Rapper/record label executive, MI Abaga, says there is no reason homosexuals shouldn’t be allowed to be who they are.
The artiste, on a podcast show, Middle Ground, criticised the gay rights law in Nigeria.
In a conversation that veered into lesbianism, gay rights, moral ethics and what not, MI could be heard talking at length about how everyone is entitled to their sexuality.
He said: “It’s not my business what anybody does. And what I mean by that is it’s my privacy. Everybody has a right to their privacy.
“If you bring a tape of two men having sex then you can prove [they are gay]. But for the most part, how are you going to prove without fringing on someone’s right or privacy- going through their phone. It almost seems to me to be an unenforceable law.”
There were mixed reactions towards his argument on social media. MI’s standpoint sparked a condemnation of the artiste from his own fans, as they weren’t quite keen to take his side.
A somewhat disappointed fan responded to the conversation via Twitter saying, “I never thought I’d ever disagree with MI on anything, but saying Nigeria’s law on Gays/Lesbian is wrong…I totally disagree sir”.
I never thought I'd ever disagree with M.I on anything but saying Nigeria's law on Gays/Lasbians is wrong…I totally disagree sir.
— YxNG 'GxDDY' DxNZL (@GiddyLes1) August 7, 2017
Another fan said,
I'm terribly disappointed.
— VoN (@frenemic) August 7, 2017
One fan couldn’t just imagine it.
I wonder what M I was thinking @MI_Abaga
— darlington odiase (@darlo411) August 7, 2017
The artiste, however, remained resolute with his argument about the issue.
My thinking.. I was born straight.. I wd never want 2b punished 4 who I am.. because of this.. I wouldn’t punish som1 else for who they are https://t.co/mrTFpkaze5
— Yung denzL (@MI_Abaga) August 7, 2017
Cheating and adultery are wrong.. but they are not criminalized.. and no form of consensual adult expression of love should be.. my opinion https://t.co/mrTFpkaze5
— Yung denzL (@MI_Abaga) August 7, 2017
MI has had a record of being controversial and outspoken on popular and unpopular issues.
Middle Ground, which started barely a month ago, is a podcast where MI, Loose Kaynon, Wendy Akomolafe-Kalu and April Maey come together to “talk s**t”.
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