50 Cent has once again taken to mocking LGBTQ people on his Instagram page.
After it was reported that actress Halle Berry was backing out of playing a trans man in an upcoming film, the rapper shared a headline about the news with his 26 million followers, along with the caption: “You wanted to do what? Why? Oh my God. So if I still think you’re beautiful. I’m gay a** a MF. No. Next idea.”
The implication here, of course, is that if a straight, cisgender person is attracted to a trans person, that somehow makes them gay.
But this isn’t the first (or second, or third, or fourth…) time 50 Cent has made transphobic or homophobic remarks on social media.
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In February, he went after Dwyane Wade’s 12-year-old daughter, who had recently come out as trans.
He also has a long history of trolling former G-Unit bandmate Young Buck, calling him “gay” and posting disparaging memes of trans women to poke fun at rumors he once had a trans girlfriend.
In 2015, he complained that Empire, Lee Daniels’ acclaimed LGBTQ-inclusive series about a hip-hip music company, had too much “extra gay stuff.”
In 2014, he alleged Diddy, Rick Ross, and ex-record exec Steve Stout were in a same-sex relationship together.
And then there’s this tweet from 2010 that’s still up on his Twitter feed:
If you a man and your over 25 and you don't eat pu**y just kill your self damn it. The world will be a better place. Lol
— 50cent (@50cent) September 30, 2010
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Cam
50 Cent’s ex Vivica A Fox said he was a closet case, so his behavior isn’t surprising.
Kangol2
Thank you! He was all over Soulja Boy (Tell’em), so Miss Thing really needs to address her gay obsessions and stop projecting on others. He really doth protest WAY too much!
Black Pegasus
I figured it wouldn’t take long to find the first comment attempting to excuse his homophobia by asserting “he’s a closeted gay.”
Let me say this for all you gwarls in the back row. MOST HOMOPHOBES ARE STRAIGHT. STOP TRYING TO MAKE THEM GAY!! By doing so you’re displaying your own contemptible views on homosexuality. If you’re too stupid to see that I’ll forgive you, but if you continue I’ll assume you hate yourself.
Donston
Being a basic homophobe does not equate to being “queer”. Being obsessed with constantly taking jabs at “queers” can be a sign. 50 has always given me a vibe. While his ex gave us some gay hints years ago. And he just seems to stay in women’s business and stay with queer “jokes” and belittling of “gays” too much. He comes off remarkably insecure despite what he’s accomplished and his money and too self-aware with how much he indulges toxic masculinity. You add it all up and there’s some suspicions there. He comes off like the type who’s contended with some degrees of fluidity and some uncertainly about where he is in the romantic, sexual, emotional, relationship spectrum and doesn’t know how to deal with that outside of being an insecure a-hole.
winemaker
Why is Queerty wasting time on this piece of vile trash? Really time for Queerty to screen articles as this was a waste of time.
armandov
He is Exhibit A of the “Blacks lives DON’T matter movement.”
MISTERJETT
no, sweetie. all black lives do matter. the question is the quality of those lives. 50 does have a lot to learn, but his life is no less valuable than anyone elses – including yours.
MISTERJETT
so how long have you been a participant in the Black Lives DON’T matter Movement?
richardNobbs
You’re a racist idiot. Maybe you’re a bot so I’ll address this to the other gay non-bots, without the struggles and civil rights wins there would be no gays right victories on the scale we have today. You don’t have to like us but respect is demanded by your own freedoms and our collective history. Period.
Cam
@armandov
So one guy is an idiot and you indict an entire race? That’s some Hitler level racism.
startenout
Wow how very racist of you. Here we have Exhibit 1,000.000.000 of why Black Lives Matter but you still don’t.
ShiningSex
50 Cent is a closet case and a has been. Who cares what that ignorant fool has to say?
bachy
Reminds me of how some gay men act like they’re vomiting when a vagina is mentioned. ‘Revulsion’ is the flip side of ‘Desire’ in the way some people’s sexuality is organized. As long as ‘Revulsion’ doesn’t result in assault (or ‘Desire’ result in rape), I’m good.
Smith David
50 cent there is no coming back from this comment. He’s gonna wish he never said this. Trust me. Karma is a cruel bitch.
Aires the Ram
@Smith David: 50 Cent doesn’t give a damn whether you like what he says or not. He’s not, and never has been looking to you for $$ from record sales, he’s got lots of money, he’s financially set. About once per year Qweerty recycles some “new” story about 50 Cent, and they use the same old worn out quotes of he said ‘this’ and he said ‘that’. What’s the use? Nobody on here is ever going to actually meet 50 cent in person, or live near him, or be in his circle. I’m no fan of 50 cent. I’m no fan of dipshit homophobes, hell, I grew up in a family of them. But, I am sick of websites like Qweerty looking around every corner and under every rock for said homophobes of notoriety. What purpose does it serve? Does it REALLY make anybody feel ‘better’ about themselves, because they read a story about comments 50 cent or anybody else said in 2014? There’s homophobes everywhere. You better thank your lucky stars you live in THIS country, and not some Islamic country where they’d cut your frigging head off. Get some perspective. Yeah, it’s not fun hearing homophobes spout off at the mouth, but it’s part of reality. NONE OF US live in a world that was put here to please us, and tell us how freaking wonderful we are.
Cam
@Aires the Ram
Sweetie, it’s cute how you claim you don’t support homophobes….because you sure are out here defending them every time one shows up.
Aires the Ram
Oh Cammy honey, you failed to read my post correctly! Why don’t you go read it again.
Woteva
ALL lives matter but in his case, I’ll make an exception.
jonasalden
armandov
He is Exhibit A of the “Blacks lives DON’T matter movement.”
Is this you, too? Seems to be the same tone. Just curious.
Mack
50 cent has a tv show in ABC called “For Life”. Perhaps the LGBTQ community should send letters/emails about cancelling the show.
Smith David
Lmao…no need. The show will crash and burn on it’s own merits LOL. It’s garbage.
Donston
50 does give off the signs of someone who’s contended with fluidity, confusions and/or not being okay with where he is in the romantic, sexual, affection, emotional, relationship contentment spectrum. He feels indulging toxic masculinity, making gay jokes and sometimes eating pvssy means he’s a “real man” and very much the opposite of “gay”. There’s just too many tale-tell signs. He’s too grown, has been famous and rich for too long and has been educated too many times to still be so insecure and so unrelenting with the gay jokes. He also always seems to get caught up in drama with females and constantly comes for women (that’s a self-hating faag stereotype). It feels like there’s something else going on there, not that many care anymore. With every corny gay joke he looks more suspect. So, he’s better off letting that shit go.
radiooutmike
I could eat “p” like a champ, that did not make me less homosexual– you know just a good lover.
So, yeah, I think he’s obsessed and has something rattling in there begging to be let out.
fiftybuff
“If you a man” and “your” over 25? Hope this ignoramus has taken a remedial English course in the last ten years. He certainly hasn’t been making successful recordings.
wikidBSTN
50 Cent – that’s what his career is worth nowadays.
ScottOnEarth
Wow. I never knew he was homophobic, which is ironic because I honestly always thought he was gay. What an asshole.
Blue Zoo
Um, no, Queerty, the implication is that if a cis-gender male finds a trans-gender male attractive then he is gay. And if trans-men are men, then that’s not entirely wrong. If there is something to complain about in his statement, it’s his implication that there is something wrong with any of that.
Donston
I don’t know if Graham understood Fifty’s statement or even knows any details about the role Halle was up for. But Fifty’s statement had nothing to with wanting to affirm anyone’s gender identity. It was more about him not wanting to feel “gay” under any circumstances. Fifty has made a trans joke in the past and a handful of hateful homophobic jokes in the past. It didn’t have anything to do with identity politics.
justgeo
Gonna be political incorrect but this ass looks like a monkey! Maybe???????
stvrsnbrgr
50 who?
CurtisIsTheOne
If it’s less than a DOLLAR, I ain’t interested. Time to put him in the “under a Dollar” bin. He’s as useful as an old VHS tape.
justgeo
Hate to say it but the bastard looks like a F9*&)^g monkey! Yes that racist and hate full but take a good look!