Boosie Badazz has doubled down on his criticism of The Color Purple for its depiction of homosexuality.
The Baton Rouge rapper recently declared that he had walked out of the film, which is a musical adaptation of the classic Alice Walker novel, because it had gay themes.
He posted on X (formerly Twitter): “I HAD TO WALK OUT THIS COLOR PURPLE MOVIE ( N TWO OTHER OLDER COUPLES WALKED OUT ALSO.),” he wrote. “BECAUSE I HAD MY LITTLE GIRLS WITH ME N IT SEEMED LIKE A [GAY] LOVE STORY.
“GOOD ACTING BUT WHOEVER WROTE THE SCRIPT IS PUSHING THE NARRATIVE HARD AS A PARENT I WILL NOT LET MY LITTLE GIRL WATCH THIS FILM.”
After being criticized for his homophobic remarks, Boosie doubled down on his controversial opinion on Tuesday (January 2) and claimed the backlash he’s received amounts to “bullying.”
“WHY IF SOMEONE DOESNT AGREE WITH THE [GAY] NARRATIVE THATS BEING PUSHED WHY DO YALL SAY THAT THE PERSON WHO DOESNT ARGREE IS [LGBT]. THATS BULLYING‼️” he wrote in a follow-up post on X.
“WE HAVE A RIGHT AS PARENTS TO SAY ITS NOT COOL FOR A 7 N 9 YEAR OLD TO WATCH THIS. WE HAVE RIGHTS AS PARENTS TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AS MUCH AS WE CAN.”
He added: “I HAVE NO PROBLEM AT ALL WITH [GAY] PEOPLE. MY GRANDAD WAS A PREACHER (SOUTHERN BAPTIST) N IM JUST TRYNA RAISE MY KIDS WITH THE SAME BELIEFS N RESPECT WE WAS RAISED WITH ITS JUST THIS WORLD WILL HAVE U N A FIGHT TO DO SO.”
WHY IF SOMEONE DOESNT AGREE WITH THE 🌈NARRATIVE THATS BEING PUSHED WHY DO YALL SAY THAT THE PERSON WHO DOESNT ARGREE IS 🌈. THATS BULLYING ‼️WE HAVE A RIGHT AS PARENTS TO SAY ITS NOT COOL FOR A 7 N 9 YEAR OLD TO WATCH THIS. WE HAVE RIGHTS AS PARENTS TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AS…
— Boosie BadAzz (@BOOSIEOFFICIAL) January 3, 2024
Boosie Badazz has previously been criticized for his attitude towards homosexuality, especially as his daughter came out as a lesbian.
The “Wipe Me Down” rapper said in an interview with VladTV last year that he does not accept her sexuality but still loves her.
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“Even though it won’t be accepted as far as — because I don’t want nobody in my other family to think it’s okay,” he said. “But what she does, we’re gonna love her to death. But at the same time, our Southern family has never been that way.
“It’s never been accepted. But at the same time, she’s grown and she can do what the hell she wants. She’s old enough to know what she wants and that’s her.”
The Color Purple features a lesbian relationship between two of its main characters and has been an integral part of the original novel and subsequent adaptations, both on screen and stage.
The 2023 adaptation, directed by Blitz Bazawule, stars Taraji P. Henson, Fantasia Barrino, Halle Bailey and Colman Domingo.
