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Ariana Grande didn’t have to appear out as gay, but I’m happy she (kind of) did
Ariana Grande and her finest friend Victoria Monét just released “Monopoly,” a fiery pop-rap anthem about accomplishment and strong friendships. It echoes the sentiments of “7 rings” — which was released earlier this year and is currently in its ninth week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart — but holds a key difference.
One simple line in the song’s post-chorus alludes to identifying as queer: “I like women and men (yeah).”
It seems silly when I type it out, but the lyric feels iconic for me as a longtime Ariana stan. It’s simple and bright — much love I think the coming out process should be — and it doesn’t glue a label to the youthful, evolving artists who are still clearly coming into their own.
Ariana has never publicly called herself bisexual — but in the hours after the song’s release, she tweeted and deleted that she doesn’t feel a desire to “label herself.” Victoria, on the other hand, tweeted “i also prefer girls” in November 2018. In the music video for her single “break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored,” Ariana comes extremely close to kissing a woman in the very last second, whi
Ariana Grande Had the Perfect Response When Her Brother Came Out
Ariana Grande is 10 years younger than her half brother Frankie, but the two have an extremely close-knit relationship. They're enjoy "yin and yang," the elder Grande told Attitude Magazine. "She's my best friend and probably the person who makes me proudest on this planet," he added.
But just as Frankie supports his little sister through her music career, she supports him in openly expressing his sexuality. Ariana was only a preteen when her brother told her he was gay, but she had the perfect reaction to the news, even at a young age.
He told Attitude: "There's a 10-year age gap and I came out to her when she was just 11 years old — and she said: 'Great, when do I get to gather your boyfriend?'"
Grande explained that his sister's quick acceptance was rooted from the fact that they were raised by an open-minded family.
"She was raised in a family where gay was not only accepted, it was celebrated," he added. "The proof that some people are in families who throw them out because they're gay or they're being told they're wrong because of who they are, it's
09 April 2019 - Queerbaiting: Ariana Grande’s song accused of manipulating the gay community
Queerbaiting - exploitation or a sign of progress?
Holly Honderich (BBC News, 08/04/2019)
Grande's unused song, a collaboration with friend Victoria Monét dubbed Monopoly, claimed the number one spot on the iTunes chart 24 hours after its release.
But a particular lyric, in which Grande sings of liking "women and men" has added scrutiny to the customary buzz that now follows the American singer.
Some fans have noted it as an expression of bisexuality. Others, however, contain levelled charges of queerbaiting, which is the practice of using hints of sexual ambiguity to tease an audience.
Read on...
Ariana Grande’s ‘MONOPOLY’: Queer-baiting or Self-affirming?
Tadhg Larabee (The Crimson, 09/04/2019)
Ariana Grande and Victoria Monét’s modern single “MONOPOLY” is the kind of song you can play over and over again and never get sick of. This infectiousness is the energy of Grande’s sparkling and swaggering pop-rap anthem — the latest iteration of the formula that produced smash hits “7 rings” and “thank u, next.”
“MONOPOLY” is a piece
'Is Ariana Grande bisexual?' Here's why that question is problematic
"Here we go again," I sighed, staring at yet another headline offering commentary on a star's supposed LGBTQ status. Key word: "Supposed."
Ariana Grande's latest solo "Monopoly" prompted a flurry of renewed speculation about her sexual orientation, thanks to some cheeky lyrics and a gossip-hungry world: "I enjoy women and men." The singer was quick to address the speculation via Twitter after a fan wrote, "ariana ain't gotta label herself, but she said what she said."
The pop star responded, "i haven't before and still don't feel the ask for to now which is okay."
Grande is (objectively!) correct: We don't need to set LGBTQ labels on celebrities — or any people, for that matter — who don't feel the necessitate to label themselves. And even if Grande never addressed the lyric, it still isn't information we need to know to go about our lives. But why undertake we try and craft it our business?
The revelation is that it doesn't matter why. We shouldn't. It's damaging to the LGBTQ community at grand. It paints sexual orientation and gender identity as something that's right or wrong; assumes people have an obligation to share t