I actually really like the lyrics. But the "you're so gay" thing bothers me. It's turning something that is a fairly neutral adjective into an insult--and yeah, I know a LOT of people do that anyways. But why ruin clever lyrics by turning to a slur for the chorus? It just equates "gay" with "annoying, holier-than-thou, bitchy, overdramatic" instead of "person who is attracted to people of the same gender," because what makes him "gay" is that he is so annoying.
...Maybe I'm just oversensitive because the vice principal of my school recently said that it was okay for a certain JROTC teacher to call gay students fags and dykes and use gay as an insult to other students, because "gay as an insult" is in common usage and his kids do it, so clearly it must be okay!
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...Maybe I'm just oversensitive because the vice principal of my school recently said that it was okay for a certain JROTC teacher to call gay students fags and dykes and use gay as an insult to other students, because "gay as an insult" is in common usage and his kids do it, so clearly it must be okay!
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(although mine is from the Dropkick Murphies, who are not nearly as lyrical as most Jewish songs seem to be...)
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