A gay black male singer? Yeah Right!
Empire is definitely a work of fiction. Black Culture is homophobic, a gay black singer wouldn't get many hits in the real world.
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While some of that statement can be seen as accurate, Frank Oceans continued Success invalidates most of it. Actually, with relatively no promotion, he is out selling most of his black straight counterparts in streams as well as whole albums, a feat which is impressive considering the current climate, where most people don't buy or listen to the whole album anymore.
shareThe OP isn't wrong, can you name another artist other than frank ocean whom by the way doesn't identify as gay but bisexual? An openly gay black male would never be as big as a heterosexual one because there biggest fan base is women. Frank's "playing the fence" for lack of better words makes him available to women and men so no one feels alienated and CDS sell. Channel orange was decent but it was no success like Jamal would have on empire.
shareyou never heard of Little Richard? Wait, this must be a joke question. Black culture is indeed homophobic but if the music is good nobody really cares anymore.
shareThis show is created by a gay Black male. This is the story he wishes to tell. It doesn't matter what happens in real life.
If this show was based on reality all of the Lyons would be dead or rotting in jail.
The creator of the show is a gay black male? That explains it, then. I'm done watching this show anyway, it's too negative.
shareAnd a singer wouldn't get as many hits in the real world if he or she didn't also appeal to white listeners. Black singers aren't only for black people.
shareYeah that is true nowadays. I swear back in the 80s and 90s this wouldn't matter if the artist was gay or not as long as dude can sing and make some decent music then so be it.
There may be more out there than you think. Don't hate. Music transcends. For real.
shareIt's true Black Culture is homophobic(and that's cause it's too macho related, they push the macho thing down on men's throat, something that cause mysoginy and homophobia), but it all depends on the music, there are songs that will be a hit no matter what, also caucasians have more numbers than blacks, Jamal's music catters to everyone not just blacks.
"I feel you, pretty baby, feel me
Turn it up hot, lovin' you is free"