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Frank Skinner admits to using racist and homophobic slurs in younger years but has ‘evolved’

Frank Skinner has insisted he’s ‘evolved’ after using offensive language – both racist and homophobic – in his younger years. The Room 101 comedian attributes his behaviour to growing up in the West Midlands in the 1960s and 70s. He lived on a council estate in Oldbury during a time when economic strife and high unemployment levels led to social unrest across the country. Skinner, 65, has said that it was normal to use slurs about people’s ethnicity or sexuality where he grew up. Speaking at the Hay Festival in Wales, he said: ‘I’ll be straight with you now, I grew up in the West Midlands in the ‘60s and ‘70s. I used racist language, I was sexist, I was homophobic. ‘I completely own up to that.
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Entertainment Music rap EXCLUSIVE: Rapper Taylor Bennett talks coming out
In 2017, Chance the Rapper’s little brother, Chicago-based rapper Taylor Bennett, revealed that he is bisexual the day before his 21st birthday on Twitter.“My birthday is tomorrow & moving into next year I’d like to be more open about myself to help others that struggle with the same issues,” Bennett wrote. “Growing up I’ve always felt indifferent about my sexuality & being attracted 2 one sex & today I would like to openly come out to my fans.
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