Celeb News: Sam Smith reveals homophobic attack and abuse from past!

mariahcarey

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Sam Smith has revealed he was physically assaulted shortly after moving to London in an unprovoked homophobic attack.

The Lay Me Down hit-maker has revealed the extent of the abuse he had growing up, which included one incident in which he was punched.

He told The Sun: 'When I moved to London I got punched in the neck walking back from work. It was definitely homophobic. I was on the phone speaking quite loudly and had pink headphones on so it was pretty clear I was gay.'

He recalled: 'A bunch of boys from a rival school would shout insults at me as I walked from my home to the train station. I remember walking to the station getting 'f*****' shouted at me all the time.'

'It was the most mortifying thing. Not so much for me. I knew these people were stupid, uneducated t****.

However, the four-time Grammy Award winning star was also humiliated by other gay men, and believes there needs to be a much higher level of acceptance in society.

Recalling his first teenage experience in a gay club, Sam admitted his 'whole world crashed' when a fellow patron made a derogatory comment about him.

'I knew then it was going to take a lot longer to be accepted. There's a lot of homophobia and bullying in the gay community,' he said.

Poor Sam!

Homophobic idiots!

Phunk

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I was on the phone speaking quite loudly and had pink headphones on so it was pretty clear I was gay.

Uhm..?

MadelineXPepito

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'I knew then it was going to take a lot longer to be accepted. There's a lot of homophobia and bullying in the gay community,' he said.

It's not like he's wrong. See: atrl.

cloudinthesky

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'I knew then it was going to take a lot longer to be accepted. There's a lot of homophobia and bullying in the gay community,' he said.

Reminds me of the comments that somehow wind up in every Sam Smith thread.

Read yall like a ****ing book

Katy Perry

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I knew then it was going to take a lot longer to be accepted. There's a lot of homophobia and bullying in the gay community,' he said.

Tell HA!

PhoebeBuffay

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Originally posted by MrMinum

Uhm..?

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Phunk

He says "'I knew then it was going to take a lot longer to be accepted. There's a lot of homophobia and bullying in the gay community" but yet he says that wearing pink headphones makes it obvious that somebody's sexuality happens to be gay. Uhm.

conatus

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I knew then it was going to take a lot longer to be accepted. There's a lot of homophobia and bullying in the gay community,' he said.

Whore of Babylon

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'I knew then it was going to take a lot longer to be accepted. There's a lot of homophobia and bullying in the gay community,' he said.

True.

conatus

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Originally posted by MrMinum

He says "'I knew then it was going to take a lot longer to be accepted. There's a lot of homophobia and bullying in the gay community" but yet he says that wearing pink headphones makes it obvious that somebody's sexuality happens to be gay. Uhm.

he makes it so hard to like him.

BadBoy

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Originally posted by MrMinum

Uhm..?

I would have insulted ha too.

cloudinthesky

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Originally posted by MrMinum

He says "'I knew then it was going to take a lot longer to be accepted. There's a lot of homophobia and bullying in the gay community" but yet he says that wearing pink headphones makes it obvious that somebody's sexuality happens to be gay. Uhm.

Don't play dumb.

He said that he was talking loudly to his friend on the phone while wearing bright pink headphones. Assuming how much more flamboyent he was back then (and judging from that video of him and that girl), I assume his voice was also a pretty dead giveaway. He's just saying he fit the stereotype and was targeted for it.

conseeded

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Originally posted by MrMinum

He says "'I knew then it was going to take a lot longer to be accepted. There's a lot of homophobia and bullying in the gay community" but yet he says that wearing pink headphones makes it obvious that somebody's sexuality happens to be gay. Uhm.

There is the stereotype that gay people talk flamboyantly and like generally feminine things. He's not ignoring this stereotype since it is rampant, and he also isn't saying that that stereotype is right.

Are we going to pretend there aren't a lot of comments like "No fat guys, black guys, etc. please!" in the gay community?

liberalmusiclover

Not him being attacked by homophobes and his own community

Good thing he has made something of himself. That's the best revenge.

Kayhan

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'I knew then it was going to take a lot longer to be accepted. There's a lot of homophobia and bullying in the gay community,' he said.

He knows his community

RihannaRTT

Aw poor Sam. I want pink headphones tho

Vulps

But didn't he say something along the lines of he didn't believe in being a spokesperson because all the troubles most gays face don't really apply to him? So what is the truth Samuél?

BudBud

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Originally posted by liberalmusiclover

Not him being attacked by homophobes and his own community

Good thing he has made something of himself. That's the best revenge.

atrl always tries it with him

*-ChriZ-*

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Originally posted by Vulps

But didn't he say something along the lines of he didn't believe in being a spokesperson because all the troubles most gays face don't really apply to him? So what is the truth Keith?

I corrected it. ^^

B'Day

ATRL is so mean to him. What has he done?

And success is the best revenge

I hope those homophobes get educated