The Champ and the Queen?
Jasmyne Cannick gives us the heads-up on this newest rumored pairing, Laila Ali and Dana Owens … aka, Queen Latifah. If it’s true, they'll knock every other lesbian power couple out of the box. No pun.
Okay, yes pun. 
Predictably, the Queen’s camp denied the rumor. I have to wonder why though? Why deny it? Isn’t it common knowledge that The Queen likes girls? Is this some ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ bullshit?
I could always understand struggling artists who chose to hide their sexuality. Yes … to bury the core of their being beneath a shroud of bullshit in the interest of self-preservation and financial advancement. Yeah, I can’t fault anybody for that … because ‘dog eat dog’ is a euphemism for what it really is like out there, and coming out of the closet can certainly put the brakes on a career. But there's a limit on my understanding.
Dana … you didn’t win an Oscar for playing that big dyke in Chicago, nor did you win one for playing that other big dyke in Set It Off. However … you played the hell outta those roles though. Clever casting?
C’mon Dana, seriously. We know. Gay people certainly know family, but even straight people know about you. My grandmother even knew about you. Still ... we've supported you for years, though you never once spoke for us. Not once. Now is the time to be the powerful black 'Queen' that you are, and step up and do the right thing. Isn't it time? Have you noticed your Same Gender Loving brothers and sisters are under siege? It's a subtle attack, not many 'die faggot' signs brandishing about, but the mind-set is firmly entreached. You know that. It's the reason you've remained low so long.
Step up. Your Queendom will not only support you, but tribesmen will rally around you in defense of SGL royalty. Hell, with Laila watchin' your back, you're pretty much good to go already. (Her left hook is no joke.)
Predictably, the Queen’s camp denied the rumor. I have to wonder why though? Why deny it? Isn’t it common knowledge that The Queen likes girls? Is this some ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ bullshit?
I could always understand struggling artists who chose to hide their sexuality. Yes … to bury the core of their being beneath a shroud of bullshit in the interest of self-preservation and financial advancement. Yeah, I can’t fault anybody for that … because ‘dog eat dog’ is a euphemism for what it really is like out there, and coming out of the closet can certainly put the brakes on a career. But there's a limit on my understanding.
Dana … you didn’t win an Oscar for playing that big dyke in Chicago, nor did you win one for playing that other big dyke in Set It Off. However … you played the hell outta those roles though. Clever casting?
C’mon Dana, seriously. We know. Gay people certainly know family, but even straight people know about you. My grandmother even knew about you. Still ... we've supported you for years, though you never once spoke for us. Not once. Now is the time to be the powerful black 'Queen' that you are, and step up and do the right thing. Isn't it time? Have you noticed your Same Gender Loving brothers and sisters are under siege? It's a subtle attack, not many 'die faggot' signs brandishing about, but the mind-set is firmly entreached. You know that. It's the reason you've remained low so long.
Step up. Your Queendom will not only support you, but tribesmen will rally around you in defense of SGL royalty. Hell, with Laila watchin' your back, you're pretty much good to go already. (Her left hook is no joke.)But I have this sickening feeling you won’t just yet, maybe due to ill advice from someone close to you. I’ll still love and support you regardless, and keep waiting for the day when you realize that visibility is viability. We all see it in our own time.
But please, Dana Owens .... don't take too long.
4 comments:
i think sista owens gets down, too.. but i'm really dont' think that she had a thing with ali.. hmmmmmm...
she won't come out until there is evidence.. as a jerzee head i've hung out with some older peeps, that said she was doing her thing with women.. but, i hope she will one day be free
why do we care so much if someone is or is not in the life? why do we care so much if they do or do not come out?
is it not their own business in the first place?
i commend anyone who chooses to come out, but i am not hating on anyone who chooses not to, as long as you are not making it rough for the rest of us -- as long as you are not making comments and acting out in ways that affect us all negatively.
if she is, more power to her.
I think if she is a lesbian, she'll come out when she's good and ready..:-)
i, as a black lesbian, will be glad when queen latifah comes out. she's always been such a beautiful person, both inside and out, and it's a shame she can't feel comfortable enough with her fans and "family" to share her lifestyle.
but like e said, she'll come out in her own time. and when she does i'll be her biggest supporter. until then, do you, queen!
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