Quick question: Have you happened to send nudes to Eminem on Grindr?
As his ninth album takes a critical drubbing, Eminem continues making the rounds to promote his latest work. A conspicuously long-in-the-tooth interview with Vulture yields some not-necessarily-sought-after details about his dating life: .
Do you date?
It’s tough. Since my divorce I’ve had a few dates and nothing’s panned out in a way that I wanted to make it public. Dating’s just not where I’m at lately.When you were dating, how’d you meet people? Tinder?
I mean, yeah.Are you being serious?
Yeah, Tinder.Really?
[Laughs] And Grindr. I also used to go to strip clubs.
He’s almost definitely joking there, no? Either way, he doesn’t bother to elucidate in any way.
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He does, however, open up about his lyrics, which are regularly construed as homophobic:
The first time I got a taste of being called anti-gay was on “My Name Is” when I said, “My English teacher wanted to have sex in junior high / The only problem was my English teacher was a guy.” All I was saying was I don’t swing that way. So when I started getting flack for it, I thought, Alright, you people think I’m homophobic? Watch this. Hence the Ken Kaniff character and all that stuff. I was trying to push the buttons of people who were calling me something that I wasn’t. The honest-to-God truth is that none of that matters to me: I have no issue with someone’s sexuality, religion, race, none of that. Anyone who’s followed my music knows I’m against bullies — that’s why I hate that f**king bully Trump — and I hate the idea that a kid who’s gay might get shit for it….
I’m sure people have misunderstood what I was doing. Again, I’m not a perfect human being and I’m sure that I’ve said things that went a little too hard, but I think my actual life shows — I mean, meeting Elton John and being as good friends with him as I am, that’s not me saying, “Hey, I’ve got a gay friend.” It’s me saying Elton John has my back. He’ll stick up for me.
Vulture even ventures to ask about the diamond-encrusted cock rings he apparently gave Elton John and David Furnish as a wedding present:
I don’t know, I put people on it and they made it happen. Actually, I had some diamond-encrusted cock rings, too. Right in my bedroom.
You can read the Vulture interview here.
Brody
Forget the chicken and the egg, I want to know if the clueless fool or the white rapper came first.
Redmage
The Beastie Boys, were one of the pioneers in the Rap, industry and they were white. I’ve never seen Rap/Hip Hop as a “black thing”, especially growing up in NY. I’ve just always seen it as a street thing, its apart of Urban street culture. I personally was never into Rap music, or that whole scene (metal and punk I love), but I’ve always seen Eminem as one of the great talented rappers.
As far as him saying homophobic things… Unfortunately homophobia is a huge huge part in urban street culture, but so many guys are on the “down low” lmao. But I’m not the type of guy who gets offended by crap, because I’m not a whiny twat like so many are, especially today, and especially since gays are so nasty to each other already, and seem to be more so today so I don’t care.
jhon_siders
LOL RAP and TALENT just does not go together . And they have a Grammy for that garbage .
DJRM
Eminem remains the single best rap artist in history. Sorry dude.
And I am not sure why people are knocking “Revival”…it’s not his best work, but it is most excellent just the same.
tham
I like Eminem.
Bob LaBlah
This video was the best Eminem made. The part with him switch away in that skirt looking like Lady Bunny’s teenage trailer park dwelling daughter had me rolling on the floor. And it also convinced me that both he and Dr. Dre had a romantic relationship. Love them both as I do reality is reality and I think it a good thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVkUvmDQ3HY
rephello
Brat face. Always thought that first and foremost about him. Always liked him. Always knew even if he still doesn’t.
Pistolo
I think it was Eminem’s use of the word “fag” even as recently as like 2011 and his trying to justify that to Anderson Cooper of all people that convinced me he was homophobic. DGAF if Elton John liked him, Elton John likes anyone who makes him seem cool.
Bob LaBlah
As the late David Bowie said “Sir Elton is the token queen.”
mike 111
“I’m not homophobic but I’m going to say homophobic things as a rebuke to being called homophobic”…. such a garbage human being.
Also, going to a predominately white, suburban high school in the early 2000’s…thanks for making your brand of ‘non-homophobia’ so popular
Donston
He’s taken some responsibility for a lot of his past persona and lyrics. So, the fact that he still thinks being extra homophobic to curb homophobia was a “clever” move shows that he’s still got problems. There were no rumors concerning Eminem. So, there was no need to let people know he doesn’t “swing that way”. What a stupid excuse.
He was the most popular and “coolest” artist at the time and had an unabashedly homophobic image, making homophobia look acceptable or even something to be proud of. No one’s asking for an apology, but the fact that he doesn’t seem to understand how he was perceived and the impact he made is somewhat surprising. Though I suspect he completely understands.
WindsorOntario
Eminem: I’ve met dates on Grindr
To do what – set them up and then rob them? People like Eminem, 50 cent and many others are predators. They have victimized gay men for years because of their ability to pull violent robbery and the ability to play the role of being interested in a gay guy who looks like he’s got money and is naive enough to let one of these guys in his home.
Brian
You think Eminem and 50 Cent, both multi millionaires, are doing home invasion robberies on gay men in their down time?
Wow.
Eclatant
Hmmmm. What Brian said.
sgrump
50 Cent’s mother is lesbian. I’m not sure homophobic racketeering is one of his pastimes.
Paco
He was being facetious with the dating question.
He BGB
So its an old interview? Long in the tooth means old. When artists sell anything new, they try to be provocative so he was joking about Grindr. I hope.
Eclatant
Haha. I’m glad someone actually knows what these sayings mean.
ryantbo
Hummm people think I’m homophobic? Well instead of standing up and being an ally, I’ll just be an even bigger homophobic DBag. And then I’ll go on Grinder and have sex with guys. I wouldn’t expect anything less from him
mhoffman953
He’s desperate to sell albums so he’ll say whatever to get attention
He even said recently that “being white is so embarrassing, I just want to kill myself”
tricky ricky
he is NOT aging well.
BBC
He’s White…duh! What do you expect?
Donston
I’ve always been somewhat suspect of Eminem. He never really seemed all that into chicks. Then there’s the lyrical obsession with his mother and his obsession with being controversial and being an enigma. It aligns with a lot of gay/gay-leaning/queer men who have certain “issues”. However, this was about saying something silly and ruffling some feathers because he has new music out. Also, being extra homophobic to prove you’re not actually homophobic is just cornballs and childish. There was not a hint of irony to his homophobic lyrics and image.
I still enjoy some of his old music.
Bob LaBlah
Once again I must have been the only one here that watches television. How could you guys have forgotten the time Bruno stuck his bare ass in Eminem’s face on nation wide television in 2009? I do mean his BARE ass all in Eminem’s face. See for yourself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8wFuPPPL9g
Donston
Both Sasha and Eminem later admitted that was staged.
Stenar
I don’t think he knows what Grindr is. He’s probably just heard the name.