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<\/a>\u201cPeople have to start respecting the vagina. Until every man is fighting for our rights, we should consider stopping having sex.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nJanelle Monae
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Chuck\u2019s Chat operates under an open authority. Opinions and comments are always welcome. Send them to soultraindancing@yahoo.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>I am utterly confused on a couple of things. The above quote was from an interview in the April issue of \u201cMarie Claire\u201d magazine. Monae along with several other millennial feminist activists was being interviewed. Janelle like Collin Kapernick is an American citizen who has every right to speak their minds on issues like another everyday American citizen. Does her celebrity status make her 2nd Amendment rights null and void? I recognize there are certain folks in this country that feel celebrities\u2019 opinions on social or political matters should not be heard. They feel celebrities should be seen and not heard and just do their job in entertaining us. Let\u2019s not play with each other because that is not going to happen. It shouldn\u2019t even be considered by people who call themselves \u2018lovers of freedom\u201d or \u201cfollowers of The Constitution.\u201d I read Janelle\u2019s quote to myself several times. I am still trying to figure out what is the big deal. Seems to me that there is a certain segment of this country that prefers Monae to be a \u201chidden figure,\u201d to be seen but not heard.<\/p>\n<\/a>The second part that confused me about the article<\/a> written by Erica M. Hart was the title. It was titled \u201cWE HAVE MANY ENEMIES. JANELLE MONAE IS NOT ONE OF THEM\u201d I do not take issue with the article at all. If you are a regular reader of my Chuck\u2019s Chats, you are aware I do not always stick to issues that are LGBT-related. What I take issue with was the title. It was very misleading. When I first read that, my first thought was what anti-LGBT remark did Janelle Monae make? My second thought turned to the late Donna Summer and Beyonce. Both has a very heavy LGBT following. Is Monae being stained with that same reputation? After reading the article, I was not a happy camper. I wonder if Erica M. Hart purposely misled folks with that title to get them to read the article. I felt she did a disservice to Monae and LGBT readers. Janelle, keep speaking your mind on issues of social injustice. Don\u2019t be a \u201chidden figure\u201d so folks can be comfortable in their misogyny, racism, bigotry, etc\u2026<\/p>\n