Boy George is the latest to take offence to Eminem's use of the words "fag" and "faggot" on his new single "Rap God". Although he apparently has yet to hear the record, the openly gay English singer-songwriter took to Twitter to voice his opinion.
"Fag? Is this really recovery talk or are you running your own program these days?" George tweeted at Eminem. "Really unhelpful."
During the first verse of the track, Eminem can be heard rapping "I'll still be able to break a motherfuckin' table over the back of a couple of faggots and crack it in half," followed by "you fags are all the same." Also, later in the track, he raps: "Little gay-looking boy / So gay I can barely say it with a straight face-looking boy / You witnessing massacre like you watching a church gathering taking place-looking boy / 'Oy vey, that boy's gay,' that's all they say looking-boy / You take a thumbs up, pat on the back, the way you go from your label every day-looking boy."
The singer also expressed his disappointment in the media's reception of the single.
"Isn't it sad how the media just accepts abuse of gay people? Fucked."
What do y'all think? This certainly isn't the first time Em' has come under fire for his lyrics, homophobic or otherwise.
Hilarious. I haven't heard this record? I just object to the term 'fag'. http://t.co/F0lZYkMiAp
Isn't it sad how the media just accepts abuse of gay people? #fucked
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