The R&B musician Ne-Yo has caved to the LGBTQ cancel mob by apologizing for a recent interview during which he condemned parents who allow their children to become transgender.
Ne-Yo posted his groveling apology to social media on Sunday.
“After much reflection, I’d like to express my deepest apologies to anyone that I may have burt with my comments on parenting and gender ideology,” he said. “Gender ideology is nuanced and I can honestly admit that I plan to better educate myself on the topic, so that I can approach future conversations with more empathy.”
I’d like to express my deepest apologies... pic.twitter.com/M5aTFN40tn
— NE-YO (@NeYoCompound) August 7, 2023
Ne-Yo made his original comments during a recent interview with Gloria Velez on VladTV.
“I feel like the parents have almost forgotten what the role of a parent is,” he said. “If your little boy comes up to you and says, ‘Daddy I wanna be a girl,’ you just let him rock with that?”
He continued: “Where did he get that? If you let this 5-year-old little boy eat candy all day, he’s gonna do that. Like, when did it become a good idea to let a 5-year-old, a 6-year-old, a 12-year-old make a life-changing decision?
“When did that happen? Like, I don’t understand that.”
He also reiterated the fact that there are only two genders — male and female.
Ne-Yo blasts parents who let their children believe that they can pick whatever gender they want to be: “I feel like the parents have almost forgotten what the role of a parent is. If your little boy comes up to you and says, ‘Daddy I wanna be a girl,’ you just let him rock with… pic.twitter.com/JRdn7VGZDI
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) August 6, 2023
The interview spurred a social media avalanche of accusations of “transphobia” and “queerphobia.”
so Ne-Yo is queerphobic and transphobic. that would’ve been a much more concise and too the point explanation https://t.co/EtrxVGxZtD
— jon 🪩✨🏴 (@jon_speaks_) August 5, 2023
Ne-Yo came out as transphobic and misogynistic, you mean. We figured. https://t.co/qPJNsRCVEr
— Coco ♥️🇺🇾♥️ (@BabyRuthless94) August 5, 2023
damn I ain’t know ne-yo was transphobic, let me go block him on spotify.
— chew toy 🦂 (@SinCittttyBoi) August 5, 2023
That’s a fancy way of saying “Ne-Yo is transphobic”
— Taylor 🌧️ + ☀️ = 🌈 (@smartypants224) August 6, 2023
Ne-Yo is transphobic. https://t.co/n5oCqpQBXd
— Quinn Brown 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 (Nonya Business) (@QuinnBrown112) August 6, 2023
In other words Ne-Yo identifies as transphobic 🙄 https://t.co/KFvYLgqZws
— James (@James_Hancock13) August 6, 2023
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