Ariana Grande rages against homophobia: 'How dumb as f**k can a person be?'

It’s no secret that Ariana Grande is a zealous gay rights supporter – but in an otherwise quite calm new interview with TV producer Ryan Murphy for V Magazine, the former Nickelodeon star launches into a passionate and expletive-filled tirade as soon as the subject of homophobia is broached.

The 22-year-old Problem singer – who’s previously admitted she rejected Catholicism because the church didn’t accept her gay brother Frankie – admits to her Scream Queens boss that coming into contact with homophobes turns her into a “raging lunatic” (and given her doughnut-licking history, we have every reason to believe her).

Asked by Murphy about her support of the LGBT community, the Break Free singer replied: “I mean, here’s the thing: I wasn’t raised in a household where it was considered abnormal to be gay. So for me to meet people who use the word “faggot” as an insult, with a derogatory meaning, I can’t take it. I don’t understand it. It’s so foreign to me.

“I was raised in a household where being gay was like, the most normal thing. You know, my brother is gay, all of my best friends are gay. When my brother came out of the closet, it wasn’t a big deal for my family. Even my grandpa, who is like, super old-school, was like, ‘Good for you!’ It’s outrageous to me when I see people hate on someone because of their sexuality. I hate the intolerance. I hate the judgment. I hate it so much.

The 22-year-old went on: “Most of my favorite people in my life are gay. It’s something I’m super passionate about, because whenever I would see my friends get bullied, or my brother get hurt for his sexuality, I would become a raging lunatic. I would literally become a raging lunatic because I just can’t take it.

“When you see someone you love hurting, for such a superficial, bullshit reason, it’s like, how small and spiritually unenlightened and dumb as fuck can a person be? How much further can your head get up your ass that you’re actually judging someone as a person based on their sexuality before you even have a conversation with them?”

For such a pint-sized pop starlet, she packs quite a punch doesn’t she? Hear, hear Ari, it’s good to have you fighting our corner.

Ariana Grande rages against homophobia: ‘How dumb as f**k can a person be?’

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