MJB LOVES DA KIDZ!

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The sassy looking MJB graces the cover of the newest issue of The Advocate. In the featured cover story, MJB discusses her love for the gays, hip hop & the gay community, and her contribution to fight against HIV/AIDS. Peep the excerpts below.

“The majority of them are [gay], and I have to really make sure that they know I’m paying attention to the fact that they support me, and I support them.”

Blige talks about her youth: When I was growing up, my neighborhood was full of everyone—black, white, Latino, gay, straight. A lot of people that I knew were gay, but they were great people. They were good people. It’s not like they were alien. They were just people. That [acceptance] was just something that was always in me. I’ve never been a judgmental person because I have been through so much hell myself.”

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She also addresses homophobia in the hip hop community: “The real hip-hop, the real people don’t even care about that. They’ll love you and accept you no matter what because they know who they are. There are a lot of people trying to figure out who they are and what they’re gonna be. There’s a lot of confusion in that. Confusion causes a lack of identity. I’ve heard a couple of guys say foul things, and those guys are not around me anymore because when they say things like that, I’m looking at them like, What makes you so scared? You don’t know who you are? I guess it all boils down to them not being sure about themselves and what they wanna do, whoever that is. I won’t say any names. And I don’t dislike them or anything—it just makes me wonder about them period. ’Cause if you’re not sure about that, then you ain’t sure about a lotta things!”

Go ‘head Mary! It’s great to see MJB isn’t narrow-minded and very much accepting of others different lifestyles, especially in an industry so homophobic. It’s a pretty long interview so make sure to cop a copy November 20th.
Spotted @ ONTD

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