Was Malcolm X Bisexual?

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

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[@davefoss6201]

It’s a known fact that Malcolm X was being surveillance by the FBT for his political activism if he had in fact been gay they would have made sure that rumors were started but that never happened. Malcolm X was not gay.

[@muzimthembu453]

Homophobia and slavery.

[@tha.scientist]

Bruh you’re crazy

[@tha.scientist]

@@PrinceShakurKZbin some total freaky otherness 😭😭😭

[@tha.scientist]

@@PrinceShakurKZbin my bad bro I’m just playing with you.. I’m sorry for my comments,, I thought they were funny but they were extremely mean.. and also you’re slandering his name I wish you would delete this

[@Jermaine_J_Williams]

I believe Malcolm X was a 100% straight man. That's an opinion. But what is a fact is that he put his life on the line for us. When I think of Malcolm X ( the man who taught me how to be a man from the grave), I think of his bravery and uncompromising, god-like orator skills that explained the systematic attack of this government that is still relevant and true to this day. He was a prophet who fought for all fronts who were oppressed, and anything outside of that is a footnote that doesn't matter to me. But for the record, IDC, if it was in Malcolm's 20s. If J Edgar Hoover (FBI) hadn't spread it publically in the '60s, I have a hard time believing it. That man had a file that went back to childhood on JFK, RFK, LBJ, MLK, and every other three-letter abbreviation person. And Malcolm was his #1 fear. So no... I don't think he was LGBT, but he was a human being fighting for the rights of human beings!

[@scorpionoir4952]

I've read both, Marable and Hailey's books about Malcolm. Manning Marable's book was much more solacious which is a literary tactic that draws people in with curiosity. Especially when the subject is a controversial figure (to whites) such as Malcolm X. I take it all with a grain of salt because one thing I know about white people and their telling and re-telling of truths is that they have no problem changing history or skewing it in a way to benefit them. How does planting a seed of Malcolm being bisexual benefit whites? you might ask. Well with what we know about how people feel about anything gay or remotely gay, it's a way of emasculating and changing the focus on his messages to more about was he bisexual. I'm a gay black man and I feel I was born this way but I do think that sexuality is fluid for most people and I wouldn't put it past Malcolm or any other straight identifying man to have engaged in homosexual activity at some point. That doesn't necessarily make them gay or bisexual if they did. Everyone should have the freedom to try things and determine if it's for them. Survival sex is definitely not to be confused with bisexuality. Humans have been known to do things just to survive and sex is an option for many, especially black men who are fetishized by whites and other non-black POC. I'm sure with Malcolm's good looks and long lean physique he was being approached by white men often and I'm sure the offers were tempting. I think most black men can relate because no other race of men is as fetishized as we are and especially by old white men who have the means to use their money to get what they want. If Malcolm was indeed poor and in desperate need of money, then by all means he probably did do some things with men but it was not due to an attraction to them. It was more probable that it was for survival. Nothing has really changed as today white men and even white couples are still secretly approaching black men just for sexual encounters.

[@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax]

LMFAO. Black people are well known to be more homophobic that any other race. Check your arrogance at the door.

[@v.a.993]

Thank you! So well stated. I agree with your take on this.

[@MaterialGworlKodi]

Wow, very well said 👏

[@fathersandMan]

@@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax you damn reich we are.

[@elleinthea1678]

Well stated but what I realize as I get older is black people have a problem with the truth too… we hide and lie about things we are ashamed of or dont understand in our family history. Where there is smoke… we should check to see if there is a fire.

[@Dawn23244]

This is all conjecture. If you didn't call him out while he was alive and could contest, and w/ out bulletproof evidence... it's just dancing on a grave.

[@thechumbucket8986]

oh boohoo

[@LowellBDennyIII]

To correct and add to your research, Malcolm's activism certainly did NOT begin in prison. His parents were active and prominent members of Garvey's group and had been sent to Nebraska where Malcolm happened to be born. Secondly, before Malcolm's Little Red days in NYC, he was attending Communist Party USA meetings with Party member Vicki Garvin, a Black woman. The Party thought so highly of him they invited him to join the Communist Party. Malcolm declined. This was all before prison and the Nation of Islam.

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

Oh I gotta do more digging. Thanks for letting me know

[@johnmpandaguta3289]

Awesome he def had strong left leaning vn n̈ è nation of Islam where it was extremely conservative..

[@chocolatebubblegum1550]

The demonization of queer men is what leaves young men vulnerable for exploitation. If Malcolm was in fact needing to offer his body for payment, I’m not sure he would be inclined to disclose that for fear of having all of his work overshadowed by his sexual experiences. I am still hoping for the day that men can be free to embrace all parts of themselves (given these experiences are consensual) so they don’t have to hide pieces of their identity to avoid scrutiny.

[@dwightlove3704]

This is the demonization of the BLACK AMERICAN MAN nothing more!!!!!!!!

[@dwightlove3704]

@ville__ And the HOMOSEXUAL COMMUNITY act like this there is a case of GENETICS it's nothing but a lifestyle that they don't want to admit.But MX had NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

[@davefoss6201]

I’m sure if Malcolm X had been gay the FBI would have gladly put out rumors, but that never happened because he wasn’t gay.

[@TBNOLA]

👆🏽 *face palm* ya'll are obviously struggling with some internal things.

[@darlalathan6143]

@ville__ The only choices are "this or that man," and "to come out or not."

[@BimRen246]

We will never know for sure the answer to this or what he thought about his own sexuality. Was he bisexual or was he gay for pay? We will never know. What I do know is that I have no judgment or opinion on his sexuality. As a queer person, this topic is interesting but nothing more than that to me.

[@ivory5745]

All that matters in a our reparations not this deceased man’s sexuality

[@lilykatmoon4508]

Well said! I absolutely agree!

[@Jay-Kay-Buwembo]

I don't believe there is such thing as gay for pay, you have to have some attraction & comfortability with Males to share intimate spaces them unclothed and in sexual contact. So sick 🤮 of the "gay for pay" liars and fools out here; you let a man do you up that orifice on camera but you saying you straight!... 🤷🏿‍♂️ 😪

[@tha.scientist]

You’re bugging gay for pay wtf? Y’all really crazy

[@johnmpandaguta3289]

​@@ivory5745 ⏰️d

[@v.a.993]

I appreciate your nuanced approach to this. I just don't see how being preyed upon and sexually assaulted as a child by an adult of the same gender or being gay for pay makes one gay or bisexual. There is no record of Malcolm X having been ATTRACTED to men. Absent any proof of that either out of his own mouth or through his demonstrable actions, one must conclude that he was neither gay nor bisexual. That men were attracted to him makes them, not him, gay or bisexual.

[@billiejean685]

yh I agree with this

[@Fnubee]

Given his early lifestyle it is very likely he engaged in same sex activity in some form. The evidence presented in this video portrays his same-sex activity as transactional. It's possible he participated in a way that made him feel as if was maintaining his heterosexual identity .None of the "allegations" are that he had a lover or relationship so I would hesitate to say he was a member of the queer community. I think he was a member of the underworld.

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

I agree

[@9roselove9]

@@PrinceShakurKZbinyou agree yet are asking if he was bisexual. You’re click baiting and lying you’re disgusting

[@tonjamarshall4842]

Yeah, "gay for the pay, or gay for the stay."

[@donaldjones318]

@@PrinceShakurKZbinunless you mfs were living in his era and saw him do this knock it off with the foolishness

[@anybody606]

How I understood it, is that he did have gay activities in his youth, (he was probably bisexual). The point is.... what did they DO to him?? I think Malcom X later in life, saw his gay activities as traumatic events, where white adults took advantage of his youth and sexuality. He saw white men paying sexual attention too him as love, and then later in life, realized that it was nothing but exploitation. That trauma is something we should focus on, not his sexuality.

[@jorieshouse]

You can't actually begin to talk about the trauma if we refuse to talk about his sexuality...

[@anybody606]

@@jorieshouse That's true!! You're correct!! As we are doing now, but let's not end there. Let's take a look at the environment that informed him to become the person he later became.... in my opinion, it doesn't matter if he was hetero or LGBTQIA... That's not the point, the point is that older white people were taking advantage of his sexual innocence, and he probably couldn't tell whether he liked something or he was coerced into liking it and no young adult should experience that type of thing no matter the sexual orientation... its a sin.

[@jorieshouse]

@@anybody606 But that's happening in the video along with acknowledging the question about his sexuality. So...?

[@anybody606]

@@jorieshouse You're right. I'm sorry

[@v.a.993]

Excellent points! I agree with you.

[@killlamas57]

The black gay community of today would call Malcom X, “trade”. Not really queer but adjacent; gay for pay. Experimented.

[@prozierozie5692]

@@killlamas57 that's soo rotted

[@prozierozie5692]

@@killlamas57 lmao the idea

[@p.a.marlow9348]

Some people during Malcolm's day did to turn sex with men... just to live. It was either engage in survival sex or... eat.

[@Ashley-il8ju]

Idk how I feel about men that are engaging in sex with multiple genders being automatically separated from queerness because of how they present gender-wise. There’s tends to be “no true Scotsman” mindset to men that don’t just deal with one gender where he’s assumed to be a closeted gay who’s not really into whatever women he’s with if he presents too femininely and if he doesn’t shirk from his attraction to anyone that’s not a cis woman but are also seen as str8 men with exceptions or “trade” if they actually meet the sexual and presentation standards for other str8 men.

[@tha.scientist]

@@killlamas57 are you gay for pay ?

[@FitchEntertainment]

It's crazy to say these things about known straight men after they're deceased and can't defend themselves. Did he have a wife? Did he ever say he was gay? Then leave it alone

[@crystalsherman8896]

He was married and had 6 girls

[@noy826]

I really enjoyed this video. The people saying that he is Muslim does not mean shit. Queer Muslims exist whether you like it or not. -from a Palestinian Muslim.

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

Thank you for saying this ❤️

[@kahlilbt]

I know and love a dear nonbinary Muslim friend. ❤

[@BrotherB1ackHeartSavage]

I think you mean gay

[@nojeditv3898]

Whats "From a Palestinian Muslim" supposed to mean?

[@darlalathan6143]

@@nojeditv3898 That he practices Islam and is from or lives in Palestine.

[@marcant1800]

It’s not fair to call Malcolm gay if we don’t have concrete proof. Not gay panic, I’m queer myself, nothing wrong with being queer, but as far as we know, he was not

[@joshuasanderson7359]

Don't think anyone's calling him gay

[@patrickthornton2575]

What is the purpose or motivation of speculating on a dead mans sexuality? I do know his contribution to American civil rights and whom he may or may not have slept with isn't germaine to his contibutions in any way. This is nothing more than a grand excersise in futility! I'm not bothered or swayed in any way by tabloidish speculation.

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

Okay

[@jakebrown8743]

This is crazy be your own people trying to tarnish your name let that man rest. He got enough people trying to destroy his name no need for you trying to help them.

[@jorieshouse]

The homophobia is jumping out in this comment sections yikes

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

TRULY

[@marklouis1890]

Sadly, this doesn't surprise me

[@ChiTown2k69]

There is no such thing is homophobia. That is not even a real word or medical term. Please leave a safe space for the truth and stop acting as if denying reality is ok. Malcolm, was NOT gay...period.

[@TBNOLA]

Yooooo! For real though....and its just sad. So much of it gives off fear of the self, shame, self-judgment, and just brainwashing

[@donaldjones318]

You mfs are sick

[@bobonbobcrime]

Absolutely wild to me that people are in the comments like ‘why would it matter?’ And ‘what does his family think of you speculating’ like you didn’t already put all that in the video. This is well researched, thanks again for doing the big work

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

Thank you

[@KatrinkaGivens-yh1fh]

He was a great man regardless!❤

[@KatrinkaGivens-yh1fh]

# ❤ Malcolm!

[@ThaReck36]

Short answer no but it doesn’t change his legacy if he was

[@pageturningpriestess2859]

When I would study Black history in my adolescence and teen years, some information I refused to believe or consider. I was involved in a lot of Black history groups at the time while also attending racist schools. Any time there was something that I couldn't believe or made me feel uncomfortable, I would find an excuse. Any information that said differently felt like an attack. Now as a woman, I simply accept the undeniable facts or the possibilities without judgment. I basically take "It is what it was" approach with history. I have heard of Malcolm X being bisexual and if he was, then that's what it was. It doesn't undo all of the work he did or take away from the powerful things that he said. It doesn't make me see him in a different light. Whether he did sexual things for payment or that was how he swayed, I wouldn't want any other Malcolm X. I think the only person in history that I can think of whose actions made me disgusted with them was Frederick Douglass and the treatment of his wife. I like Malcolm X. He was one of the realest leaders that we had. He wasn't afraid to evolve or change his opinion about something. He was a true human being.

[@KylarEllis32]

He seems to have had a more of a gay for pay situation. The situations they claim he partook in sound like that was the more likely scenario.

[@victorybeginsinthegarden]

He was trying to survive. He had to do what her had to do. It really doesn't matter to me. People project themselves into a conversation.

[@israsaleh]

waittt what’s the connection between him (maybe) being bi and his height 😭

[@adrian_9951]

Right. The wfs tried to do this to Malcolm. I thought we were over this, but ☝🏿🤷🏿‍♂️

[@HannahG-nk2mf]

nothing that’s why it’s a joke, just a lighthearted joke at the start of the vid

[@israsaleh]

@@HannahG-nk2mf oh i thought it was like an in-joke about bi men and i’m just out of the loop 😂

[@bobanjordan7653]

@@HannahG-nk2mfyou people aren’t funny

[@joshuasanderson7359]

@ville__ even if it were, there would be nothing wrong with making it. There's nothing wrong with being gay. Just like there's nothing wrong with a bisexual having a same or other gender partner.

[@veronicaancrum4871]

Stop repeating the lies of that awful piece of trash of a book by Manning Marable.

[@darrylsmith-oy7vp]

Fact, Malcom was considered as " Punkish" and was very Sissified in mannerism. He was an Addict and most men using Street Candy? Enjoy boy toys. Also, before jail he was a Pimp and Escort. Do ur Homework Malcom had relations with a Black Drag Queen called, Ms Willie Mae. Willie was very Loyal to him and his desires when High.....MLK was also "Bi" 🤫🫢 and very Hypersexual in the marriage....

[@SHADOWBANNED1984]

No but you definitely are

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

So perceptive

[@Snowboy2015]

Lmao !

[@crystalsherman8896]

Why disrespect this man and his family? Everyone is or was not bisexual or gay

[@Shesthrilled1860]

I am sorry it sounds like Malcolm was gay for pay. That doesn’t make you a homosexual or bisexual. He did what he had to do at that time.

[@darrylsmith-oy7vp]

An Escort...boy toy🤫

[@whatwassaid2314]

24:44 since when does experimenting in your early years make you one thing or another. Lots of people experiment in those years. How did he identify himself after that point? How did his behaviors after that point align with what is understood to be his sexuality?

[@kahlilbt]

My initial reactions to the question, all felt at once: -I don't care either way -We can't know -I personally ascribe labels to people they don't use themself -i hope so, and I support it if so -I doubt it lol

[@creditorclass6513]

Was putting his height in this a subtle form of fetishization?.

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

Fetishizing?

[@Jennifer-tt5mb]

What someone does for money has nothing to do with his sexuality in his private life.

[@jonsmith848]

Whatever..Doesn't Dilute the message or impact One Iota. 📚

[@Kingshon_]

Well thought out video. Black history has been fabricated to look one way for so long in our history that it’s refreshing to explore parts of the culture that would otherwise be overlooked because of current societal views or bigots.

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

Thank you

[@darlalathan6143]

True! Black History omits Black Golden Age, erotic cartoonists such as Matt Baker, the "King of Good Girl Art", for instance, due to "respectability politics," from the Christian-based Civil Rights Movement, Islamic Nation of Islam, which were founded before the Gay Rights Movement and have negative stereotypical views of LGBT people.

[@jakebrown8743]

Come on now this is very disturbing trying to bring his name down it be your own people and giving his opposition false ammunition smh

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

Being bisexual is bad to you?

[@StephanieNiecey]

@@PrinceShakurKZbinIt’s horrible.

[@ernestinethompson4910]

That man was not Bisexual gay men wow so why would you matter

[@garden_3130]

I think the bigger question is are (most) men bisexual? I would say yes.

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

hmmmm you're onto something

[@missmimitia228]

I feel like most people in general are bisexual.

[@TBNOLA]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 there is so much to this. Men struggle with their sexuality but mad be running up on gay men, trans-men, masc Afabs, preop (bottom) transwomen.... seen and experienced it as a trans masc person and years of working in a porn store. Dudes just need to know they have every right to explore and such as anyone else and stop letting patriarchy rule their life. Sexuality is fluid

[@garden_3130]

@@TBNOLA agreed 💯 %

[@mstaylor1073]

And they are! (my opinion lol)

[@Dr.Jalondra-MamiMelusine]

This is such a great and nuanced discussion about this. I think what the controversy reveals is how much the fiction of charismatic leadership (which is always assumed to be masculine) is deeply entangled with performing masculinity in a very specific and narrow way. I think it is definitely the in-between you discussed at the end: there is definitely a much-needed complication of the narratives we have received about multidimensional historical figures but there is also some sensationalism and projection involved in these kinds of conversations.

[@creditorclass6513]

The depression was much worse within the black communities urban and rural. We're still in depression and by 2050 the median black household will be 0. When you purposely girded to the bottom all expression of sexuality and pairbonding is impacted by your cast. ALL expression, even twerking (example) which is merely how impoverished girls signal that they are only available for procreation with males committed to fast money. Bi Sexual is a term that conveys deep thought and consent but I'm sure young brotha's with distended belly circa the late 30's would call it a hustle. Trauma makes people make all kinds of choices they wouldn't normally make if they were whole..and we still aren't.

[@unclegarysglobalmediaforme9351]

I don't think you have enough to even ask the question. Your analysis comes across as grandiose, cluttered and overly intellectual to the point of rambling without making a clear, consise point that has meaning. You do have what it takes to find other things to present. I suggest doing so. I don't mean to offend as this is NOT a hostile response coming from a fellow black and gay male. I admit Malcolm x is one of my heroes, but that is not what triggers this reaction. I simply think you could have come up with something more factual about a friend and contemporary of James Baldwin, over this speculative piece with the attention grabbing headline, that skates on the edge of potentially being misleading.

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

. I made this video because I found the topic interesting, just like I find many topics interesting. Thanks for your thoughts tho

[@BrotherB1ackHeartSavage]

The title alone is slander based on your response. Yall need help fam

[@fathersandMan]

​@@BrotherB1ackHeartSavageYou're not alone just by your time. 🌈 Tethers will pay with legislation.

[@nancyedwards1920]

AND !? IT dont dont matter . Nothing can detract from Malcolm's legacy . PERIOD

[@aarondavis2258]

How does his sexuality detract from his legacy?? That's like saying Maya Angelou being a s*x worker & a madam detracts from her legacy. It doesn't. It's simply a conversation. When we talk about our Black Leaders, we have to discuss everything & all aspects of who they are. James Baldwin & Josephine Baker for example.

[@allenmaa7064]

It makes his legacy even greater!

[@9roselove9]

@@aarondavis2258it does. It absolutely does

[@9roselove9]

@@allenmaa7064no it ruins his legacy

[@RachelNHarrison]

Then why talk about it and make a whole video about it? This is so weird. We shouldn’t do this to the living or to the dead. It is so strange and inappropriate. Unless someone is a raging homophobe and/ or causing harm to LGBTQ people, I really don’t care. A politician advocating for and voting for discrimination against LGBTQ people being exposed to be actually gay, bisexual, etc. would be a worthwhile endeavor. This is just weird.

[@Maude-ru7sv]

Why is his sexuality even a concern of anyone?

[@mstaylor1073]

Representation... we are told straight people are better than everyone else and are more legitimate, learning that prominent figures may have not been straight changes that narrative and can mean a lot to people who share the same experience.

[@roseeze166]

Same thing I asked

[@lavonnealexander6936]

@@mstaylor1073facts

[@DJKLouiV]

This was a big reach

[@jahiajumo9353]

This the same as Hollywood agenda in portraying Black in less expression of a man.

[@russellmaroonshoatz9938]

👁🙏🏾👁 With all due respect. You're research is questionable at best. You lost me when you don't know the race/sexual preference of the person you're using to support your Hypothesis... Most of what you're saying has already been... YOU DON'T KNOW is right!!!! Yet keep reading because theres more/better info that you aren't even including....

[@tanyadacosta663]

I’ve been waiting since last night for this premiere

[@edwardspriggs5076]

I must say that everyone has so much more about them then what any one person knows. Many people experiment or have used an the excuse of gay for pay by fearing judgment. However Malcolm X was a very good looking and handsome man and its the same for an attractive women. Attractive people attract both sexes and would be very DL about it with most people because its not there business to know.

[@eve36368]

As a bi+ trans person, i want to thank you for deconstructing homoeroticism as something perceived by outsiders. I also want to say thank you because back in my day basing sexuality on activity instead of orientation was used to justify conversion torture against lgbtqia+ people. So yes, this was a good follow up to the James Baldwin video, and I look forward to the work you have coming up.

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

Oh thank you. I hope to just engage in some immersive conversations about history, blackness and sexuality

[@dannywilliams3440]

this is so trifling right here. disgusting in fact. no respect from your generation to icons past.

[@tj110158]

Why?

[@DoshonFarad1914]

Why is this relevant?

[@BrnSkinLady]

He addressed this beautifully in the video, but you probably didn't finish or really listen because you were triggered.

[@fathersandMan]

Because gays want to take our rights away.

[@shifrafreewoman174]

i am not sure abput this. i am not sure that if a person is a sex worker and services someone who is the same sex, i am not sure this makes the person gay or bi. this may just have been a part of his "work". i am not saying he was not bi but the fact that he did this as a part of his "job", does not mean he is gay or bi. and why this stuff about top or bottom, for me it is not about being top or bottom, i prefer equality.

[@Shesthrilled1860]

I am sorry it sounds like Malcolm was gay for pay. That doesn’t make you a homosexual or bisexual. he did what he had to do at that time.

[@jashary15]

There appears no definite proof that Malcolm X was homosexual or bisexual. Now, in his youth, as he himself admitted in his autobiography he engaged in such lifestyles in the past, after he converted to Islam he appeared to have led a morally upright life afterwards. In his lifetime, even his closest associates did not infer or hint that he led such a lifestyle either overtly or secretly as a devout muslim, not even when some of them turned on him did they ever bring his lifestyle up. It has only been in the decades following his untimely assassination that these allegations have supposedly 'come to light', which has cause some prurient minds to speculate that he was gay or bisexual, which to this day has not been unequivocally and conclusively proven.

[@Therealw1]

He wasn't and that's okay.

[@dwightlove3704]

More Obvious Lies

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

How?

[@dwightlove3704]

@@PrinceShakurKZbin I don't believe that he was a bisexual all that negativity that he had in his early years in the '40s he left that behind after his entry into the NOI.

[@darlalathan6143]

@@dwightlove3704 While I'm not sure that he was bi, due to limited evidence, if he was, he would have been on the down-low in the NOI.

[@zvigier]

Don't do that, we're not doing this not to this man at ALL

[@jennyanthonia7553]

why?

[@blackdove3057]

Do you care that Malcolm has a family? How would you feel if someone raised allegations about your father's sexuality and posted it on KZbin for the entire world to see? And I really don't see how this anyone's business. Find some real content instead of trashing this man's legacy. I'm just absolutely floored that you would do this. Wow! What kind of children have we raised? Absolutely no respect for elders. Just wow! Really?

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

I’m gay so I wouldn’t care personally

[@kahlilbt]

"was he bi?" is trashing his legacy?

[@kahlilbt]

Also the family's reaction is discussed at 16:20.

[@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax]

@blackdove...How about keeping your homophobia to yourself then.

[@fathersandMan]

His rebuttal said a lot doesn't it. Remember it's not only their lifestyle that our culture doesn't support but he's also a tether.

[@theorderofthebees7308]

I know you had to do a quick overview of Malcolm X’s life for those who may not know but - I would say his political upbringing didn’t commence in prison but rather his childhood with both of his parents being Garveyites - folks that believed in the message of Marcus Garvey that shaped his tremendously

[@ArtRebelsBloc]

the message to the grassroots is one of the best speeches by malcom its hilarious and moving. im reading his autobiography currently im at the part where hes about to go to prison. i love these deep dive into historic black figures prince shakur. i love this content this year im really embracing my queerness and standing up for my fellow people of color more than ever

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

oh im so glad you found this channel and video! we all deserve to have access to our histories

[@ArtRebelsBloc]

literally i read that exerpt about rudy malcolm and shorty this morning synchronization is real. im on the chapter "caught" in the autobiography

[@MichaelJohnson-wk8tk]

Your commentary was fascinating, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I must admit having curiosity about whether or not Malcolm was bisexual. At the end of the day, however, it doesn't change what I think of him as a historic figure.

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

Thank you for watching!!

[@LuvJones-sl7gy]

Why is his sexuality important?

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

Why not

[@kaiserruhsam]

because of our history? because of the centuries of oppression and persecution of queer people by european christianity and colonialism? people literally try to say we invented queerness a couple years ago like the nazis didn't burn academic research on sexuality or put pink triangles on people.

[@strawberry_tuesday]

What is his sexuality even a topic?

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

Why not

[@amq148]

GO AWAY WITH THAT NONSENSE..... DID YOU SPEND INTIMATE TIME WITH HIM?

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

In my dreams 😜

[@lavonnealexander6936]

People are weird and act the same towards Barack Obama when he talked about his past life. People forget him and Malcolm X were regular people before being important figures to the black community. I grew up reading so many books of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. I am Canadian too.

[@tanyadacosta663]

Haven’t even started watching the video yet, but I had to come comment beforehand because I know ima love it 😩☺️ Thank you for your hard work!

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

❤ thank you ! I loved making this one

[@tiaenadavis4304]

Omg now Malcolm x is bi or gay🙄

[@muzimthembu453]

I'm less interested in the man's sexual practice, and more about his sexual politics. In his accounting of homosexuality in his youth, what was the attitude he had? That information is alot more useful to us all, I think.

[@moralfortitude...2217]

o.k. *DOES IT, MATTER* damn, just too *MESSY* sad 😮

[@Tyronius_Maximus]

He was Muslim

[@BOOOOOOOONE]

Thanks for that bit of obscure Malcolm lore. Not many people knew that.

[@RomeroRomeral]

Bisexual muslims exist.

[@andreabrown4541]

Malcolm X was Muslim. Malcolm Little was not.

[@lingeringquestions519]

I've seen gay and other identities of people be Muslim today. You can end up both with giant choices to make about how out you can be. Part of me feels Malcolm was just straight.

[@kaiserruhsam]

you should read about what the afghan police were up to and the US government abetted.

[@znayJ]

J Edgar Hoover had elicited files on everybody he did extensive dives into people's past including Malcolm and other. Historical celebrities But the story sounds homoerotic. I admire your cleverness ✌️🏾

[@hey34]

MX was probably adjacent. But queer or not he did so much more beyond just sexuality. 25:18-25:40, I'm with his fam. From my queer (ace) perspective, sexuality is part of you but it isn't all of you. Also, we need to really let go of sexualising people and fantasing of what they coulda/woulda/shoulda done (including how people fantasise about being sexually involved with them yourselves). We need to see and read history as is. Definitely ask probing questions to get a better image and understanding of what was but we can't be out here creating narratives and writing history based on *_OUR_* own POV and desires. That being said, being entirely removed from the subject and objective/impartial is virtually impossible. The best we could probably get is having people from different backgrounds and POVs all research the same topic, and the rest of us looking at their results to find the middle ground/harmonies.

[@lilykatmoon4508]

This was fascinating. I’d never heard about this possibility. I’m queer myself and am interested in seeking more truth in the history we taught. It doesn’t matter to me if he was or wasn’t, but I really loved how you went beyond the question of his sexuality to discuss the implications of the backlash just at the speculation that he might have been queer. I really learned a lot and have all kinds of things to think about. It’s sad that even now, for most people the idea that he could have been queer would “tarnish” his legacy. We still have a ways to go.

[@fancieterrell2977]

Thank you for offering such a well-balanced perspective! Love your content!

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

You are so welcome!

[@4pko.youtube]

its genuinely so fun to imagine that a historical figure might have been queer but i'm scared about how the homophobic masses might react to these speculations.

[@alishaendre616]

I just found your channel and, ummmm, I love it here! Excellent analysis once again!

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

Thank you ❤️

[@DiscoHank]

This all makes me wonder if Melvin Van Peebles was thinking of Malcom specifically when he did his classic “Sweet Sweetback.” That journey from sex worker to revolutionary activist, though Van Peebles went into the deep end of it.

[@vincentwilliams127]

Mad disrespectful!!!

[@onecrazeddawg]

Fracking tethers.

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

what does that mean?

[@theeyeopener4141]

What is this? Don't play about Malcolm. Find something else to do. Why is this even a topic.?

[@darlalathan6143]

Queer representation. If true, he's a possible role model to the LGBTQIA+ community! However, the evidence is speculative.

[@Snowboy2015]

Lmao ! Bro, you are funny as hell. I think African men are naturally gay or bi. Look at all your entertainers being exposed. Why hide it , though ? It is what it is .

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

"all of your"?

[@bobanjordan7653]

Nah your focusing on gay people because you have a secret

[@darlalathan6143]

Well, some African men are gay, bi, pan, situational, ace/aro...

[@Snowboy2015]

@@bobanjordan7653 okay, Victoria.

[@Snowboy2015]

@@darlalathan6143 yup, something about people with sub Saharan African genes ..

[@BrotherB1ackHeartSavage]

Yea but no, not even remotely a chance any of this nonsense equates to Malcolm X being gay or bi 😂🤣😂🤡🤡🤡

[@binkdawg9436]

Stop it bro

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

Stop what? Speaking my mind?

[@kahlilbt]

Start it bro 😎

[@donaldjones318]

@@PrinceShakurKZbinaids needs to take you out this world

[@kingmaafa120]

From a comment from a review of the book.. not an accurate depiction of Malcolm’s life Based on his speeches, interviews, and written beliefs. I don’t find most of the information accurate as the source is not someone who who was fond Nor a fan of Malcolm’s perception of white 🇺🇸👍 I concur as historically any strong Blk man who has ever posed a Nate turner threat to 🇺🇸what have done… not only 🇺🇸 Google Dr Amos Wilson rim ❤ Let’s do this

[@Isaiahsenders1788]

It’s crazy because when I was doing my studies years ago I came across this theory and this article that he was gay prior to his conversation to Islam

[@darlalathan6143]

Malcolm X's bisexuality and hustler background would be more plausible if the biographers had interviewed his daughter or had declassified FBI files proving it. If he was, I as a bisexual welcome him as my role model for a still further reason! I like your attitude about his possible bi-life!

[@josephmalik3861]

im leaving this channel now how dare you say this about Brother Malcolm

[@Famulann]

Does his sexuality change how great of a man he was/is? He’s still an icon if it’s true or false

[@WithoutFear804]

He's literally saying he probably wasn't. How about you watch the video before running your mouth

[@duvvly]

this ironic right

[@CertifiedWuZeitianapologist]

WOMP WOMP

[@josephmalik3861]

@@WithoutFear804 never ever fucking disrespect Malcolm

[@theorderofthebees7308]

His daughter interview , she did acknowledge in her interview - how silly it sounds to say “ she has gay friends “

[@Venomous_471]

I'm bisexual so My opinion is no he wasn't bisexual, what is shocking is in my 50 years of living , being a NAACP truth teller and a Black panther party member, Malcolm X did have affairs on his wife Betty with White Women , hilarious and Martin Luther King Jr., and this is what was hidden in the 70s until recently.

[@billiejean685]

huh what proof do you have that Malcolm x had affairs with white women?

[@Mallyumansky]

Sexuality is fluid. You can do whatever you want. Just dont put yourself in a macho box, lolol

[@jminormedia1025]

Insightful

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

thank you!

[@TheBINIBALL]

Listen I do not care at all whether Malcom X was gay or bi or whatever people can be who they want to be however if he was I hope this isn't another case of Sappho or bi erasure etc. ifykyk but that's besides the fact nah mf I'm still caught up on the fact that the brotha was 6'4" yooo wtf hahaha why did I think he was 5'11"

[@ellenringer5236]

Thank you for your research. I want to order those books.

[@quinnisland465]

Happy pride month 🤗subscribed

[@PrinceShakurYoutube]

Thanks for subbing

[@knowledgepower3558]

What the hell as a queer man I ain't never heard of this. Wtf I must have been living under a rock 🪨 😂

[@mx.walrus]

❤️‍🔥

[@nguyentuition1092]

comment❤

[@darrylsmith-oy7vp]

Thanks. Ur sucha Joy! To listen to 😊....Ur Commentary is not Overly Opinionated or Lack Voices of the past. For me? Ur energy is similar to that of the Late Icon James Baldwin.... meaning Eliteness, Eloquent and Matter of Fact! Not messy, dramatic or Dysfunctional...thanks Doll 😘.......Hugz

[@theorderofthebees7308]

This was a good video / it’s challenging- to think about anyone sexuality from the 21 th century when they lived in the 20th but I think it’s important to ask those questions .

[@bazhamelcreates9513]

You earned a subscriber today.

[@bazhamelcreates9513]

I think you hit the nail on the head with the sensationalism of historic figures in an effort to relate to them in modern times. COINTELPRO being unable to find any scandal or past secret in Malcolm's life that they could use to discredit his position is a valid point.

[@BirdieTownsend]

I think anyone would Gooo... And myy thought im kool with myself and MYY GUY CAN PULL BOTH IF WEE LIKE.😊

[@mickeyd358]

this thought exercise is fun. I also love to think of Ancestor James & Ancestor Malcolm as being pen pals/ besties. was he bisexual? idk. the energy is giving. the historical accounts not so much. but he was queer. queer as is activist. queer as is Black. queer as in care full. queer as in deviant. queer as in existing in spite of the status quo. that's all the queer I need.