Reasons to hate Queen

Just to let you know how narrow-minded some people around me are.

My friend Tina told me this story yesterday:

She was in the car with our friend Marcus and Queen came on the radio. Marcus turned it off imediately and said: "Queen... I hate them!!!"
Tina asked: "Why?" Marcus said: "Because their singer was gay!...and because he's dead anyway!"

It makes me want to strangle him the next time I see him!

The music is, IMO the only reason to dislike a band, but not the sexuality and even less the fact that the singer is dead.

Do you know people who hate Queen for other stupid reasons or have you ever heard more intolerant comments than this one?
Or am I the only one who knows idiots like this bloke?

I hate that comment >( my mates who dont like queen say the same thing, or they say "U do know freddie was gay dont u" grrr naive ppl i wanna strangle them too but havent managed yet the nxt person better beware though lol

and also cos ive got pics and stuff of freddie on my room ppl assume in gay too :(

"and also cos ive got pics and stuff of freddie on my room ppl assume in gay too :("

Well, THAT doesn't happen to me. ;-)

a good kick in the nuts is all you need to do

and people tend to hate Queen, but it's not my fault i want to listen to them in the middle of the night really loud

friends are getting used to them, as someone once said "everyone's a Queen fan, they just haven't realized", i like FM, George Michael, and some Pet shop boy songs, so they always think "gay", i coudln't care less

The best thing to do in such circumstances is to gloat inwardly.

When they get home, they will probably put 'Slipknot' on and shake their lonely brain cell to oblivion. While we listen to the genius of 'Seaside Rendezvous' and wallow in smug self-righteousness.

Thats what I got in college - "gay" comments all because I logged onto QZ everytime I used the Internet.

Pathetic.

"everyone's a Queen fan, they just haven't realized", i like FM, George Michael, and some Pet shop boy songs, so they always think "gay", i coudln't care less

same here man i like all them, same thing happens to me i dont care :D

narrow-minded is the right word for such people.
and of course lack of good taste ;-))
and also, many people used to say things like "Queen....nah not my taste at ALL!" but time passed by...and it happens very often that those same people suddenly say "oh yeah Queen...well, they've got some good songs...." - afraid to admit they were wrong or afraid to say they really DID like Queen, for whatever reason.

and not liking music because the man who sings is gay..well, I wonder where they go when they find out their hairdresser is gay. or their baker, the guy who repairs their car, the cassier in the supermarket, the insurance guy...etc!

either way, it's their loss! (and their problem!)

:)

agreed SallyJ :)

I also think that being gay made freddie what he was, and why we love him :)

"...afraid to say they really DID like Queen, for whatever reason."

Yeah, I think that happens pretty often. It might be the age in some cases. I think quite a lot of younger people don't like to admit that they like Queen (songs) because it's not quite their scene or because Queen were an old band - And thumbs up for all the very young fans here, I think to have such a good taste in music at such a young age and interest in an old band that had their biggest successes when they weren't even born is remarkable!

I also think what many people think of in the first place when they hear the name Queen - and that is really sad - is "Freddie - Gay - Aids". And THIS is so narrow-minded! Queen was a ROCK Group, it was all about music but some people just don't seem to be able to look a bit deeper into things.

I don't care what other people say either. All my friends know that Queen are my favourite band and that I also have some Elton John stuff at home, that I like George Michael's old stuff, too, etc...

And not so long ago I told everyone that I wanted Adidas boxing shoes like Freddie Mercury used to wear on stage. All I got was strange looks and comments but who cares?

PS: I found them in London - 110 pounds. I bought cheaper ones that look similar... ;-)

you see, I despise men like that. So macho.

I prefer the men who aren't afraid to admit that theyhave a crush on Freddie(/Brian?/John?/Roger?) :D

And not so long ago I told everyone that I wanted Adidas boxing shoes like Freddie Mercury used to wear on stage. All I got was strange looks and comments but who cares?

"PS: I found them in London - 110 pounds. I bought cheaper ones that look similar... ;-)"

Cool Sonja :D take a pic and post it in the gallery :) love to see em ;)

cool Sonja, my dad used to have those kinda shoes, i might buy some when i go back to Mexico :)

and if you have a crush on Freddie, you are not Macho for sure!!!

Some time ago I overheard some guys in my school talking about Queen. They were mentioning some songs and mostly saying how great they are. Of course there was this one guy who kept repeating all the time that Radio Ga Ga is so gay and that it's the worst song ever written, because it's soooo gay.

I really had to force myself not to strangle him :-)

"I really had to force myself not to strangle him :-)"

you see, you dont have to do that, why talk when you can fight? :D