m waiting for him to come out of the closet. I’ll wait.
Jay-Z needs to really just stick to rapping. Equating gay rights to black “rights” is not progressive. It’s dumb. One is a choice one is not. Why is this rocket science? SMDH
All the black people that I know that heatd about this was riding this punk a– ni—- black people dont support it and final.
Jay Z had to shout out to gays. only dudes buying Jigga stuff after Blurprint 2 is gays. Let nobody tell you different.
Jay did this with his wife’s money in mind.. The gays love Beyonce! I don’t know if it were a dumb move,but I sure know it was a power move.
Obama time is up, not voting for his ass again
I agree with everything Jay Z said. At the end of the day, every U.S. citizen deserves their civil liberties and the pursuit of happiness. The rules of any single religion should not dictate law or what is logically fair. If one with certain religious values think that it is a sin to be married to a person of the same sex, they don’t have to marry someone of the same sex. It’s that simple But their beliefs should not be the rule for others who perhaps don’t share that religious belief and/or want to live a different lifestyle.
Spoken like a true mind-controlled demon lmao. I’m sure that you do equate yourself with a degenerate, because you without a doubt are one.
Aw Judah:-) Still no valid rebuttal to explain why u disagree w/me? Still using insults to express ur opinion? Some things never change:/
@CLASSY!
Valid “rebuttal” lmao? I can only make a counterpoint to someone who has a point. It’s like trying to talk a lemming into not running off the cliff. You will do what you are programmed to do, and who says that I disagree with you. As I’ve stated before, I’m all for h0m0sexuals fighting in the U.S. military as well as them getting “married”. I actually believe that the people who have reaped the most benefits out of being American citizens should be the first ones on the front lines: that being h0m0sexuals, le$bians, and staunch believers in and overt promoters of interracial relationships. You all should be drafted and have that rifle forced into your palms so that we can see how much you REALLY BELIEVE in that bull$h!t you talk lol. I personally hope and pray that “same $ex couples” are given the right to get “married” in all 50 states. The faster those type of provisions are propagated, the faster this kingdom will deteriorate, which will hasten our Lord’s return. Why would I “debate” with you about why Rome would pass laws to encourage h0m0sexuality? If they did NOT do that, they would not be modern day Rome/Babylon lol. The word “Babylon” means “land of confusion” and you are a true “Babylonian”. Confused and bugged out of your mind. Another black female adherent of the “what someone else does doesn’t affect me” philosophy, which is your prerogative, but then don’t come back on a soapbox lamenting the problems in the “black community” when you don’t know what a community is.
So happy you agree with me, though clearly for very different reasons:/
OMG! Gay people think they have it in the bag now! One of the primary reasons for the breakdown of many past great empires and civilizations was moral corruption, i.e. homosexuality, idolatry and hedonism. I already knew our society was headed in a downward spiral so this is no surprise to me. I didn’t vote for President O because I saw that wolf through his sheep’s clothing from the beginning. My sister voted for him and now sees her error. Whether he truly believes it or not, he came out with this statement simply because he wants to be reelected. My goodness, he was just on The View today. Also, I don’t listen to or care for Jay Z and I don’t understand why so many people think he is the second coming. If he says its cool to wear a banana on your head, many people would do it and he knows that! Finally, I wonder what Mrs. Carter, his Christian wife, thinks of his stance? I guess I already know…sooo sad!
What else would I expect from a lying “rapper” who blasphemes our Most Holy God by calling himself Jay-Hova??? One thing that irritates me is why people in favor of gay rights try to compare it to the Civil Rights Movement. People always try to negate what African Americans are, what we’ve been through, what we’ve accomplished and so on. I feel that it is a trick of the enemy to destroy our race. Could that mean that we are the promised people????
Ya’ll mad…@LMAO!!!!!…I’m just
glad sodomy is legal
This issue of CONTROL all over again… A democratic president says people are free to love whomever they want, and that’s supposed to be controversial???
Obama is not God, he is not even a pastor; it is not for him enforce what is obviously a religious issue – I don’t remember anywhere in the bible – at least in the New testament – where God told people to go around forcing other people to adhere to certain lifestyles. God is able; I’m assuming that if he has a problem with something that someone is doing, he’ll deal with it himself.
This is just an issue that people will react to like robots.
Exactly! From what I’ve gathered God does not insist that his followers try to force others to live any certain way. Following, or living your life, according to the Holy Bible is supposed to be a CHOICE not a GOVERNMENT LAW.
wow the negativity in here is just sad !
Oh please, anybody who was on the Jigga bandwagon for so many years should STFU right now. Black people make me sick with their disloyalty. You make him a mega power..spending every dime you go to support whatever he does. Now he comes to you with some BS and he is illuminati now you ain’t neva liked him. Kiss my ass, for real. yall pull this shit crap , over and over with these bullshit celebrities.
True. Negros are so simple.
No comment on his endorsement of marriage equality but the way he justifies his endorsement is wrong. it is NOTHING like discrimination against black folks and I wish ppl would stop making the comparison. I’m black. You know that when I walk into a room. What you don’t know is that I’m also a lesbian. One is clear as a bell, the other can be concealed. If you’re going to endorse something at least have a better answer than these stock quotes about the civil rights movement and discrimination against blacks. We have enough to deal w/ as a race – we don’t need privileged as white folks (mainly gay white men i.e. Dan Savage and the like) shouting louder and more violently about how our “intolerance” is holding them back and how we should know better. LGBT = white gay men and historically they don’t give a $hit about anybody other than themselves.
Nat, black queens don’t want to fight for rights. They just want the party side. Not all but most. In life, you have to serious about something. Go to Pride, see how many march in the parade….then go to the after festivites …and all the sistahs are there. that aint right
Shout to da big homie for gay marriage. I salute you blood
If I’m not mistaken, Jay-Z’s mother is gay so he might have genuine emotions toward this topic. As a whole, people just need to learn to tolerate what they can’t control. You dont’t have to like it in the least, but learn to tolerate it.
Jay moms is not a h0m0. Please don’t get on the internet telling lies.
“If I’m not mistaken…. uhhh…you not mistaken, your black azz straight out slandering people.
People worry about the wrong things. People are entitled to do and feel as they please. Everyones so up in arms about Obama’s statement and his supporters. Maybe Obama made this statement to get votes, who knows.. Jay-Z is a stand up dude in my eyes for even including himself in this discussion, a discussion that some men are scared to be apart of. Whether you like it or not gay people do exist and Obama did pick a side. Lets not go blaming the gays because this country is going to shits. It was like that before this whole gay discussion became so prominent and it’ll be like that after. This is America, where people are allowed to do as they please. Get over it seriously.
I am not gay. Dont start no lies on me!
I wonder how many fans Jay-z will lose because of his opinions? Sometimes if money and fame is your goal then silence is gold.
Agree with you Classy ..”Aw Judah:-) Still no valid rebuttal to explain why u disagree w/me? Still using insults to express ur opinion? Some things never change:”
And i agree with your comment!!!
The thing is if you people were gay you would want respect and rights but as usual when it does not affect a person they do not give a shit who it hurts or bothers until it involves them in some shape or fashion.
You never have to condone and be involved in things that you don not want to BUT you should respect all!
Different cultures exsist and when we come in contact with them fot the most part there are respected.PLAIN AND SIMPLE RESPECT..DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU
“H0m0sexuality” is not a “culture” lmao. “Culture” literally means how one is raised. Were you raised to be a h0m0sexual? It is a LIFE CHOICE. Some of you people have no understanding of words and what they mean. You just misuse words, concepts, and terminology to fit your agendas. No one has to “respect” your LIFE CHOICE.
I concur Judah. It’s a choice. No one forces you to be a homo…., maybe circumstances, but its still a choice.
Why is America so damn homophobic?! That shit baffles me. Racism is more of a justifiable type of dscrimination. Atlease it’s some substance in racism. With homophobia, there is not. You may suspect that someone is gay, but that doesn’t mean your right. The LGTB community comes in all different types of shapes and colors. With race, you can tell the race of someone by looking at them; even if their mixed.
Fuck war, fuck the economy, fuck every other issue one may think is considered to be “plaguing” America. The real issue is this countries stance on homosexuality. It should not be left up to the states to decide.
To be gay in America right now is the equivalent of being an African in America pre-civil war era.
I concur Judah. It’s a choice. No one forces you to be a h#mo…., maybe circumstances, but its still a choice.
Of course Jay-z supports Obama & gay marriage. Are we surprised?! He doesn’t live by the bible, besides he is caught up in all that Illuminati crap. People need to wake up. We are living in the last days. I def would not want to be left behind in this world. The way this world is being ran today is just a sign of the times. I don’t condone gay marriage, but I don’t hate gays. I am a christian, I’m not perfect, who is? I show love to everyone, but it’s not right. When Obama stands before God he will be accountable for what he does on earth. He will probably say, “well God, I was just trying to be fair” and God will let him know, there is no where in my word that says it is okay for a man to be with a man or a woman to be with a woman.
People…please quit saying discriminating against gays is “no difference in discriminating against blacks!”
There is a difference…
the key word there is discrimination, the only difference is who’s being discriminated against and how…..discrimination is discrimination
Lol. You most definitely choose to be gay; and I hate when people say “did you choose to be straight?” Um no.. I remained normal while you decided to like your own sex. It’s that simple. It has nothing to do with different signals in the brain and all those other bs reasonings that these scientists continue to contrive because they have no real evidence. Why do you think boys who get molested end up being gay?? Were they just gay boys that SO HAPPENED to be molested? I don’t think so.
As far as Jay-Z goes, he’s always been a d-rider whenever it’s convenient. Everybody knows this. Plus, you people have some crazy obsession with Obama that youll agree with any and everything his says/does. Even if you don’t believe it you’ll eventually convince yourself to, by any means necessary. How pathetic.
It’s not surprising that he co-signed with Obama. Jesus is Lord & He will NOT be mocked!!! Homosexuality is NOT of God. I have been on that side of the fence & it’s demonic, i was set free by the Blood that Jesus shed & whomever is struggling with this demonic attack, u could also if u want it!!!! JESUS IS LORD!!!!
Sorry Yody, but I call bullsh@t on that.
You were created just as God intended when you were homosexual (I’ve used ‘were’ loosely). Which is to say that you were created as flawed as every other creature God has made. There is no hierarchy amongst our flaws. They are all equal. They are not mistakes.
Learn to love who you are no matter who you are.
Learn to love yourself no matter who loves you.
Learn to love.
It is clear to me that so many don’t know love. True love. God given love.
Mr Carter is expressing himself and he has every right. I too believe that everyone inherently has the right to love and be with whomever he or she wishes. Who are we to judge?
Who are we to condemn?
I believe God lives in each of us but are we God?
Did you create the universe, the heavens, the seas and everything therein?
So many people really need to take a step back and think.
God gave us free will, free minds and free bodies.
Use it.
I agree you can not tell people what to do people have their own minds. So well done Jay-Z