Did Neil Young Use Homophobic Slurs When Talking About AIDS?

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✅ Yes. In a 1985 interview, musician Neil Young said of AIDS and gay men, “It is scary. You go to a supermarket and you see a [f-slur] behind the fuckin’ cash register, you don’t want him to handle your potatoes.”

In the midst of the Spotify controversy, an old quote of Young began circulating on the internet, in which he aired ignorant and offensive views around the AIDS epidemic. magazine, and originally came from a 1985 interview he did with Melody Maker, a now defunct weekly British music magazine. Using homophobic language, he appears in the full quote to blame gay people for the spread of AIDS. ” by Arthur Lizie, a professor of communications and media studies at Bridgewater State University.

Given that the quote has been recorded by verifiable sources, we therefore rate this claim as “Correct Attribution.” “Crosby, Stills & Nash Want Their Music Removed From Spotify in Support of Neil Young.” Pitchfork, 2 Feb. 2022, https://pitchfork.com/news/crosby-stills-and-nash-want-their-music-removed-from-spotify-in-support-of-neil-young/. Accessed on 2 Feb. 2022.

Lizie, Arthur."Neil Young on Neil Young: Interviews and Encounters." Chicago Review Press, 2021, https://books.google.com/books?id=gtEgEAAAQBAJ&dq=%E2%80%9CYou+go+to+a+supermarket+and+you+see+a+faggot+behind+the+fuckin%E2%80%99+cash+register,+you+don%E2%80%99t+want+him+to+handle+your+potatoes.%E2%80%9D&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Accessed on 2 Feb. 2022.

Stevenson, Campbell. “Neil Young: The Conscience of America.” The Observer, 29 Apr. 2006. The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/apr/30/popandrock.neilyoung. Accessed on 2 Feb. 2022.

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