Saweetie talks homophobia in hip-hop: “We all bleed the same”
Saweetie has spoken out about homophobia in hip-hop during a new interview.
Misogyny and homophobia within the culture has been a hot topic of conversation in recent weeks, following the controversial backlash to Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow‘s ‘Industry Baby’ video as well as DaBaby’s hateful remarks at Rolling Loud Miami.
Speaking to People magazine, Saweetie has now weighed in on the issue, saying she believes it is necessary to “call out what we’re uncomfortable with”.
“I think that it’s important that we all respect each other. We all bleed the same,” she told the publication following her performance at Sprite’s Live From The Label virtual concert series, referring to her LGBTQ+ fans.
“We’re all human beings. I was raised in a household that believes in respecting everyone, no matter who they are, no matter what they do, because at the end of the day, we’re all equal.”
She added: “We all need to call out what we’re uncomfortable with. We need to call out what we stand for and for what we believe is right.”
Saweetie’s comments come after Megan Thee Stallion recently declared that hip-hop’s reckoning with homophobia was long overdue.
“It is about time,” the ‘Hot Girl Summer’ rapper said. “Representation is important, and it is really crucial for us all to have compassion and acceptance of every human.”
Earlier this month, 11 organisations in HIV/AIDS prevention, education and treatment penned an open letter to DaBaby requesting a private meeting to address his controversial comments.
