Custoslibera@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoJust a lot of a word that hasn't aged all that welllemmy.worldimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down130
arrow-up1192arrow-down1imageJust a lot of a word that hasn't aged all that welllemmy.worldCustoslibera@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareCustoslibera@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down25·1 year agoPerhaps you can test this for yourself? Wait outside your nearest gay bar and call anyone that walks out a removed?
minus-squarethe_seven_sins@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoThe 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)
minus-squarethecrotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoThat’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?”
minus-squareGregorGizeh@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoHow 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.
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.