Singer Fantasia Barrino performs during the Soul Train Awards 2012 at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on November 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. . (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Centric)
Singer Fantasia Barrino performs during the Soul Train Awards 2012 at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on November 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. . (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Centric)
Singer Fantasia Barrino performs during the Soul Train Awards 2012 at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on November 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. . (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Centric)
Singer Fantasia Barrino performs during the Soul Train Awards 2012 at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on November 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. . (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Centric)
Fantasia performs at the 12th Annual BMI Urban Awards at Saban Theatre on September 7, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)
Fantasia performs at the 12th Annual BMI Urban Awards at Saban Theatre on September 7, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)
Singers Joshua Ledet (L) and Fantasia Barrino perform onstage during Fox’s ‘American Idol 2012′ results show at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on May 23, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images)
Singer Fantasia Barrino performs onstage during Fox’s ‘American Idol 2012′ results show at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on May 23, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images)
From Ebony.com:
Oft-criticized singer Fantasia Barrino recently took to Instagram to address her critics.
I Rise ABOVE IT ALL!!! THE WORLD IS GONE MAD. KIDS, THE GOVERMENT, THE church House… Everybody Trying!!!!!!! Its a lot that going on that the Bible speaks about we should Not be doing. Weed legal in some places, Gay Marriage Legal BUT YET IM JUDGED!!! Im not doing Nothing for you… My Life!!!!
While making a point about being judged, rising above criticism, and owning the choices she makes in her life, many took offense to her comments about gay marriage being legal.
Even some Christians found fault with Fantasia’s post, saying her wording implies that same-sex marriage should be judged more harshly than adultery.
After the backlash, her public relations team responded to clear up her view on LGBT relationships:
Comments made by Ms. Barrino through her Instagram account were recently taken far out of context, and the purpose of this release is to set the record straight. Ms. Barrino is not now, nor has she ever been an opponent of the LGBT community.
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