Former Golden Girl Betty White has given up on trying to understand homophobia.
In an interview with Larry King this week, the 92-year-old actress reaffirmed her favorable stance on gay rights in response to a fan’s question regarding the impact the gay community has had on her career.
Echoing the sentiment from her 2010 Parade interview, in which she first came out in support of gay rights, White says she doesn’t understand why homophobes think same-sex relationships are any of their business.
“I don’t care whom you sleep with,” she said. “It’s ‘what kind of human being are you?’ I don’t understand [why people are antigay], it’s such a personal private business and it’s none of mine.”
In her initial 2010 interview, White said “I don’t know how people can get so anti-something. Mind your own business, take care of your affairs, and don’t worry about other people so much.”
Iconic.
Razmos
What an amazing woman.
redcarpet
A near-centenarian is telling you your bat-shit crazy, bigoted, and backwards, THEN YOU ARE DEFINITLY BAT-SHIT CRAZY, BIGOTED, AND BACKWARDS!
brianmovie
I love Betty White, she’s the best.
artgolden
She is absolutely amazing!!!
KingDingbat
Wow. Shame on Queerty! How sleezy we’ve gotten when we have to take sweet little Betty White’s pro-gay comment and twist it so out of context that in your headline that it sounds like she’s laying the smackdown someone else. You KNOW she didn’t mean it like that or even direct it at someone else in that way. Yet you felt it acceptable to manipulate her words anyway. “Queerty Editor” is no better than Fox News now. You should be shamed.
<3 Betty though. She's awesome and I love her views.
robho3
God I love her. If a 92 year old woman can GET IT why can;t everyone else???
Mezaien
Betty, you are just wonderful O wish you were my mom.
jonjct
Betty White is a CUN*. and, why? oh yeah that movie where she said “if I had a dick you could suck it”. she said that on my TV, in my living room, in front of my 12 year old daughter. if she said that in person to a 12 year old i could have had her arrested. i never forgave her for that. she was a big star and never had to say those words, yet she did, in front of my daughter. CUN*.
QuintoLover
@jonjct: …… LAKE PLACID??? You let your TWELVE YEAR OLD daughter watch an r-rated horror film and got mad that an actor said ‘if I had a dick you could suck it???’ ….. What is your thought process on this, exactly?
jonjct
we were changing the channel and when i saw betty white i said okay, whatch that, figuring it is betty, it’ safe, not knowing what it was. and then THAT happened. i wrote her a letter and explained that she said that shit in front of my daughter and … nothing. he is a cun*. no response.
QuintoLover
@jonjct: Cute trolling.
DickieJohnson
@redcarpet: You said it!!! Totally in agreement!
Dakotahgeo
Betty White represents the best of the best! She walks the talk, Christian or not!
tjr101
@jonjct: Express my sympathies to your daughter, she’s being raised by an idiot.
sejjo
You and me both gurl, you and me both.
jonjct
@tjr101: if i had a dick you could suck it. wait. i do. hahahaaaaha. @QuintoLover: what’s trolling?
james_in_cambridge
@tjr101: ***Applause***
Billy Budd
@tjr101: I agree, he is an idiot.