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# Pharrell and Ellen DeGeneres Discuss Kim Burrell's Homophobic Comments

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## Video: Pharrell and Ellen DeGeneres Discuss Kim Burrell's Homophobic Comments

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_Published 2017-01-05. Singer Pharrell and Ellen DeGeneres discuss gospel singer Kim Burrell's homophobic comments._


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## Transcript

We have to talk about this before we go. There was, you were supposed to do a different song, Yeah. and you were supposed to perform it with a singer that I actually didn't her, her name is Kim Burrell, Yeah. And she made a statement, she was doing a Facebook Live and she said some Very not nice things about homosexuals. Yeah. So, I didn't feel like that was good of me to have her on the show, to give her a platform after she is saying things about me. So I'm gonna let you talk about it for a minute. Well there's no space, there's no room for any kind of prejudice in 2017 I'm moving on like there's no.

[ CROSSTALK ] Yeah. We'll all have to get used to everyone's differences and understanding. This is a big gigantic beautiful colorful world. And it only works with inclusion and empathy. It only works that way. [ CROSSTALK ] Yep. To me when I say be kind with one another, I feel that because As someone who has received a lot of hate and prejudice and discrimination because of who I choose to love. I just don't understand anyone who has experienced that kind of oppression or anything like that. It only gives me more compassion, it gives me more empathy. I don't ever want anyone to feel Hurt or because they're different.

Whenever you see something. Whenever you hear some sort of hate speech and you feel that it doesn't necessarily pertain to you because you may not have anything to do with that. All you got to do is put the word black in that sentence or put gay in that sentence or put transgender in that sentence or put White in that sentence. And all of the sudden it starts to make sense to you. I'm telling you the world is a beautiful place but it does not work without empathy and inclusion. And God is love. This universe is love. And that is the only way it will function.

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