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Bi Icon of the Month: Tyler, The Creator.
(Read desc.); Tyler is openly bisexual, and expressed this for the first time in his 4th studio album, "Flower Boy," on the song "Ain't Got Time."
The verse reads, "“Next line will have ’em like, ‘Whoa’ / I’ve been kissing white boys since 2004," which was a vast change from his usual homophobic past (displayed on albums like "Goblin," and "Wolf."), and was mostly taken as a joke due to the fact that in his Odd Future and Goblin days, he was never serious. He quite literally tried coming out in 2015 and no one believed him.
However, Flower Boy, in general marked the beginning of Tyler's growing maturity. In this album, he paints a vivid picture of his on growing struggles and internal doubt, a clear contrast from his other albums. He leans more into a pop-y sort of feel, especially with "See You Again." (But im not here to talk about Flower Boy, even though I love it :3)
Anyways, his sexuality is more CLEARLY touched on in his 5th studio album, "IGOR." This album was described as a love story, mostly a love triangle.
Igor, Tyler's alter, is stuck in a love triangle. He is in love with someone who doesn't love him back, and loves someone else. The stage's of Igor's love reveals itself in the tracks, from 'EARFQUAKE,' ('cause you make my earth quake) to 'I THINK.' (I think I'm falling in love/this time it's for real.)
This next part I'm gonna take from an article.
"If the direct lyrical reference to the 2017 queer romance film Call Me By Your Name didn’t make it clear by now, the ‘someone’ Tyler/Igor is pining for is a he."
Igor is madly in love with this boy, who as the tracks reveal ('NEW MAGIC WAND,' mostly.), is a girl, and Igor can barely hide his jealousy.
I think all bisexual men and women know what it's like to fall in love with someone of the same gender, who is dating the opposite gender, and that is exactly what Igor/Tyler is going through in the album. Igor eventually gets over his love in 'ARE WE STILL FRIENDS,' the last track of IGOR that leads into 'Igor's Theme.'
It's one of my favorite songs off IGOR next to EARFQUAKE and marks the end of a tragic love story.
I mostly wanted to discuss IGOR because it puts Tyler's bisexuality in the open, but Tyler really expands into maturity and sexuality a little more with CMIYGL, but you can research that on your own time (sorry, but if you want me to explain in the comments I gladly will!)
- Venus.
