Gay or Christian.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Stereogum reports the following conversation from a magazine interview in the states.
Best part of this interview with Grizzly Bear in Prefix Magazine:
PM: I didn't realize Sufjan Stevens was Christian.
Grizzly Bear: Yeah, he's a hyper-Christian. I really like his music a lot. He kept singing about "he" and "him," and I thought he was gay at first. Then I found out he was talking about God.
Hmmm
The problem I have is with the assumption that if you were in the media, you would be gay before you were Christian. Kinda weird outlook on life but then I guess the prejudices shown in the interview then by definition cause me to re adjust and reassess my prejudices in this matter.
On a flippant level if you had to choose what people thought about you in today’s society would you choose to be thought of as gay, or Christian. I wonder what would be more hassle, and where the lines would change,
Urban/rural
Young/old
Male/female
What do you think?
stereogum article ::[[click here]]::
2 comments:
Valley Boy
said...
6:53 PM
i think you're missing the point. If a man sings a song with the lyrics:
'You gave your body to the lonely
They took your clothes
You gave up a wife and a family
You gave your ghosts
To be alone with me you went upon a tree
I've never known a man who loved me...'
you would generally assume that the songs is about a man (which would make him gya/bisexual) and not about God. It's a natural assumption to make.
Seán
said...
5:16 PM
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Because he has talent he is not though of as Christian!
His gig was one of the best, ever.