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Just a lot of a word that hasn't aged all that well
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this post was submitted on 07 Dec 2023
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As someone not affected by this, I am curious. Are gay people offended by this song? My guess was no because the lyrics are making fun of the people who called them that, but now I am uncertain.
It's literally impossible to be offended when the guitar is that good. You wanna know what happens to Money for Nothin when your sound system gets twice as good? it doubles in quality. This rule applies for any sound system ever invented.
I think the fact that the radio edit cuts out that verse answers your question.
By that logic black people cringe in pain listening to every other hip hop release for including that word. Which I also doubt.
Point being, radio stations censoring themselves preemptively because someone, somewhere, might take offense isn’t a good indicator of how the affected people actually feel about it.
bisexual. was bullied with the f-slur intensely in school. I can't reclaim it because it's too painful for me. Happy when other people can, but it makes me too uncomfortable, so in the remit of "would I enjoy hearing a song that uses it"
The answer is no, and that's okay.
Perhaps you can test this for yourself?
Wait outside your nearest gay bar and call anyone that walks out a removed?
The song does not call anyone a faggot, it’s quoting an (probably) hypothetical person thoughts.
(Sorry for spelling it out - but I am convinced not using an evil word does only make the word an even stronger weapon)
That's not what the song it doing. It's more.like waiting outside a gay bar and telling everyone "guess what that asshole over there just called me?"
How is that in any way the same thing? I wouldn’t call a black person the other word either, in music or art it’s fine though.
Are you gay?
Only on Sundays.
Are you offended?