Trans actress Laverne Cox detailed in an Instagram video that DaBaby’s comments highlighted that the intersectional “relationship between homophobia, transphobia and misogyny are inextricably linked,” Cox noted. The false statements DaBaby shared about HIV/AIDS and his homophobic words are part of a lengthy history of disrespect and othering that hip-hop acts and culture have weaponized against the LGBTQ community and used to demonize and dehumanize queer people. And that prevalence can still cause real harm. The toxic masculinity, misogyny and virulent machismo that continue to pervade the consciousness and branding of cisgender straight male music acts like DaBaby may not be the accepted norm anymore, but they’re still far too prevalent. But the bigger problem this debacle highlights is hip-hop culture’s ongoing LGBTQ problem.
Has DaBaby learned anything? Is he actually sorry? There are plenty of reasons to remain skeptical. y’all business is y’all business.- DaBaby July 27, 2021 So my apologies 🙏🏾īut the LGBT community. Anybody who done ever been effected by AIDS/HIV y’all got the right to be upset, what I said was insensitive even though I have no intentions on offending anybody.
