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GLAAD to 50 Cent: Stop Antigay Tweets


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The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation calls on Twitter users to tell rapper 50 Cent not to joke about antigay violence to his more than 3 million followers.

GLAAD reports that 50 Cent made the offensive comment in his Twitter feed Thursday, in response to gay blogger Perez Hilton calling him a “douchebag.” The tweet was removed from his main page, but it remains on Twitpic.

“Perez Hilton calld me douchebag so I had my homie shoot up a gay wedding. wasnt his but still made me feel better,” the rapper tweeted. The antigay tweet was accompanied by a photo of two men in suits fleeing an angry mob.

In response, GLAAD issued these instructions:

“On Twitter? Please post this tweet to your twitter page to let 50 Cent know your thoughts: RT @glaad: Tell @50cent to let his fans know that anti-gay violence isn’t something to joke about. http://bit.ly/ab6rXV #LGBT #gay Pls RT!”

In separate tweets on his account, 50 Cent also defends boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr., who has not apologized for homophobic comments on Ustream last week and now is wanted for questioning in a domestic violence incident in Las Vegas.

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Reader Comments
  • Name: yam
    Date posted: 10/28/2010 2:13:04 PM
    Hometown: Newyork

    Comment:

    I never though about suicide but see this ugly skank I am planning for one

  • Name: Enid
    Date posted: 9/21/2010 5:04:58 PM
    Hometown: NYC

    Comment:

    this is reprehensible, but what about GLAAD? no one seems to want them to be accountable for being bigoted and racist. how many minorities hold executive positions? yeah, an ignorant rapper is one thing, but economic equity is more important.

  • Name: Kevin Rambally
    Date posted: 9/12/2010 6:31:03 AM
    Hometown: Toronto

    Comment:

    That's not appropriate, Race has nothing to do with this situation nor is it called for in your comment. There is no need to use the N word in that manner no one has the right to use homophobic or racial slurs and it just shows how IGNORANT you are.

  • Name: ozzy
    Date posted: 9/11/2010 8:48:44 PM
    Hometown: sacramento

    Comment:

    Yawn... he USED to be somewhat famous for a while, now nobody cares about him. Is GLAAD run by old people? I really don't have the patience to pay attention to every word that comes out by "hasbeens" rappers. We need to concentrate on Target and Best Buy instead of the next candidate of "dancing with the stars"

  • Name: John in SF
    Date posted: 9/11/2010 7:32:21 AM
    Hometown: San Francisco

    Comment:

    Isn't he gay himself? That is what i heard

  • Name: pepa
    Date posted: 9/11/2010 1:59:10 AM
    Hometown: gayrea51.blogspot.com

    Comment:

    GLAAD = Gay Lesbian Assholes And Dummies. I predict that in 5 years this organization will be meaningless.

  • Name: pepa
    Date posted: 9/11/2010 1:57:15 AM
    Hometown: gayrea51.blogspot.com

    Comment:

    I don't think this about gays. 50 cent is not a homophobe. This is about Perez Hilton and I thought Perez was booted from the LGBT community. I mean hopefully he was. Yes I agree hip hop is anti-gay but I much care for how the rapper himself feels about gay issues. Wasn't there an article saying that Eminem is now in favor of gay marriage?

  • Name: Randall Reynolds
    Date posted: 9/10/2010 11:11:48 PM
    Hometown: Los Angeles

    Comment:

    Blacks who are against gay rights look especially ignorant.

  • Name: kevin
    Date posted: 9/10/2010 9:08:53 PM
    Hometown: atlanta

    Comment:

    just read his tweets and listen to his music - raps - what the hell u call it. He is a thug and will end up dead himself because of his life style. He's a hater and his crowd are haters and thugs as witnessed by the deaths within that culture. I grew up in the South where it was okay to burn crosses in black peoples yards, bomb their churches, shooting black men who even looked at white women. HE IS NO DIFFERENT THAN THOSE HORRIBLE BIGOTS. And I have found that such haters usually have something to hide.

  • Name: Carlos
    Date posted: 9/10/2010 4:58:32 PM
    Hometown: Montreal/Canada

    Comment:

    First of all CAN STANT THIS GUY.. he is talentless and I am quite surprise to read this article not because 50 cetssss made a homophobic statement we all know he is homophobic but I really did not know this man could read or write..... .

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