Common Misconceptions About Queen That Piss Me Off

Here are things that piss me off the most regarding people's stupidity towards Queen.

1. When people spell his name "Freddy

-It's not that hard to spell Freddie

2. When people say that Freddie was gay

-He was not gay. He was mostly straight but had a few relationships with men over the years and his last relationship was with a man. I guess the correct and closest term would be "bisexual".

3. When people say have no idea who the hell the other band members are besides Freddie and Brian

4. When people label Freddie as a rock singer

5. When people think that long haired Freddie and moustached Freddie were two different people.

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Gregsynth wrote: jamster1111 wrote: Here are things that piss me off the most regarding people's stupidity towards Queen.

1. When people spell his name "Freddy

-It's not that hard to spell Freddie

2. When people say that Freddie was gay

-He was not gay. He was mostly straight but had a few relationships with men over the years and his last relationship was with a man. I guess the correct and closest term would be "bisexual".

3. When people say have no idea who the hell the other band members are besides Freddie and Brian

4. When people label Freddie as a rock singer

5. When people think that long haired Freddie and moustached Freddie were two different people.
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1. Haha. But typing 2 other letters is hard work
2. Bisexual is correct
3. Agree. It's not that hard to remember Roger Deacon and John Taylor
4. What the hell?
5. LOL! Actually you are correct: Freddie wasn't not a rock singer. He was a singer named Freddie (not Freddy), who was bisexual, and had 3 other people in the same group, and had multiple looks.

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5. You're a synth

There. I win again.

Fine.

Ahhhhh and another argument which I have won. Just gimme the prize already :)

Don't "drowse" during the making of your video.

That Freddie was gay is not a "misconception" at all - he was gay. Why is it so hard to accept such a simple fact? The fact that he had sexual relationships with women before he came out, does not mean he was "bisexual" . You would not call Elton John or Kenny Everett  "bisexual" because they both were  married before coming out, would you? In the 1970s it was not so easy for a gay man to accept his sexual orientation or even to live it in public. But today we should not continue to live in denial and we should accept Freddie for what he was: a gay man and great artist.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]jamster1111 wrote:[/QUOTENAME] Here are things that piss me off the most regarding people's stupidity towards Queen.

1. When people spell his name "Freddy

-It's not that hard to spell Freddie

2. When people say that Freddie was gay

-He was not gay. He was mostly straight but had a few relationships with men over the years and his last relationship was with a man. I guess the correct and closest term would be "bisexual".

3. When people say have no idea who the hell the other band members are besides Freddie and Brian

4. When people label Freddie as a rock singer

5. When people think that long haired Freddie and moustached Freddie were two different people. [/QUOTE]

1. His name was Farrokh
2. He was gay. Having sex with 2 women and a couple of dozens of men doesn't make you straight nor bi.
3. That's normal. People identify EVERY band with their singers. Even YOU are doing it - your title and first sentence say about "Queen" but in point 1 you say "when people spell HIS name Freddy"
4. He was a rock singer.
5. I never heard about a person on this planet who thinks that

1. Well I don't HATE it when people write "Freddy", although I definitely prefer Freddie. Farookh, Freddie, Freddy, Frederiek, whatever,...
2. I think he WAS gay. He had relationships with women too, but later on he did only men. If he was bi, he'd do both men and women till later his life. I don't know how this is a problem - I mean I'm never going to be gay, but I don't see any problem with anyone who is.
3. Yes, not many people know about all the members of Queen.
4. Freddie Mercury IS a rock singer. Sure he did many other styles but he is definitely a rock singer who also did other styles.
5. Yes, I've met people who think that.

And things that bother me are:
1. People only listening to songs like "We Will Rock You" and not giving any other Queen songs a listen.
2. A lot of people seem to have an unreasonable bias against Queen.
3. People thinking Queen are overrated just because some songs are played often.

The only thing I hate is when people call A Kind Of Magic , it's a kind of magic.

Anyone who thinks that Fred was straight or bisexual is Floating Baby Moses.

I agree with Barb: why is Freddie's homosexuality so hard to accept by people? Does it make him less of a musician? Does it devalue his masterpieces? 'Twas his bloody life and choice, get over it.

So you don't get out much anymore do you?

Most casual fans and general public types I know (which are people who like music, know songs, but don't know much or anything about the actual bands) don't have an issue with Freddie being gay. What is amusing to me how often these people assume the rest of the band was gay as well. I've encountered it a lot: "Queen? They were all gay, right?" I usually just correct them with: "No, the singer was. The rest are married and have kids" and leave it at that (I can't be bothered giving them detailed biographies).

It's also amusing when they INSIST that "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" was cover of an Elvis song.

Or when they think I'm screwing with them when I tell them that, yes, "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Another One Bites The Dust," "We Will Rock You," "We Are The Champions," and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" are all by the same band.

Saying Fred was not gay because he once slept with some girls is a bit like saying Kurt Cobain is not dead because he was once alive.