Controversial rap artist The Game is in hot water for comments regarding gays, AIDS, and the increased risk it has to women. In an interview with VLADTV, the Compton-born rapper explained that he would not have a problem with gay people, when asked whether or not it would surprise him if a gay rapper came out.
“I don’t have a problem with gay people,” he said. “Beyoncé should have said, ‘Who run the world? Gays.’ Because they’re everywhere. And rightfully so … It’s a free country. The Game does not have a problem with gay people.”
Later, though the rapper carries on to explain the problem he does have with gays. “Game has a problem with people who are pretending not to be gay, but who are gay. The number one issue with that is you could be fooling somebody, and you can give them AIDS, and they can die. That in the closet s— is real scary. It’s not cool to be in the closet. Be gay and be proud.”
While it is unclear if the comments were just another Game prank, or in fact, legitimate thoughts, the rapper has explaining to do if he assumes gay people are ridden with AIDS and also coincidentally closeted.
TMZ reported:
The San Francisco AIDS Foundation has issued a statement, claiming Game’s comments in a recent interview about the gay community are “a powerful reminder that despite the tremendous progress made debunking myths and stereotypes about how HIV is spread, we still have work to do.”
The foundation notes, “[Game] seems to be confusing two important facts — that black and gay communities continue to bare the brunt of the U.S. epidemic.”
“Experts agree that the hype around people on the ‘down low’ driving new infections among either group is just that — hype.”
The SFAF claims they want to speak with The Game because “we’d welcome the chance to help him better understand HIV risk and prevention so he can use his voice to inform and empower.”
