REGGAE STAR: HOMOSEXUALITY A MENTAL DISORDER
Ghana’s Blakk Rasta has said that, in his opinion, being gay is unnatural and a mental or genetic disorder.
One of the country’s leading reggae stars, the controversial Rasta made the comment in an interview with GhanaMusic.com.
“It is not the normal concept of life. Every man must sex a woman and not otherwise. Homosexuality is a mental/genetically disorder, in my opinion,” he said.
“I do not incite violence against gays and lesbians. I believe it is a disorder which we must empathise with and not otherwise,” he added.
“I will never take human life. It is a sin against Jah. We burn fire on homosexuals to cleanse them spiritually because fire signifies purity. It is not a physical fire.”
Amnesty international said that Rasta’s comments “perpetuate a climate of discrimination and intimidation against LGBT people”.
It added: “Sadly his comments reflect a growing rise of homophobia across Africa and those prevailing attitudes need to be challenged.”
A number of reggae artists, including Jamaican stars Beenie Man and Buju Banton, have been accused of homophobia for including extreme anti-gay lyrics in their music.
Its sad that there are people in the world that think like this…
laugh out load. firstly wont be buying his cds – secondly his music should be banned in South Africa – once again against our constitution – protecting the rights of gays , lesbians and other sexes
LOL, who cares. This dude is a what? Pothead from the most backward area of the planet? Who cares what he says?
likewise. I am sure that a lot of people likewise consider dreadocked , potsmoking dimwits to be equally disordered in need of psychaitric assitance.
Perhaps we should feel sorry for such disordered people
Uninformed opinion. It always amuses (actually infuriates) me when people with no background in a field and haven’t really tried to get information from experts on it, express their opinion on it. Why do they go out their way to make a statement on matters they are uninformed on.
It’s like me saying that the reason India is lagging behind China is because they don’t eat enough meat and therefore aren’t as strong as the Chinese.
Eish!!. Oh Lord help us. When people in influential places say stupid things and influence the concepts which youth and society at large have. Personally I think we, in the Gay and Lesbain community should adopt hard ball attitudes towards these ignorant people, by boycotting their work. Stop buying and supporting artists who are homophobic and who make point blank dumb statements as mentally “unstable” I believe we should exercise our rights and excorcise silly billies. So sad, so sad…there seems to suddenly be an increase in main stream thinking that being gay is a illness, or a mental disorder. In all freaking honestly, all the litreature that is being produced in this field had not s single shread of Scientific proof, it is all supposition and guestimation. There is nothing wrong with me, I do not search for a cure for my mental disorder, to be honest I love it. I am gay and happy and I dance to disco, yay for me.
Rasta. Speak for yourself – Retard !
blakk rasta from ghana is right. i think blakk rasta is a very wise man.unlike the others, he said he is not in support of the killing of lgbt people but rather wants to help them to stop that attitude.we should all support our african brother