A rep for Minister Louis Farrakhan has clear up comments the Islam leader made during his annual Savior’s Day speech from Rosemont, Illinois, which many thought was a shot at pop star Rihanna.
In his statement, Farrakhan says “I saw my beautiful sister the other night at the Grammy awards. Rihanna. My poor sister, sheâs dressed almost like -with a pair of draws. And she got her legs wide open and just grinding away.”
He continues: âIf that didn’t revolt you, you’re beginning to be a swine. When you can sit down and listen to somebody and every 3rd word is you âm-fâ this. And they start talking about the act that is done in private and they bring it out in the public and make (it) so low down and filthy ; and youâre sitting there laughing at a filthy damn joke and then the next day you go to church and sing in the choir, youâre a swine.. Swine love filth. How about you?”
Rihanna took the comments as a personal attack and voiced her dissatisfaction via Twitter, stating, “A minister says I perform filthy, sat + watched the filth, then called u SWINE for doin the same! Haa, Is that judgment in ur tone? I certainly don’t think u are swine! But a holy man of God does!!!”
But Minister Farrakhanâs rep says it was intended to be an attack, telling Allhiphop.com, “He would never say such about Rihanna herself, the person,â adding, âIt was not the person, it was the general act and what it represents.”
The rep also provided the full text/video of the speech.
“The full text is offered, here, so that any evil or any ill- intended misrepresentation of his words regarding our Sister, Rihanna, would not incite our Sister or those who love her to respond negatively to
Text and video is below:
ââ¦When the Mahdi (Reformer) comes, he kills the swine. It doesn’t mean he just goes around killing pigs, but the demon in you is akin to the behavior of a swine. Now listen. Just see if it fits. Try it on. If it don’t fit, it aint you (colloquial language for humor).
Swine love filth. How about you?”
“I saw my beautiful sister the other night at the Grammy awards. Rihanna. My poor sister, sheâs dressed almost like -with a pair of draws. And she got her legs wide open and just grinding away.
âAhhh, look at Rihanna, Go on, girlâ
If that didn’t revolt you, you’re beginning to be a swine. When you can sit down and listen to somebody and every 3rd word is you âm-fâ this. And they start talking about the act that is done in private and they bring it out in the public and make (it) so low down and filthy ; and youâre sitting there laughing at a filthy damn joke and then the next day you go to church and sing in the choir, youâre a swine.. Swine love filth. How about you?”
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