In a recent interview on Caresha Please with Yung Miami, rapper NLE Choppa once again cleared up rumors about his sexuality.
via: Music Times
During an appearance on former City Girls member Caresha's podcast "Caresha Please," the rapper got candid about the rumors circulating around his sexual preferences.
"I'm not [bisexual], but have plenty of respect for those who is. I love women when it comes to intimacy. But I love all people. I love bisexual males, gay males, I don't mind them. They don't do anything to discomfort my space."
When Caresha followed up by asking how he feels about having a big gay following, Choppa responds, "I'm appreciative of it. At the end of the day, we're taught to not show love to people because that walk a different life. God wouldn't do that, God is love."
The honest response sparked debate, with some questioning whether or not Choppa was queer-baiting by frequently performing at pride shows and speaking so openly about the queer community. The overall sentiment, however, was supportive, as many found it refreshing for a straight rapper to be so comfortable in his allyship.
The 22-year-old Memphis native has openly defended his stance regarding the queer community many times, even responding to a fan who called him "zesty" for wanting to perform at a Pride event:
"I'm secure, I know who I am. Show love it won't hurt and also You do know women are apart of the LGBTQ community right you gone hate them too ?"
Bravely defying the norms of modern-day rap, the father of one also launched a YouTube channel titled "Awakened Choppa," where he documents his holistic and healthier lifestyle, which included veganism and gardening.
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I think the real question Caresha should have asked is if he really appreciates his gay following, or is he grifting to the gay community because he's attractive, loyal, and have a disposable income. The problem is Caresha is a chicken head with a talk show, so she doesn't have the vernacular to ask such questions.
Personally, I don't get gay or bisexual from NLE Choppa. I would have also asked about the post where he said he was coming out, and when people started speculating about his sexuality, he backtracked, and then posted a photo shoot he did on his Instagram.
The thing that annoys me about birds like Caresha is that when secure straight men show love to gay men, the women get jealous and want to question the guy's sexuality. All of a sudden they're zesty and sassy, when quiet as it's kept some of these secure pretty boy types love the attention they get from other men.
I also think when women like Caresha asks these types of questions it prevents other straight male performers from wanting to perform in gay spaces.
I just wish we as a community would invest the time, money and energy into the queer artists that actually make music for us, and, while I appreciate my straight allies, we have to stop going the extra mile to secure straight performers in gay performance spaces. To me it just feels like self-hatred within our community.
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