Black Eyed Perez
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So, I guess there was a little altercation after the Canadian version of the Grammys between Black eyed Pea member Will.I.Am and gossip blogger Perez Hilton. Supposedly there was a heated exchange and Hilton told Will.I.Am, "You're not a fucking artist... you're a fucking faggot." Then all hell broke loose and Perez got coldcocked a couple of times. Will.I.Am has said he never threw a punch and the police have said Will.I.Am (fuck I am getting sick of writing his name) is not a suspect. It appears that Will.I.Am's manager is probably the one that punched Hilton.
Alright, whatever I don't give a shit who punched who and whatnot. What does fascinate me is that Perez Hilton, an openly gay man (or at least I think he is, I don't think I am outing him), called a straight guy a "fucking faggot."
A couple of questions stem from this slander.
1. Faggot is probably the most vile word in the world for a gay man, so why would he use it to deride someone else? I guess it might be because he knows how much it hurts him, so he thinks it will hurt someone else just as much? I don't know!
2. Wouldn't this be like a black guy walking up to a white guy and calling him the n-word? Or any other race and their corresponding racist surname? It just doesn't make sense.
3. Would I be more angry if a gay man or a straight guy called me a faggot? I think I would have to go with the heterosexual guy because if the gay guy called me a faggot he might actually be complimenting me (see #4 for explanation.)
4. Maybe Hilton meant it as a compliment? He said, "You're not an artist... you're a faggot." Maybe what he was actually saying, "Not only are you an amazing artist... you're more than that, you my friend, are a faggot." Perez is saying that Will.I.Am is so artistic that he accepts Will.I.Am as one of his own. I know that it is a good thing if a black guy tells me, "you my n-word." So, maybe this was Hilton just telling Will.I.Am, "you my faggot?"
There is video of the whole hulabulu on TMZ but it is really fuzzy and not worth watching so I aint going to link to it or shit.
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