Kanye West claims to have reinvented the word 'gay'

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Hip-hop star Kanye West claims to have reinvented the word 'gay'
By Rachel Charman • February 19, 2009 - 10:49

Rapper Kanye West has claimed that the word 'gay' should not be an insult. Instead, the 808s and Heartbreak star said that the term will be used in future as synonymous with fashionable and stylish.

Speaking in an interview with Detail, West said:

"I like to embody titles or words that have negative connotations, and explain why that's good.

"Take the word gay. Like, in hip-hop, that's a negative thing, right?

"But in the past two, three years, all the gay people I've encountered have been, like, really, really, extremely dope.

"I haven't gone to a gay bar, nor do I ever plan to. But where I would talk to a gay person, the conversation would be mostly around art or design, it'd be really dope.

[ccharles000]

1. lovely

[WillParkinson]

2. Art and design?

Guess he doesn't know the people I do.

[SacredCow]

3. "like, really, really, extremely dope..."

[GodlessBiker]

4. Oh, lord. With friends like this...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

5. he has improved. he used to be more homophobic. he's not a friend but he is not an enemy either

so there's some progress

[SacredCow]

6. Progress is a good thing....

but someone please buy that man a thesaurus!!!!!

[GodlessBiker]

8. Yes. Sometimes just a little progress is the best we can hope for.

[Chovexani]

7. Kanye is a hot mess

But he's learning.

Baby steps.

[Jamastiene]

9. Well, I'll give him some credit for trying.

At least he's trying.

[donco6]

10. I think his heart is in the right place.

And that's really important.

[Stevenmarc]

11. I reinvented the word condescending: Kanye

[davidinalameda]

12. why does anyone listen to what he says

does he really matter any more?