I’m not defending Where the Hood At even if it is a diss track. The lyrics are bad. But to tweet this right after his death is embarrassing. You wonder why sm of the Black community isn’t on board with LGBTQ progress, it’s because there’s so much condemnation like this.

If you know even a little bit of DMX’s life, you know how the LGBTQ community received his song was at the bottom of his priorities. Summing a complex man up into “bigot” and canceling him after death is why white LGBTQ is so actively opposed in many places.

Again, the lyrics are definitely inexcusable. But to not even understand the Black history and perception that led to that view ... that’s on you. Being a member of the LGBTQ community does not mean you just understand other minority struggles. Cut that out.

the original tweet is willing to look at the legacy of homophobia in hip-hop but not everything that came before it

How are you going to ignore centuries of the intentional criminalization and degradation of Black masculinity... all because DMX was not a progressive white ally in 2003.

You’re not obligated to support him, but why attack a man who just died? Insensitive and ignorant.

I started typing out more for this thread, but it’s not worth it. I’m not the authority on this either, I just feel it’s counterproductive. It’s hard to watch people be selective with their empathy and understanding.