The Media Obsession w/ Tyler, The Creator's Sexuality STINKPIECE

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  • Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
  • In the wake of Tyler, the Creator's new album Flower Boy prematurely finding its way onto the Internet, several popular music/culture websites have seen it fit not only to publicize the leak, but to give early evaluations of the album's revelations about Tyler's sexuality. Today I'm reacting to one of MANY pieces published by Highsnobiety, probably the worst offender in this situation.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 2,6 тис.

  • @ZootedChungus
    @ZootedChungus 4 роки тому +936

    Tyler: I am bisexual
    Media: Tyler the creators sexuality is very mysterious
    Tyler: I like men and women sexually, I am sexually attracted to both sexes.
    Media: It still remains a mystery today.

    • @AllWordsAreDust
      @AllWordsAreDust 3 роки тому +100

      It's fucking ridiculous how Igor reviews (and the annotations on genius!) go out of their way to be gender neutral about the love interest even though Tyler explicitly genders him.

    • @umberto488
      @umberto488 2 роки тому +2

      @@AllWordsAreDust I think Tyler has been trolling the whole time.

    • @AllWordsAreDust
      @AllWordsAreDust 2 роки тому

      @@umberto488 Then you either haven't been paying much attention to him, or are a moron.

    • @dummyforcummy5223
      @dummyforcummy5223 2 роки тому

      @@umberto488 shut the fuck up

    • @alfredosauce3727
      @alfredosauce3727 2 роки тому +54

      @@umberto488 you're crazy

  • @user-fm6yf5hh7q
    @user-fm6yf5hh7q 7 років тому +5856

    tyler the creator comes out as black?!

  • @anikam1383
    @anikam1383 7 років тому +2001

    So that's how Tyler knew eating poptarts without frosting was gay

    • @feauv550
      @feauv550 7 років тому +7

      Anirudh Kamath Yasssss lol

    • @fathobo100
      @fathobo100 7 років тому +4

      Anirudh Kamath of circe de twerqe fame?

    • @rafibomb9526
      @rafibomb9526 7 років тому +1

      Lmao frank

    • @sebastienchen7160
      @sebastienchen7160 5 років тому

      best comment

    • @ArcenyHax
      @ArcenyHax 4 роки тому

      Damn, old Rolling Stone interview reference 😁

  • @chance6545
    @chance6545 7 років тому +3269

    I knew this one homophobic Tyler, The Creator fan from college. I wonder how he's handling this news lol

    • @Szanth
      @Szanth 6 років тому +307

      This is part of why it matters.

    • @JuliusKinderis
      @JuliusKinderis 6 років тому +4

      Might be me lul

    • @z39836
      @z39836 5 років тому +257

      @Thaspacegoat Æ I thought flower boy was pretty fantastic. Love the production!

    • @gangsterburger
      @gangsterburger 5 років тому +1

      @Thaspacegoat Æ facts

    • @ifyouknowmeyoudont7524
      @ifyouknowmeyoudont7524 5 років тому +42

      maybe he was in denial

  • @whyloechoedome8122
    @whyloechoedome8122 7 років тому +2354

    "it be" - Anthony Fantano

  • @MrYeezy77
    @MrYeezy77 7 років тому +4501

    *the media obsession with anthony's head shape*

    • @moose7012
      @moose7012 7 років тому +71

      M E L O N
      E. O
      L L
      O E
      N O L E M

    • @xvfumes6798
      @xvfumes6798 7 років тому +23

      MELON
      E ELON
      L L LON
      OOOON
      NNNNN

    • @smiley19092
      @smiley19092 7 років тому +5

      mellon

    • @adithya9954
      @adithya9954 7 років тому

      Yeezy Yeezy i legit see you on every video i watch

    • @MrYeezy77
      @MrYeezy77 7 років тому +1

      Tyler AWWWWWN

  • @ronnieblossom3956
    @ronnieblossom3956 7 років тому +2279

    This article just said gay and bisexual people can't be funny.

    • @jmasters7515
      @jmasters7515 5 років тому +249

      Ronnie Blossom or that all gay and bi people are these nice and polite folk who have to have no flaws and are just perfect people

    • @ZanraiKid
      @ZanraiKid 5 років тому +40

      Camp is a thing and Tyler, The Creator embodies it more than most people.

    • @jmasters7515
      @jmasters7515 5 років тому +3

      ZanraiKid that’s true now but not really for the period of Tyler’s career which is focused on the most in this article

    • @sasukesbussy7101
      @sasukesbussy7101 5 років тому +2

      its saying you can only be queeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

    • @GpeterKostwinder
      @GpeterKostwinder 5 років тому +29

      Fuck, that's why people don't laugh at my jokes

  • @apothecurio
    @apothecurio 5 років тому +2769

    fun fact: LGBTQ+ people can be edgelords. that is the writers main issue. they just can't imagine that being a possible thing.

    • @ilovecody7514
      @ilovecody7514 4 роки тому +109

      Right? People being an immature goofball or shithead isn't an exclusively striaght thing.

    • @CSOps
      @CSOps 4 роки тому +2

      Not usually

    • @joepie998
      @joepie998 4 роки тому +9

      Milo Yiannopoulos

    • @samylemzaoui2298
      @samylemzaoui2298 4 роки тому +184

      They say that you shouldn't stereotype people of the LGBTQ+ community, and that every person is different, but then proceed to think that every person in the community is and thinks like them. They don't think of LGBTQ+ as a community, but rather as a huge safespace made exclusingly for them. They talk about it as the most welcoming community, but then proceed to exclude anybody they don't personnally like from it.
      It's the same mentality that lead to the unspoken racism, biphobia and incredibly stereotypical and extreme beauty standards. For example, a lot of gay men portray the representation of their group as sassy, confident, attractive and effeminate white men. They keep going off about how gays all have an impeccable style etc, when there are a lot of gay men who don't meet these criteria and might feel insecure or different because of them.
      We should stop treating our community as the best place ever, and start to work on its flaws.

    • @BallisticBall
      @BallisticBall 4 роки тому +79

      I disagree I'm bisexual and I am a perfect flawless person I'm so amazing oh yeah mmmm

  • @bittercoleslaw1811
    @bittercoleslaw1811 5 років тому +396

    they really were gatekeeping being gay huh

  • @mrurchu4812
    @mrurchu4812 7 років тому +5436

    He's not gay, he's O.J.
    Ok..

    • @Doubleagentaron
      @Doubleagentaron 7 років тому +8

      Lol fuck yeah

    • @chasef1077
      @chasef1077 7 років тому +4

      MrUrchu LMFAO

    • @222qais
      @222qais 7 років тому +1

      Oh shit you're the angry Zionist lmao

    • @mrurchu4812
      @mrurchu4812 7 років тому +1

      Masri, probably some Egyptian who earns 2$ a day, and finds the time to criticize other countries which do better lol

    • @mrurchu4812
      @mrurchu4812 7 років тому +14

      We'll both enjoy it.
      Eating ass is underrated

  • @DjDiceTRG
    @DjDiceTRG 7 років тому +4815

    He ain't gay, my dude just likes boys.

    • @imludwig
      @imludwig 7 років тому +106

      Matthew Dyess
      DAMN RIGHT!

    • @geggle-rax1431
      @geggle-rax1431 7 років тому +49

      little boys

    • @chasef1077
      @chasef1077 7 років тому +20

      Matthew Dyess that's what I've been saying bruh

    • @nunyabusiness8000
      @nunyabusiness8000 7 років тому +5

      lol

    • @JRibs
      @JRibs 7 років тому +119

      Matthew Dyess He just wants to boogie to some Marvin.

  • @ZzDOOBSzZ
    @ZzDOOBSzZ 7 років тому +1522

    I've been kissing melons since 2004

    • @a.j8307
      @a.j8307 7 років тому +90

      ZzDOOBSzZ When I was in the 3rd grade, I thought that I was a melon

    • @Wtfsmyusername
      @Wtfsmyusername 7 років тому +1

      I wonder if TheAnalDrop's wife has been with him that long? Then she could recite this non-ironically

    • @vivekbarchha
      @vivekbarchha 7 років тому

      ZzDOOBSzZ what does this mean?

  • @MaudeScho
    @MaudeScho 7 років тому +186

    Remember that line, "I'm a fuckin walkin paradox, no I'm not"
    Sums this up perfectly

  • @AS-ym6lk
    @AS-ym6lk 7 років тому +394

    Fucking disgusting that they wanted to write Tyler coming out off as a joke just because he doesn't fit whatever narrative they have. Literally what the fuck.

  • @Nick-hq2zm
    @Nick-hq2zm 7 років тому +2347

    "im not gay, i just wanna boogie to some marvin"

    • @Moisto.
      @Moisto. 7 років тому +57

      A E S T H E T I C -2011

    • @zoomes
      @zoomes 7 років тому +27

      A E S T H E T I C overused joke

    • @lvforbezi7488
      @lvforbezi7488 7 років тому +69

      He's saying it bc of Marvin Gaye

    • @TheLethargy
      @TheLethargy 7 років тому +19

      he posted on hypebeast back in the day saying he likes to wear his mothers bra while shes away and dance in the house or some shit

    • @CK-ve5oo
      @CK-ve5oo 7 років тому +5

      Avocado bruh it's a joke do you think he actually think he did that

  • @cesarortiz7568
    @cesarortiz7568 7 років тому +1523

    How do we -deal- reckon with Anthony Fantano as a part of melon culture?

    • @ContraIV
      @ContraIV 7 років тому +7

      Cesar Ortiz my friend that is a great joke!!! Haha have a great day Bill $mith - sincerely, Bill Smith!

    • @Doubleagentaron
      @Doubleagentaron 7 років тому +1

      Oh man i dont know if i can handle it

    • @bbpoltergeist
      @bbpoltergeist 7 років тому +4

      I lol'd so fucking hard at this comment

  • @GaryIV
    @GaryIV 7 років тому +1646

    Light Tyler, Dark Tyler, Faux Tyler, Real Tyler
    Rich Tyler, Poor Tyler, Straight Tyler, Gay Tyler
    Still Tyler.... Still Tyler

    • @TyphoidBryan
      @TyphoidBryan 7 років тому +44

      Dead Tyler, Liv Tyler

    • @flwz2
      @flwz2 6 років тому +17

      Wolf Haley

    • @glokeef3399
      @glokeef3399 5 років тому +63

      The story of TYLER

    • @mikkel8071
      @mikkel8071 5 років тому +10

      Thats the best thing ive ever heard...

    • @aNi-fc6bq
      @aNi-fc6bq 5 років тому +11

      The Story Of TC

  • @and_rayus
    @and_rayus 7 років тому +3473

    why do you have to be a part of a "culture" with your sexuality? why can't you just like melons and like not be part of melon culture???

    • @Goozeeeee
      @Goozeeeee 7 років тому +46

      This is such a perfect comment, thank you

    • @transsexual_computer_faery
      @transsexual_computer_faery 7 років тому +131

      No idea. I've never felt the need to connect to a community of people with similar sexualities. But I do know that one important factor is that LGBT make up maybe 10% of the population in total, so having people to relate to in your social sphere would make you want to have such a community. I personally as a non-hetero have never been keen on interacting with the LGBT community, again I never felt an acute need for it. Anyone else in a similar boat?

    • @JockoJonson17
      @JockoJonson17 7 років тому +46

      I love Easy-E but I don't clock bitches or slap hoes.
      It isn't that hard ...

    • @EdisArchive
      @EdisArchive 7 років тому

      Thank you!!!

    • @EdisArchive
      @EdisArchive 7 років тому

      +Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez also this, holy shit

  • @marcuscesar7489
    @marcuscesar7489 7 років тому +875

    Tyler the Creator: *literally starts a hip-hop collective called Odd Future Wolf Gang
    Anthony Fantano: He's always been sort of a lone wolf

    • @danb5664
      @danb5664 7 років тому +106

      Marcus Cesar 'he's never been open, he's never been Frank.'

    • @cmooreHD
      @cmooreHD 7 років тому +3

      Dan B I caught this line as well!!

    • @luckyupyours
      @luckyupyours 7 років тому +33

      "It's disingenuous to act like Tyler has never been open, and never been frank" (meaning that he has been open and frank about his personal life many times) Do you people even listen to the things he's saying before you write these comments that are completely out of context?

    • @danb5664
      @danb5664 7 років тому +21

      Brandon Moreira not too bright huh? We were discussing tano's deliberate use of the words 'wolf' and 'frank' in their relationship to Tyler. Also what context would you be referring to? Neither of us added any as far as I can see

    • @luckyupyours
      @luckyupyours 7 років тому +6

      Dan B the lack of context in both your comments might be why I was confused lol

  • @fuzzydunlop4513
    @fuzzydunlop4513 7 років тому +341

    Whole problem with the world is that we label everything and then separate it by label

  • @captaintaco979
    @captaintaco979 7 років тому +1312

    Now I personally wouldn't be surprised if he came out as gay. And I wouldn't be surprised if he was trolling to prove a point about people caring so much about people's sexuality. I can honestly see both ways, and I understand exactly why the writer feels that way. But the issue is that he's trying to put Tyler in a box of what he thinks gay people should be like. It's ridiculous.

    • @DendyJungle
      @DendyJungle 7 років тому +39

      CaptainTaco97 yeah its still ambiguous. i dont know why melon is saying that tyler was 100% being serious about being gay. none of us really know

    • @thomashester2
      @thomashester2 7 років тому +11

      Mo nigga listen to garden shed then say he's being ambigious

    • @vNasus_
      @vNasus_ 7 років тому +5

      He said it in an interview that he's gay

    • @fh1527
      @fh1527 7 років тому +21

      who tf gives a shit why the hell is being gay or not, a problem. wtf it's his sexuality whatever tf it may be. he still himself. ffs just move on wiv ur lives.

    • @Sunny_dayz.
      @Sunny_dayz. 3 роки тому +5

      @@DendyJungle he gay

  • @h_espeliz3347
    @h_espeliz3347 7 років тому +2463

    You do have some good points here! Unsubscribed

    • @BreakDamageLimit9999
      @BreakDamageLimit9999 7 років тому +66

      I'm a fucking walking paradox YES I AM

    • @Indi
      @Indi 7 років тому +1

      H_ EspelIZ your picture lmao yesss

    • @evank2056
      @evank2056 7 років тому +20

      i actually laughed out loud

    • @dangrel
      @dangrel 7 років тому +4

      😂

    • @TheFSF
      @TheFSF 7 років тому +11

      Smartest comment on a needledrop section

  • @kuudere9449
    @kuudere9449 7 років тому +501

    Black men in the rap industry coming out is seriously unheard of. Its no wonder he is making a stink in the media. Its sad, but thats the shitty culture.

    • @serenityhatesyou5553
      @serenityhatesyou5553 7 років тому +1

      Taylor Bennett is bisexual

    • @MarylandResident
      @MarylandResident 7 років тому +7

      Youre right, but so far thats 2 people, its a pretty rare occurrence whereas its relatively common in other genres of music.

    • @Lenvp
      @Lenvp 7 років тому +8

      ilovemakonnen

    • @Ceedub3406
      @Ceedub3406 7 років тому +2

      kuu dere Kevin Abstract

    • @greatmallard9318
      @greatmallard9318 7 років тому +5

      Thugnificent

  • @lostcompassion90
    @lostcompassion90 7 років тому +742

    Does Tyler the Creator is gay?

  • @CptCupcake5
    @CptCupcake5 7 років тому +1029

    He's always been *frank*

    • @b.cramer4573
      @b.cramer4573 6 років тому +3

      Jimmy Kyles I thought it was Tyler.......👀

    • @MacenW
      @MacenW 6 років тому +23

      Jimmy Kyles Ocean Frank

    • @emeyeenaych
      @emeyeenaych 6 років тому +36

      f i l t h y f r a n k

    • @pseudonym1233
      @pseudonym1233 5 років тому +2

      Wait wait wait, ocean? or filthy?

    • @haitolerance
      @haitolerance 4 роки тому

      ho chi minhty
      j

  • @Chris-w8r7y
    @Chris-w8r7y 7 років тому +1956

    The album cover is dope
    Save the bees🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

    • @DaLomlMusic
      @DaLomlMusic 7 років тому +18

      404 painted by Eric White. He has a lot of pieces with the art style like this

    • @Jens9807
      @Jens9807 7 років тому +15

      Yeah this is probably my favorite Tyler cover so far. Can't wait for the album. I have heard it's great from people who have listened to the leak

    • @super_genius
      @super_genius 7 років тому +5

      Major Cbass dont know if you are joking or not but beekeepers are like the only reason we still even have bees

    • @Jens9807
      @Jens9807 7 років тому

      Then it sounds great

    • @Sconechoc
      @Sconechoc 7 років тому +2

      404 Yes I absolutely adore the album and I don't think he's gay but he wants to make up for the homophobic slurs he's said by doing the opposite

  • @andyspendlove1019
    @andyspendlove1019 7 років тому +62

    "I'm a f*cking walking paradox, no I'm not..."
    -Tyler, the Creator (2011)

  • @areteees
    @areteees 7 років тому +276

    This is a really good video and you make lots of great points.
    This is the worst comment section on UA-cam.

    • @sneedfeed7204
      @sneedfeed7204 7 років тому +9

      areteees Don't ever again again insult Anthony's community. His comments section is the best!!!!!

    • @themosttastiestanddeliciou8229
      @themosttastiestanddeliciou8229 7 років тому +22

      logic is biracial

    • @MediciMedic
      @MediciMedic 7 років тому

      Joeysworldtour has the absolute worst comment section on UA-cam. go view any of his new videos lma

    • @SoulTheScytheOG
      @SoulTheScytheOG 7 років тому +5

      It's funny because Somali Pirate is one of the worst offenders of shitposting on theneedledrop comments

    • @ContraIV
      @ContraIV 7 років тому +2

      areteees Okay well imn a part of this comment section so I take offense to that comment!!!!!!!!!!! Haha not really buddy but anywa yshave a great day Bill Smith$

  • @gnomebone9230
    @gnomebone9230 7 років тому +621

    He just wants to BEE himself

  • @yobamos2158
    @yobamos2158 4 роки тому +49

    Breaking News: Tyler the creator... is not 18 anymore 🤯 btw it's typical for closeted gay people to be homophobic or use homophobic language

  • @evank9515
    @evank9515 7 років тому +426

    You gave _____ a __/10 and you gave _____ a __/10. What's wrong with you!?!?!?! [Melon reference] [bald head] [thicc] [____thony _____tano]

    • @jaidsalgado
      @jaidsalgado 7 років тому +17

      Evan K thank boo now I can copy, paste, edit, post, then dip! 😘

    • @4godand4thegays73
      @4godand4thegays73 7 років тому +18

      Anthony Fantano is my city

    • @Seabass1Jazz
      @Seabass1Jazz 7 років тому +11

      Glad there's a template to use now

    • @Clide0_0
      @Clide0_0 7 років тому +1

      Evan K too meta

    • @imwrongyoureright.3890
      @imwrongyoureright.3890 7 років тому +4

      Real [group] [action] then [dip or action]

  • @hgtsun123
    @hgtsun123 7 років тому +212

    Does this mean Tyler likes his pop tarts without frosting now?

    • @kalebtho8830
      @kalebtho8830 7 років тому +17

      Lol i remember when he said that shit about Franky

    • @unhxlysilver1688
      @unhxlysilver1688 3 роки тому +2

      nah he likes everything with frosting now if yk what im saying 😩

  • @pupsi9840
    @pupsi9840 7 років тому +557

    the rumor come out: does tyler the creator is gay

  • @patrickshwavy8504
    @patrickshwavy8504 7 років тому +392

    Anthony, you're like the only person with common sense on this topic. ily dude

  • @fedelrux_hsl
    @fedelrux_hsl 5 років тому +169

    Melon : "I'm not even a Tyler the creator fan"
    Melon : *gives him a 8/10 for flower boy and a 9/10 for igor *

    • @eliasmsv3156
      @eliasmsv3156 5 років тому +37

      Rachel Schol this was before those 2 reviews

    • @ujjwalmishra8962
      @ujjwalmishra8962 5 років тому +3

      Cuz it's great

    • @michailchambers
      @michailchambers 5 років тому +12

      Soo...because he likes an Album automatically makes him a fan? I loved Playboi Cardi Die Lit immensely; kept it on repeat, but i haven't been interested in anything of his since and I'm not curious to search for anything either.

    • @aldenmann1996
      @aldenmann1996 4 роки тому

      Now that’s gay

    • @growhamm5859
      @growhamm5859 4 роки тому

      Hella gay

  • @juulianneee
    @juulianneee 7 років тому +335

    I love that you did this because I read this piece the day it was published and I had to take a minute to figure out what kind of fucking bullshit I had just read. I'm apart of the LGBT community and I've been a huge Tyler fan since 2010. You took the thoughts right out of my head and posted them on UA-cam. Thank you.

  • @roccostroker1570
    @roccostroker1570 7 років тому +348

    This is a straight up copy of that guy Fantano's channel content. Unsub

    • @alexgallegos4081
      @alexgallegos4081 7 років тому +44

      Rocco Stroker Same glasses, same haircut, even the same head melon-shape! What a blatant ripoff!

    • @spamsingles5948
      @spamsingles5948 5 років тому +7

      Fanatno is a rip off of Thatistheplan

    • @heallol860
      @heallol860 4 роки тому

      Such utter bullshit smh. Not Good

  • @BigRedd515
    @BigRedd515 7 років тому +1454

    Here's a thought....... Journalism nowadays is a joke.

    • @hubblebublumbubwub5215
      @hubblebublumbubwub5215 7 років тому +23

      *Journalism nowadays is woke

    • @hubblebublumbubwub5215
      @hubblebublumbubwub5215 7 років тому +3

      +Wulbulbul Lubbubwublub *woke af

    • @jacobmorales323
      @jacobmorales323 7 років тому +3

      James Redd very true

    • @Internoobs
      @Internoobs 7 років тому +76

      Thats not Journalism.
      The main disease in Mainstream Media are "think pieces" or "Opinion Pieces".
      Like cancer these "articles" set out to infest an legitimate Journalistic place and strip it from everything that makes them News.
      NEVER equalize Opinion pieces and real journalism, be it HuffPost, VICE, NYT or even Britebard. While one hobby blogger may get his 50 bucks for writing a shitty piece about man spreading on VICE, another real journalist is crawling through the sand embedded with a Kurdish troop fighting ISIS in the very same publisher. There are differences, and we shouldn't generalize a news outlet.

    • @pronounsinmybio
      @pronounsinmybio 6 років тому

      There it is. There it goes. What a thought!
      I am genuinely glad we had this moment together.

  • @davidscrumbly6258
    @davidscrumbly6258 4 роки тому +67

    "who he sleeps with is none of your business"
    _you can just say it's you, melon, we're not gonna judge you_

  • @ScripFing
    @ScripFing 5 років тому +117

    Does the author not understand that internalized homophobia is a thing???

    • @SwissCheese707
      @SwissCheese707 4 роки тому +26

      Exactly. One of my very close friends was in a fraternity with me and he was always saying really harsh things about gay people around our other “brothers” and after about 2 years he finally came out to me and admitted that he had so much internalized hate toward himself, and living in a house full of straighty frat boys did not help that at all.

    • @crunchnmunchsweettreats
      @crunchnmunchsweettreats 2 роки тому +1

      FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT

  • @sharpymarks
    @sharpymarks 7 років тому +181

    I couldn't agree more. Who cares if Tyler is gay, he makes bomb ass music let him do what he wants

  • @Thebossstage1
    @Thebossstage1 7 років тому +69

    Funny how these types of journalists act like the religious right in the 1990s
    "But I don't want to accept him cause he disagrees with me!"

    • @PM-vs3rh
      @PM-vs3rh 7 років тому +3

      The Boss Stage1 in the 1990s? It still goes on now.

    • @user-if9oh6zt1j
      @user-if9oh6zt1j 5 років тому

      That sounds like the right wing now tbh

  • @griffinstopsign
    @griffinstopsign 7 років тому +28

    it really made me upset that all these blog sites ruined the reveal, i imagine in tylers head he wanted that to stay a secret until the album actually came out

  • @lindsayenrique
    @lindsayenrique 7 років тому +185

    As a queer person, when I saw this on social media, I was like, "Okay cool. lol"
    Pretty sure he is adding more to the culture because he is an artistic individual untarnished by the pressures of writers like this one. Queer or not, he has amounted to diversifying art and creating a niche in music very unique to others, I follow a lot of the artists that started up thanks to him :) Also to add to that, his overall aesthetic and fashion subtleties push the boundaries of masculinity which I love. His sense of masculinity is fluid and tastefully nuanced and it shows through his music, his art, and his fashion.

    • @Wolfpaw754
      @Wolfpaw754 7 років тому +5

      Clear from California why are you calling yourself queer? I'm gay and I never call myself that, mostly because of this lgbtq thing, what does the q mean if there is already a g in it..?

    • @busbus9076
      @busbus9076 7 років тому +9

      Duster Bluepaw you didn’t have to say that you’re gay. We already knew by your profile picture.

    • @periwinkle8914
      @periwinkle8914 6 років тому +5

      Bus Bus sick burn

    • @zacharyyekta1918
      @zacharyyekta1918 6 років тому +1

      MadLad h

    • @mateusmachadomartinsjunior4309
      @mateusmachadomartinsjunior4309 Рік тому +1

      @@Wolfpaw754 well gay only includes the gays while queer aplies to lesbians, bis, trans people, aces, non-binaries etc

  • @phurry6773
    @phurry6773 7 років тому +56

    "I swear I'm not gay" -DMX

  • @trillpunkdibbs
    @trillpunkdibbs 7 років тому +76

    Seems to me like whoever wrote that article has a very limited view on what can be considered part of the LGBT culture.

  • @salpy_fish
    @salpy_fish 6 років тому +118

    I think maybe the reason that people care so much, for me anyway, as a massive hip hop fan and gay man, is that there's hardly any gay hip hop artists out there. Actually, pretty much none. When you have so little representation in such a huge, awesome genre, and when straight hip hop artists flaunt their sexuality continuously in their lyrics, media, and lives, it leads me to wonder, with all these "openly straight" rappers that make their sexuality so obvious, why is it so taboo or offensive to want to have an openly gay rapper for some representation? But as soon as you ask that, you're being attacked. Why does it matter? Why do you care? Can't you just enjoy the music? It's none of your business! Are all flung at you. But it isn't fair. When I say I would like an openly gay hip hop artist, I don't necessarily mean a rapper that will lead the gay day parade and be the world's #1 gay rights activist and be over the top flamboyant, although there's nothing wrong with that; I just want a rapper who could still be fire and also just be gay. Or a rapper who could write songs about boys instead of girls and it not be a big deal. Ya know? So that's just what I think.

    • @beebeem1866
      @beebeem1866 6 років тому +16

      Yes, I think there are so many stereotypes of what people think the gay community is, just to have one person who doesn't conform to the masses say they are gay would kind of normalise the fact that sexuality isn't defined by a certain style, music genre or art. Once people make fewer assumptions, more people can just get on with their lives.

    • @salpy_fish
      @salpy_fish 6 років тому +3

      Exactly.

    • @ThePhobophile
      @ThePhobophile 5 років тому

      Check out Cakes Da Killa if you’re not already familiar with him. He unapologetically flaunts his sexuality lol.

    • @6ghK5fho
      @6ghK5fho 3 роки тому

      @@ThePhobophile Right, also Mykki Blanco (“Wavvy” is easily one of the most under appreciated songs of the early 2010s), Angel Haze, Snow Tha Product, Young MA, Le1f, Princess Nokia - they just didn’t blow up like Lil Nas X (with the exception of young MA maybe).
      Now that I think about it, a Mykki Blanco/ Tyler collab would be super dope.

    • @6ix9inetechashy
      @6ix9inetechashy 2 роки тому

      Rap is for and by black people not gays

  • @dame35z56
    @dame35z56 7 років тому +134

    He's not gay he just wants to boogie to some marvin

    • @burpitola
      @burpitola 7 років тому

      Best album imho

    • @DawiThumbnails
      @DawiThumbnails 6 років тому +4

      Brandon Szparagowski flower boy is a 10 its not even close

    • @johnathom-v3y
      @johnathom-v3y 5 років тому

      Dahrwijn [Intros Headers Logo] If flower boy is a ten, igor is a fuckin twenty

    • @EVILKING6542
      @EVILKING6542 5 років тому

      Tyree Flores if if Igor is a twenty, Wolf is a 999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999.

  • @slime1774
    @slime1774 4 роки тому +38

    Tyler isn't gay, his girlfriend just happens to be a guy.

  • @missdaisyxox
    @missdaisyxox 7 років тому +85

    All jokes aside though, I'm genuinely really proud of Tyler.

  • @UncoloredPageGaming
    @UncoloredPageGaming 7 років тому +92

    I think us straight people are questioning why it matter because we aren't gay, but for gay people I'm sure the representation is appreciated

    • @hubblebublumbubwub5215
      @hubblebublumbubwub5215 7 років тому +6

      I'm gay and I don't want to be represented by a black person

    • @whatwhowhen
      @whatwhowhen 7 років тому +17

      Wulbulbul Lubbubwublub I'm gay too and I hope you're trolling.

    • @UncoloredPageGaming
      @UncoloredPageGaming 7 років тому

      Za Amburanceu didn't know you spoke for all gay people ever

    • @UncoloredPageGaming
      @UncoloredPageGaming 7 років тому +6

      Za Amburanceu and by representation, I mean people normalizing being gay to other people on a large scale

    • @anglosaxiphone8246
      @anglosaxiphone8246 7 років тому +1

      UncoloredPage Just throwing my two cents.

  • @Grizzled
    @Grizzled 7 років тому +19

    Anthony be ending his videos with:
    "TRAN-sphobic"

  • @ZooterOne
    @ZooterOne 7 років тому +28

    I wish you mentioned one other statement from that Larry King interview - that Tyler states her doesn't view the word "fagg*t" as a slur against gays. To him it's simply an insult, one with as much weight behind it as he chooses to give it.
    This might be a naive and problematic notion on his part, but it's consistent - does anyone think Tyler is accusing his birth father of being gay in "Answer?" Or is it just the kind of word he likes, one that he knows will get fingers wagging at him while he continues to give no fucks?
    Great Stinkpiece, Anthonyer the Creatano. Much love.

    • @leahreminimashups
      @leahreminimashups 3 роки тому +6

      Obviously immature and wrong, but yeah he didn't ever mean it to be homophobic. He has indeed stated that he only used it to provoke. Sure, he was doing something bad, but there wasn't much bad intent behind it.

  • @iguanaman03
    @iguanaman03 4 роки тому +10

    8:03 thank you for saying this, i couldn't have said it better myself. People like this who absolutely ruin the reputation of the lgbt community was actually the main reason i was afraid to come out, so its a breath of fresh air to hear somebody i look up to say exactly what ive been thinking

  • @piecesofaman6419
    @piecesofaman6419 7 років тому +385

    The comments obsession with Anthony's head is far worse 😂😂😂
    Edit: Thank you for pointing out the hypocrisy of the mainstream music media. Trying to shove someone into a box because of their sexuality is pretentious.
    Also being gay or straight doesn't matter. It's the individual that does not their sexuality

    • @Urrzx
      @Urrzx 7 років тому +8

      He is are melon overlord. Resistance is futile.

  • @zoinks8479
    @zoinks8479 7 років тому +113

    How Do We Reckon With Anthony Fantano As A Part Of The Produce Aisle?

  • @nenenomusic
    @nenenomusic 6 років тому +4

    “He’s essentially admitting he’s a conundrum” or do you mean, a fucking walking paradox?

  • @ContraIV
    @ContraIV 7 років тому +309

    Haha I don't care about the mans sexuality!! Hope everyone here is having a blessed day . I'm currently writing this while on break at the workplace and I've got a long day ahead so pray for me haha!! But anyways have a have a grreat day! -Sincerely, Bill Smoth

    • @ashesshards4626
      @ashesshards4626 6 років тому +49

      Bill Smith 10 months later, this genuinely made me smile. Thank you, Bill

    • @hwdhwd4179
      @hwdhwd4179 6 років тому +4

      wololokek my fat fucking nuts

    • @loversspit
      @loversspit 6 років тому +10

      what a wholesome comment

    • @melharis4451
      @melharis4451 6 років тому +3

      Bill I hope you're doing well and I wish you the best :D

    • @eliswag
      @eliswag 6 років тому +9

      Bill Smoth

  • @victoriafelix5932
    @victoriafelix5932 7 років тому +27

    As someone with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, I am more than that diagnosis; as someone who identifies as pansexual, I am more than my pansexuality. And so thank you, Mr Fantano, for reminding us that the same applies to all of us, no matter what identities and labels we wear.

  • @sarahkerlin
    @sarahkerlin 7 років тому +40

    I think the major issue is he has used slurs against the gay community and made it seem like gay is bad (i.e. calling his father the f word). I just don't think people want to admit that you can still say these things and just be a self-hater. A lot of folks in the closet act homophobic before coming out. This isn't new.

  • @raymondtipton8441
    @raymondtipton8441 3 роки тому +11

    Bro this person is literally gatekeeping being homosexual. The point of LGBTQIA+ is the fact that we support everyone in their coming out. This is disgustingly desperate as they are making an argument along the lines of “it’s just a phase it’ll pass”

  • @Username-fj6zy
    @Username-fj6zy 7 років тому +28

    admittedly, I've never been wayy into tyler, the creator so I'm speaking from the pov of only hearing a few of his songs plus some interviews/interactions w mac demarco, but i never got any truly homophobic vibe from him. sure, there are some of his fans that take his use of the word 'fag' at face value and theres a part of his fanbase that comes off as homophobic to me, but as far as i can tell, that's a reflection on the misinterpretation of his music/obnoxious-offensive persona. i also appreciate the idea that lgbt people don't have to act a certain way and that lgbt celebrities don't have to be role models! cos it seems like as soon as a celeb is publicly out, theyre expected to speak for all lgbt people which is... hmm.. fuckin stupid. nice video, fantano.

  • @madeleinep.828
    @madeleinep.828 7 місяців тому +2

    As someone who is bisexual the lesson I’m getting from this article is that I now need to make everything about myself connect to my sexuality and cement myself into queer culture or else I am not actually queer. Thanks!

  • @spencerlee4410
    @spencerlee4410 2 роки тому +6

    the funniest part about this whole deal is the writer while trying to seemingly “protect gay people” is actually being more homophobic if anything. It’s clearly him being mind blown tyler doesn’t fit into the stereotypical gay ideal this writer has

  • @Gabriel-ud5hu
    @Gabriel-ud5hu 7 років тому +394

    BEING GAY IS A SEXUALITY AND NOT A PERSONALITY. 👌🏿
    Tyler can say or do WHATEVER THE FUCK he want to. This DOES NOT take the value of his sexuality in any aspects. 👌🏿

    • @dimetrodonz
      @dimetrodonz 7 років тому +10

      Gabriel this 👏👏

    • @HopliteDemon
      @HopliteDemon 7 років тому

      Gabriel it would be nice if that first sentence was true

    • @lordmurphy4344
      @lordmurphy4344 7 років тому +17

      SpicyMC it is true, because otherwise it would imply a correlation between sexuality and choices.

    • @epicvidsHS
      @epicvidsHS 7 років тому +12

      because you can't? your just making assumptions and really have no idea what that person is

    • @HopliteDemon
      @HopliteDemon 7 років тому +2

      Stirling lol triggered?

  • @user-yk1ke8xv4k
    @user-yk1ke8xv4k 4 роки тому +8

    3:33 "I'm not even a Tyler the Creator fan"
    *gives igor a 9 and puts it as 20th best album of the decade*

  • @veggiesandbeysus2474
    @veggiesandbeysus2474 7 років тому +42

    In regards to Tyler saying "homophobic/transphobic" things in his lyrics, many times when people first realize they aren't straight they try to deny it and act like it's not so. As a result of this, they say things like that because it makes them feel better. Almost every LGBT person that I know has gone through this phase, myself included. Also even if he isn't coming out and it turns out that he is "trolling" then I'm not bothered by that. If anything, it just would prove how stupid the hype of celebrities coming out is. Sure it is cool for them to come out, but it shouldn't be something that every media outlet discusses and questions. Like that's whack.

  • @Nikkkkkkkkkkk
    @Nikkkkkkkkkkk 3 роки тому +23

    about the part at 10:00... I feel “queer community” is largely very white, and that this author likely doesn’t understand how hard it can be to be honest with your sexuality in a black neighborhood, coming from experience.

  • @xxnathxx8549
    @xxnathxx8549 7 років тому +5

    I'm a lesbian and sometimes I feel guilty for not being a 'real' gay, but honestly this video made me think... "I don't give a shit, I can carve out my own path." Great video as always mate !

  • @eliasobrien8441
    @eliasobrien8441 5 років тому +7

    Tyler the Creator: comes out
    Article writers: *say sike right now*

  • @batflashzyzz
    @batflashzyzz 2 роки тому +9

    Cant believe Fantano dropped two different slurs in the same video, I'm so proud

  • @trews8
    @trews8 7 років тому +633

    Does Bruno Mars is gay

  • @xanatharstudios
    @xanatharstudios Рік тому +7

    5:54 imma forget I heard that

  • @CashewChestnuts
    @CashewChestnuts 7 років тому +143

    when will u come out as a melon?

    • @brrbrr1390
      @brrbrr1390 6 років тому +3

      Legend username

    • @kevinj8594
      @kevinj8594 4 роки тому

      Cashew Chestnut please let cal out and let him release his mixtape please !! 😭😭😢😮😧

    • @JorgeGomez-hx5uu
      @JorgeGomez-hx5uu 3 роки тому

      I read that in his voice lol

  • @Herbentto
    @Herbentto Рік тому +3

    Him saying the f-slur in this vid is going to come back and haunt him one day. Not personally offended as someone in the lgbtq sphere, but I know a lot of people do get offended by that stuff.

  • @homp8695
    @homp8695 7 років тому +24

    plot twist, this is just another one of Tyler's characters in his running storyline

    • @homp8695
      @homp8695 7 років тому +1

      WOLF AND WOLFLYN I never said it was real, he has a storyline throughout all his albums

  • @kontagionow8267
    @kontagionow8267 7 років тому +36

    Anthony the type of guy who eats melons for breakfast lunch and dinner

  • @jaketaz2848
    @jaketaz2848 7 років тому +5

    George Orwell said that sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is to restate the obvious. Thank you for providing that service.

  • @ombenimunyamanzivideos3642
    @ombenimunyamanzivideos3642 7 років тому +31

    He's not gay, he just want to boogie to some Marvin

  • @gezi5927
    @gezi5927 3 роки тому +13

    This article is one the most homophobic things ever, they are acting like being edgy is impossible if you are gay. They think that every gay person is the inaccurate stereotype in movies.

    • @mateusmachadomartinsjunior4309
      @mateusmachadomartinsjunior4309 Рік тому

      when you come out of the closet and you receive a gay card assign by your sexuality, if we catch any gay men not being afeminite or any lesbian masculine the gay police is coming to take you to gay gulag

  • @Windows98.
    @Windows98. 5 років тому +5

    "I'm not even a Tyler, the Creator fan"
    Number 2 album of 2019: IGOR

    • @sherrynoff
      @sherrynoff 5 років тому +2

      Windows 98 yeah his opinion of ty has definitely improved since this video, cherry bomb got a 3/10 lol

  • @jjceno6813
    @jjceno6813 7 років тому +3

    You know, a lot of things you said here really resonated with me. I've always wondered about that whole pressure thing, with the way there's certain groups championing lgbt but only if it fits with what they think it should be like. Interesting.

  • @alixvox
    @alixvox 7 років тому

    Thank you so much for talking about this, I've been loving Tyler's newest tracks but absolutely hate the fact that everyone pays attention to his "sexuality" and not the actual music or its meaning.

  • @dankelly8441
    @dankelly8441 7 років тому +2

    This whole video I was excited at the fact that you had my favorite Godspeed record in the background.

  • @arca5200
    @arca5200 7 років тому +601

    You should replace Joe Budden at "Everyday Struggle"

    • @MrSMFC1877
      @MrSMFC1877 7 років тому +37

      Arthur everyday melon

    • @lesryglrhfohser
      @lesryglrhfohser 7 років тому +56

      that would be dope as fuck, i like joe but he’s so out of touch there’s really no reason for him to be talking about modern hip hop

    • @pamatz32
      @pamatz32 7 років тому +12

      Naw it should be AK

    • @arca5200
      @arca5200 7 років тому +20

      Isn't Nadeska the third member? It's 2017, we respect women now

    • @JackassBagels
      @JackassBagels 7 років тому +11

      foreal man, Joe ass is so clueless its just fuck anyone whos new with him, he a straight hater

  • @TakarangiLove1998
    @TakarangiLove1998 7 років тому +3

    "He's never been Frank"
    HA! Melonhead you genius

  • @sernoddicusthegallant6986
    @sernoddicusthegallant6986 Рік тому +2

    Coming out in a way that makes both wokescolds and homophobes uncomfortable is such a Tyler move

  • @aclg7087
    @aclg7087 5 років тому +6

    I may quote the prolific rapper / songwriter 'Lil Uzi Vert' when i say:
    "it do not matter."

  • @xdarkxbloomx
    @xdarkxbloomx 7 років тому

    Genuinely positive and reinforcing the idea that no one should be forced to become a part of the sheeple mass that seemingly has no direction with it's goals aside from putting down others. Love this one, Anthony

  • @bardexclaim6815
    @bardexclaim6815 7 років тому +82

    Dude, the way you talk about music articles reminds me way too much about that new channel "fantano".
    Stop trying to copy the small guys.

  • @brody10123
    @brody10123 5 років тому +13

    He followed Flower Boy with IGOR, which IMO belongs in the conversation for greatest LGBTQ albums ever

    • @alejandrojoseglinoga1527
      @alejandrojoseglinoga1527 5 років тому +1

      brody10123 Personally I wouldn’t say so mostly since thematically IGOR doesn’t have much to do with LBGTQIA. I would say something like SOPHIE’s OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES or even Flower Boy with their lyrical themes are related to transgenderism with the former and homosexuality with the latter. I feel IGOR is more just about love and breakups in general. Still love IGOR tho

    • @AllWordsAreDust
      @AllWordsAreDust 3 роки тому +2

      @@alejandrojoseglinoga1527 Seeing as a major part of the narrative has to do with the guy he's in love with being seemingly closeted and afraid to "live [his] truth", I don't think the gayness is that incidental.

    • @klyrinn8446
      @klyrinn8446 3 роки тому

      @@alejandrojoseglinoga1527 igor is about him being in love with a man so like I’d say it’s very obvious it has an lgbt theme

    • @6ix9inetechashy
      @6ix9inetechashy 2 роки тому +1

      There is no such thing as a lgbtuvwxyz album

    • @mateusmachadomartinsjunior4309
      @mateusmachadomartinsjunior4309 Рік тому

      @@6ix9inetechashy i mean, if a man makes an album about being in love with another men its a gay album dude...

  • @DarnisArt
    @DarnisArt 7 років тому +6

    More Stink Pieces please. These are great.

  • @TheCivildecay
    @TheCivildecay 4 роки тому +8

    So gay-gatekeeping is a real thing?

  • @RalphLindsen
    @RalphLindsen 7 років тому +61

    I don't think you can say it doesn't matter he's gay. It's like saying it doesn't matter when a american football player comes out as gay. When it's within a culture that is homophobic or at least not gay friendly, it matters a lot when someone finally is willing to step into the limelight. It shouldn't matter, but unfortunately it still does. However, this doesn't mean per se he suddenly has to become a representative or something. Just coming out is enough.

    • @BestBoyPatrick
      @BestBoyPatrick 6 років тому +2

      But why should we need to care, if we really do except the LGBTQ community then it shouldn’t matter

    • @melharis4451
      @melharis4451 6 років тому

      Ok wait I deleted my comment, I completely misunderstood your point

    • @maschaorsomething
      @maschaorsomething 6 років тому

      @@BestBoyPatrick But not everyone does accept the community.

  • @joshkkg1519
    @joshkkg1519 7 років тому +167

    im melonsexual

  • @TheKirksey27
    @TheKirksey27 7 років тому +253

    if tylers gay im gay

  • @51gh
    @51gh 6 років тому +8

    There is so much gate keeping that happens within the gay community and it comes from a sense of protection of vulnerability but the level of which people go to in terms of finding someone “queer enough” is so toxic. Ty for making this

  • @leekbenzi
    @leekbenzi 4 роки тому +8

    this video aged well...

  • @2AMSOUL
    @2AMSOUL 7 років тому +72

    Melon the Creator

  • @vicecityrocks1
    @vicecityrocks1 7 років тому +85

    5:41 "IT 🅱️"