Is The Incendiary Rapper Lil B New Album Title I’m Gay Just A Publicity Stunt?

 

I am not sure what to think of the rapper Lil B’s decision to title  his new album I’m gay?

I agree with Lil B that the word “gay” actually means ” happy”. The word “gay” and “homosexual” did not exist until the nineteenth century. In the past, the term sexual  inversion was used by sexologists such as Havelock Ellis to describe people that had a sexual attraction to people of the same sex.

However, I think Lil B is just trying to generate publicity for himself. Although I must admit, I think it is interesting reading the homophobic comments on hip hop blogs. It is well known that a certain percentage of the hip hop community is gay or bisexual. I’ve got to give Lil B credit for at least promoting a dialogue about homosexuality in the hip hop community.