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Stevie Wonder Apologizes For Comments On Frank Ocean

September 1, 2012 by Brandon Thorp and Penn Bullock

StevieStevie Wonder has apologized for the rather disappointing quote he gave The Guardian about the coming-out of singer Frank Ocean. When asked earlier this week about Frank Ocean, Wonder said:

I think honestly, some people who think they're gay, they're confused.
People can misconstrue closeness for love. People can feel connected,
they bond. I'm not saying all [gay people are confused]. Some people
have a desire to be with the same sex. But that's them.

Sure — some people do get confused about sexualty. (I did. My first love was a girl.) But for an honest-to-goodness American national treasure to respond in such a way to the first-time-in-history coming out of a hip-hop/R&B star was dispiriting, and suggested that maybe Mr. Wonder wasn't entirely comfortable with Frank Ocean's gayness.

Mr. Wonder has tried to clear things up with a statement to The Advocate:

I’m sorry that my words about anyone feeling confused about their love
were misunderstood. No one has been a greater advocate for the power of
love in this world than I; both in my life and in my music. Clearly,
love is love, between a man and a woman, a woman and a man, a woman and a
woman and a man and a man. What I’m not confused about is the world
needing much more love, no hate, no prejudice, no bigotry and more
unity, peace and understanding. Period.

Does that settle it?

Filed Under: Frank Ocean Tagged With: apologies, apologize, coming out, confused, Frank Ocean, music, Stevie Wonder

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