Posted on 08/11/2019 10:39:15 AM PDT by Kaslin
Freddie Mercury, perhaps one of the most eccentric, enigmatic, talented, and gifted vocalists in the 20th century, was born Farrokh Bulsara on September 5, 1946 in modern-day Tanzania. Farrokh is a popular Persian name meaning fortunate and happy. Farrokh's family followed the Zoroastrian faith, and they were the original Persians who were forced to flee from Persia to India to save their lives, culture, and religion. They left all their possessions behind and took with them their honor; their dignity; and the Avesta or Zend-avesta, the sacred book of Zoroastrianism, the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster (Zarathustra). According to his sister, Freddie Mercury's Zoroastrian faith inspired him to follow his dream. Freddie was proud of his Persian roots.
In the 7th century A.D., Freddie's original motherland, Persia, the present-day Iran, the cradle of civilization, the land of Cyrus the Great, the first author of the Human Rights Charter — was ravaged by Muslim hordes. The upstanding Persian people who lived by the great Zoroaster's triad of Good Thoughts, Good Words, and Good Deeds (goftare nik, pendare nik, kerdare nik in Persian) stood no chance against the newly converted Muslims of Arabia, as had been promised by Muhammad: if you kill or you get killed, either way, you will be admitted to Allah's gloriously lush paradise for eternity in compensation.
For centuries, the Zoroastrians paid heavily in all manner under the rule of converted Muslims. Those who moved to India during the 9th and 10th centuries are called Paresis or Persians, an exclusive minority in India that is revered and respected by the entire Indian population. As refugees, they never asked for handouts or special privileges. They worked hard and provided jobs to
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Dam it.
An article I actually want to finish reading.
Now I have to pop open a new window...
No thanks. Nothing about him is worthy of note.
Also, should not this be in chat?
Great performer. Made gayness more acceptable even though he wasn’t up front about it. It’s freedom. Just do contribute something and nobody cares about the rest. He made his mark.
Oh, please!
Wrong. Great song writer, great performer, great front man, great singer. Sorry you’re too obsessed with his sex to see that. But that’s on you. And you lead a sadder life for it.
Why? It’s an op-ed and op-eds do not belong in chad
Elton Loo came first.
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Don’t care who you are. I DO NOT like shirtless dudes. Hairy and sweaty also, nope not going there. If he only kept his clothes on I may have been able to tolerate queen.
Thanks for posting. At the time (1980’s), I was more into blues and rock and roll. But last weekend I was finally able to watch the entire movie Bohemian Rhapsody and it was very good. THe sound track was great. I didn’t realize how many songs that I loved were done by them. Then I had to read about Freddie Mercury - what a talent, interesting background and sad ending. I appreciate reading more about him and his family.
He looked better with long hair and without the mustache.
Ironically it was the short hair and the stache that screamed “gay” more than the long hair.
BookMark
Lotta guys in rock run around without shirts. Summer tour season and all.
I’ve read that the Parsees themselves have a saying, reflecting the consequences of generational inbreeding as a cultural and religious minority...”A Parsee is either a genius, or a madman”.
I’d say Freddie covered both.
A incredible talent.
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