Wiz Khalifa says he won't eat whole bananas in public and people are questioning why

• Wiz Khalifa said men who eat bananas without breaking them into pieces is 'sus'.
• People accused him of being homophobic.
• They also point out that by avoiding bananas, he's missing out on an important source of potassium.

Wiz Khalifa's remarks about eating bananas has sparked a controversy among fans, who think his comments are subtly homophobic. 

On a Tuesday episode of "The Breakfast Club" radio show hosted by DJ Charlemagne tha God, Khalifa said he won't eat bananas whole because it's suspicious.

"You gotta break it in half," Khalifa said. "Because if you bite a banana, you sus. You a n-----? If you a n-----, n-----s gotta break the banana in half, pause."

Pushed by McKelvey, Khalifa elaborated.

"I'm just trying to help you out, bro," Khalifa said. "If you in public, pause, and you eating a banana, just break it into pieces instead."

Critics on Twitter seized on Khalifa's remarks as having homophobic connotations, presumably because a banana is phallus-shaped. The criticism grew after the publication That Grape Juice said Khalifa was talking about straight people.

Some people pointed out that Khalifa was also missing out on an excellent source of potassium.

That isn't the only thing Khalifa has apparently misunderstood about bananas. In 2016, he said fried bananas are plantains.

Plantains look like bananas, but they are a different fruit.

A representative for Wiz Khalifa didn't immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comment.

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