And now, this week, the third single off of the embarrassingly titled The Marshall Mathers LP 2, 'Rap God,' was released. You know what I mean? I'm just like whatever.' In 2012, he showed his support for marriage equality by telling The New York Times Magazine, 'I think if two people love each other, then what the hell? I think that everyone should have the chance to be equally miserable, if they want.'Īnd so, while not exactly what any gay person (except for Elton John) would describe as an ally, it seemed that Eminem was evolving on the idea that gay people are people too. In 2010, Anderson Cooper asked him if he disliked gay people, and he said, 'No, I don't have any problem with nobody. Here is an incomplete, 30-second history of Eminem's homophobia and its apparent evolution: On 2000's The Marshall Mathers LP's 'Criminal,' he rapped, 'Hate fags? The answer's yes.' In 2001, he shared the stage with one of those fags, Elton John, for a rendition of 'Stan' at the Grammys.
