Perfume makes shocking homophobic comments in new interview.

[mangelalansbury]

Comments

[ryrymini]

really though what was she supposed to say?

while it is a problem for people to think one male in a gay relationship is the 'girl', i don't think it came from a place of homophobia in this case but rather ignorance.

[slave4food]

they pride themselves as being pop acts of the future.

yet they hold values from the 1930s.

i will NOT buy ANOTHER perfrume CD unless THEY apologize

[ryrymini]

ignorance on a subject doesn't quite translate to an assessment of values.

and don't hold your breath on the apology

[xfdryad]

Yeah, this totally reads ignorance rather than hatethegays! to me.

Or maybe I'm just living in hope, because I love Perfume. :/

MIssed Something???

[dramajewels]

Sorry, did I miss the homophobic comment?

Re: MIssed Something???

[love_etcetera]

seems like you did. claiming that gay people are "neither men nor women" is homophobic.

[love_etcetera]

i agree, she probably didn't mean to be outright offensive and get negative press. but she's an adult, living in a developed country, and works in the entertainment business where she surely meets lots of people everyday, and that includes gay people. i refuse to believe this was the first gay couple she's ever met and therefore she didn't know how to act around them. it's more likely that her comments are a part of this cutesy "my oh my, these foreigners are so bizarre, what should i do" act japanese idols sometimes play up.

[thomaswilmoore]

How's that "shocking homophobic"? :P That can just come out as ignorant.
I actually thought the comment on the guy giving them a gift was more rude.

[danicarolina]

MTE

[baka_neko3]

totally agree with you..

[thomaswilmoore]

Just want to state here that I am gay as the day is long and I still don't think it's a homophobic comment, just ignorant.
I don't know genders are so important anyway, if someone calls me a "girl" or anything like that, I don't mind.
Sometimes I believe people think it's offensive because we live in a world where "women are inferior", so calling someone a "girl" is still an offense.
IDK, though, just speaking for me, don't mean to be rude or anything.

[akame_koi13]

I don't understand how that's 'shockingly homophobic'. Perhaps it could be taken as such, mildly, by someone, but really?

[dramaticsurgeon]

Actually it just sounds like an awkward situation brought on by the fan's request that she "convince" his boyfriend he's gay. Sounds more like he's got some issues.

Meh, I figured the OP's title was misleading since I hadn't heard anything like this from real sources, but thought I might have actually missed something. Guess not.

[p3rk3le]

mte.

[shunluv]

aww is that Lee Ji Hoon?
so cute XD

[p3rk3le]

yes, with lee yikyung ;)