Justin Bieber, Gay Is ‘Not An Insult’ In Response To Instagram Gay Shaming

Justin Bieber, Gay Is ‘Not An Insult’ In Response To Instagram Gay Shaming//
I’m not gay,” Justin Bieber captioned an Instagram video of him air-kissing a male security guard on Sunday. He added,//
“But even if I was that’s not an insult.” Only those unaware of the years of gender-based bullying Bieber has been subjected to//
and still is — on social media, in the press, and general punditry, could possibly be wondering //
why the singer felt the need to clarify where he stands on the “gay” topic. Here is the video of Bieber doing 360 turns on his IO HAWK//
device on a private jet, before his near-kiss of the bodyguard Mike Arana. The singer’s Instagram video caption reads,//
I’m not gay but even if I was that’s not an insult. If you listen very closely, you can hear Arana jokingly “you’re gay,”//
which was evidently the primary reason for Bieber’s message. //
But the backdrop of historic homophobic attacks on the star no doubt played a part in his decision to make a wider statement. //
It’s a perfectly harmless statement by a 21-year-old who isn’t the most erudite of pop stars.//
It also comes across as Bieber’s attempt to avoid being misinterpreted by the many in the media that seem to find value in doing exactly that.//
Inevitably, many outlets did manage to find fault with Bieber essentially saying he does not believe there is anything wrong with being gay.//
Heatworld snarked with the following. The outlet continued in sarcastic text accompanying the second selfie Bieber shared//
after the kiss video. However, a viewing of the mostly homophobic remarks left in the comments section under Yahoo UK’s report,//
Mail Online’s article, the endless Miley Cyrus comparisons made at the Biebs’ expense, and the scale of gay //
and lesbian-referencing insults that have been hurled at him since he was child star, tells a very different story.//
Back in February, 2014, TV Guide editor Sadie Gennis explored what she called the “out of control [Bieber] media narrative” in an insightful piece. //
Fast forward to the body shaming that followed when Bieber was unveiled as the face — and body — of Calvin Klein in January, 2015,//
and the tsunami of gay/lesbian-centric jokes heard at his Comedy Central Roast in March. A snapshot of some of those jokes follows//
In his speech, Bieber told the dais and the roast audience, “Look, I’m new to comedy, but here’s a joke: //
‘What do you get when you give a teenager $200 million dollars? A bunch of has-beens calling you a lesbian for two hours.'”//
So, Justin Bieber gets it. He gets that — even as ripped as he now is — not being built, //
or looking like The Rock inspires some who think being gay is a moral failing to call him that as an “insult.”//
The pushback against such ignorance continues. Many fans’ comments at Bieber’s video post praised him for calling out that limited way of thinking.//
One wrote, “you are the best! That’s the coolest thin I have ever heard you say//
‘even if I was that’s not an insult’ I love you a million times more for that!//
Despite the evidently, wilful misreading of Bieber’s caption by many media commentators, it is admirable //
that the singer chose to educate his over 28 million Instagram followers — many of whom are at an impressionable age//
that “gay” isn’t an inherently insulting term, or sexuality, That his point appears to have been lost on numerous media //
outlets is as predictable as it is disingenuous. For an example of the casual, media homophobia leveled against Bieber over the years, //
read the last line of this 2014 Guyism article. It’s quite something. //

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