TEONTEE may embrace his feminine side, but that doesn't mean he can't date women. Speaking to Love Don't Judge, he explained: "People think I'm gay because I'm more feminine than masculine." The singer received an array of negative comments when he posted a TikTok with his girlfriend at the time. Teontee explained: "A lot of people questioned my last long term relationship. She got a lot of hate. They were like, why are you dating a feminine guy?" Now single, the judgemental comments keep coming. He revealed: "The comments that people make about my sexuality is that it isn't real. I'm still a real man regardless." Today, Teontee has been set up on a blind date, but has no idea what to expect. Dismissing any judgement about his feminine side, Teontee concluded: "Everyone deserves love and that's how it should be."
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00:00I'm Tionte and people say I'm too feminine to date women.
00:03The typical way of dating is masculine man and a feminine woman.
00:07The comments that people make is that my sexuality isn't real, I'm not a real man.
00:11This is unreal, he's wearing makeup, he might as well get a boyfriend.
00:15I'm going to my first blind date ever.
00:18Oh sh**.
00:19No, you lying.
00:21Yeah.
00:21I'm kind of nervous to see if she likes feminine guys or not.
00:25It is getting kind of late.
00:27She was supposed to be here at like 4 something.
00:30My name is Tionte.
00:32I am 23, I am an influencer, I'm a recording artist, and I'm just overall that guy.
00:39People think I'm gay because I'm more feminine than masculine.
00:42This right here is just moisturizer.
00:44I already pre-washed my face with my cleanser.
00:48And you know, I gotta do some shaving and stuff because I grow facial hair.
00:52So I don't wear makeup on my skin, like I don't do foundation or any of that.
00:56The only thing I would really do is eyebrows.
01:00That's it, just fill them in.
01:02I'll do a selfie trick to make sure all of the moisturizer is blended in.
01:06We gotta have a little glow, you know.
01:09When I first got on TikTok, the content I was making, it was on the more funny side.
01:13But after a while, it kind of got washed out.
01:16And that's when I got more into like my looks more.
01:20I was just getting into dating as well.
01:22And I was like, okay, let me post that I have a girlfriend.
01:26It got like 5 million likes.
01:28And I was like, what the world?
01:29Like, all because I said I have a girlfriend?
01:32Everybody's shocked that I have a girlfriend.
01:34Like, what is wrong with y'all?
01:35Like, I thought this was normal until it wasn't.
01:39All of these people started reaching out to me.
01:41People wanted to interview me.
01:42The comments were going crazy.
01:44It was just crazy.
01:45She did get a lot of hate.
01:46They was like, oh my God, why you dating a feminine guy?
01:49And all of the masculine guys were attacking her and stuff like that.
01:52Like, you're a disgrace to society.
01:55I'm going on a blind date today.
01:56And I'm kind of nervous to see if she likes feminine guys or not.
02:00I would describe my style as very much feminine energy and masculine energy.
02:05I like to dive into both.
02:06What can I wear today?
02:08This is two shiny things right here.
02:11I'm going to wear these jorts and this bedazzled belt.
02:17I'll probably wear these shoes I have on or these.
02:23I feel like it's too hot for boots.
02:24But it's never too hot for these kind, though.
02:27So yeah, I think I'm going to wear these.
02:29A lot of people question my last relationship, my last long-term relationship.
02:34Because obviously, I'm not a masculine guy.
02:37And the typical way of dating around the world is masculine man and a feminine woman.
02:43And that's how it's got to be.
02:45When that isn't how it has to be.
02:48I'm not normal.
02:49I don't want to be normal.
02:50Normal is not me and I'm not normal.
02:52I'm going on a blind date today.
02:55Yes, a blind date.
02:57Y'all got to pray for me.
02:58The comments that people make about my sexuality is that my sexuality isn't real.
03:02My sexuality isn't important.
03:05People say I'm not a real man.
03:07All because I'm feminine and I date girls.
03:09Like, it shouldn't be like that.
03:10I'm still a real man regardless.
03:12Like, you can't invalidate my manhood just because I'm feminine.
03:15This comment says, a woman will not date you LOL.
03:18A woman has dated me LOL.
03:21Somebody said, he seemed curious.
03:23I mean, I understand y'all saying he's attracted to women.
03:26But he's feminine.
03:27This is unreal.
03:28He's wearing makeup.
03:29He's wearing high tank top shirts.
03:31He might as well get a boyfriend.
03:33This one says, you straight?
03:35And someone replied to him.
03:36No, he just like to pretend he is LOL.
03:38My boy is gay as F.
03:40And somebody else responded, son is lost.
03:43That's what he is.
03:44This one says, slay for real FR.
03:48I appreciate that y'all.
03:50Early on, the comments would get to me and make me depressed.
03:52And be like, is this who I really am?
03:54And later on, I really had to figure out this is who I am.
03:57Like, and I can't change it.
03:58I used to respond a lot, but now I don't.
04:01My mom taught me that.
04:02She was like, don't respond to those people.
04:04Like, they're just trolls.
04:05They're internet people.
04:06Like, at this point, it doesn't make me feel any type of way.
04:09I just see the comment and that's it.
04:10I'm numb to it.
04:12I invited my aunt over today.
04:13So me and her can chat about me going on my blind date today.
04:16She's probably going to give me some pointers or something.
04:19She's supported me my whole life because she's
04:20been around me my whole life.
04:22He just was different.
04:23And when you're different, people talk about you.
04:25Not necessarily bullied, but just being judged.
04:28And you're basically being judged on who you are.
04:31And people don't understand who you are.
04:32They talk.
04:33So what do you think about my outfit for today?
04:35Stand up.
04:39I got my own style, so.
04:40Yeah.
04:41You know how I am about your style.
04:43I ain't got no, yeah.
04:45It's just you wouldn't wear it.
04:46Yeah, I wouldn't wear it.
04:47Look at these pictures.
04:48I've always been a fan of striped.
04:50I feel like high school for me was a breeze
04:53through ninth and 11th and 12th grade.
04:57But 10th grade, it was this one guy.
04:59I mean, he wasn't a bully.
05:01He just was very annoying.
05:02People have their opinions.
05:04They form their opinions before they even
05:06know you or meet you.
05:07So it's kind of like high school too.
05:09Not necessarily to say you're bullied,
05:11but you're being judged for who you are.
05:13It's OK if they don't understand.
05:15And it's OK if they just want to be an a**hole
05:18at the end of the day.
05:19But you got to get to know people before you judge them.
05:22And in their case, there's always
05:23going to be people like that, even on the internet.
05:25It's like at the end of the day, everybody's
05:27entitled to their opinion.
05:28But sometimes it's better to be quiet.
05:31Yeah.
05:32I don't comment back no more forever.
05:35At the end of the day, you are who you are.
05:37You don't own nobody no explanation.
05:38You have people that are supposed to be close to you,
05:42but they talk about you.
05:44And it just, to me, it makes you go harder.
05:47Because that's just who you are.
05:49That's who you were born to be.
05:50So I'm going to my first blind date ever.
05:54And we're meeting up at a studio today.
05:57Oh, s**t.
05:59No, you're lying.
06:01Yeah.
06:01I'm kind of nervous to be honest.
06:03I was like, let me try blind dating
06:05instead of regular dating.
06:07That's really good.
06:08Like, I think in the end, it'll bring you out of your shell
06:10more.
06:11I'm not dating anyone right now at the moment,
06:14but I'm open to dating.
06:15And I'm kind of scared because I don't know what to expect
06:19because I haven't dated in such a long time.
06:21What I look for in a partner is great qualities
06:25like strong communicator, a person that likes to love
06:29and gets loved on.
06:30I like somebody to match my fly, a beautiful woman,
06:33strong, confident, that knows how to hold her own.
06:44It is getting kind of late.
06:46And she was supposed to be here at like 4 something.
06:57I just got a text from her right now.
06:58She said she's not going to be able to make it
07:00because of the weather.
07:02But you know what?
07:04It's cool.
07:05I mean, more dates will come.
07:07I'm kind of disappointed that my blind date didn't show up
07:10today.
07:11But I'm still more than happy to be at the studio working
07:15on my music because we got to get this single out.
07:17I'm about to record the first verse to my song,
07:21It's a Vibe.
07:22Riding in the Chevy and I'm fine.
07:24It's the ****.
07:25A lot of ****.
07:26When the ****, they hurt the ****.
07:33To the people that judge me,
07:37I feel like you should take a deeper look into your soul
07:40and find yourself.
07:42Because I feel like the people that judge, they don't know
07:46who they are.
07:46Everyone is different.
07:47So just let everyone date who they want to date.
07:50Dating is a spectrum.
07:52There are different people out there.
07:53Everyone deserves love.
07:55And that's how it should be.