[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/99-problems-but-obama-aint-one\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/99-problems-but-obama-aint-one\/","headline":"99 Problems but Obama Ain’t One","name":"99 Problems but Obama Ain’t One","description":"Rapper Jay-Z told CNN\u2019s Poppy Harlow on Monday that President Barack Obama‘s support of same-sex marriage is \u201cthe right thing to do.\u201d  \u201cI\u2019ve always thought it as something that...","datePublished":"2012-05-15","dateModified":"2021-07-08","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay-z-talks-obama.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay-z-talks-obama.jpg","height":231,"width":231},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/99-problems-but-obama-aint-one\/","about":["Marriage Equality News"],"wordCount":185,"articleBody":"Rapper Jay-Z told CNN\u2019s Poppy Harlow on Monday that President Barack Obama‘s support of same-sex marriage is \u201cthe right thing to do.\u201d \u201cI\u2019ve always thought it as something that was still, um, holding the country back,\u201d Jay-Z said, commenting on same-sex couples being unable to get married. \u201cWhat people do in their own homes is their business and you can choose to love whoever you love. That\u2019s their business.\u201d [It] is no different than discriminating against blacks. It\u2019s discrimination plain and simple.\u201dHe further added that it\u2019s \u201cno different than discriminating against blacks. It\u2019s discrimination plain and simple.\u201d Asked about the political implications of the president\u2019s announcement \u2014 and talk that it would cost him African-American votes \u2014 Jay-Z dismissed the electoral aspect of the issue. It\u2019s the \u201cright thing\u201d to do, he said. \u201cIt\u2019s really not about votes, it\u2019s about people.\u201dJay-Z also admitted to not knowing much about about Mitt Romney, adding that he didn’t \u201cwant to talk about the man.\u201dWATCH THE INTERVIEW WITH JAY-Z "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"99 Problems but Obama Ain’t One","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/99-problems-but-obama-aint-one\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]