This is just what I needed this morning.
Jun. 15th, 2005 10:57 am[Emphasis mine.]
From Poplicks:
"...artists who write gender-neutral love songs today often invite rumors of their sexuality.
Those singers who are actually out (e.g., Michael Stipe, k.d. lang, Elton John) rarely release gender-specific same-sex love songs. Have you ever heard a "gay" love song on the radio?
Moreover, in our hyper-homophobic society, many male singers rumoured to be gay or seemingly insecure about their "manliness" often go overboard to perform songs about women.
This is all a long preamble to introduce my new hypothesis / hope / plan ...
From now on, whenever I hear a man sing or rap about a woman, I will assume he is actually referring to a man.
Let's test it out, shall we? Herewith are some famous song lyrics with only the genders reversed..."
From Poplicks:
"...artists who write gender-neutral love songs today often invite rumors of their sexuality.
Those singers who are actually out (e.g., Michael Stipe, k.d. lang, Elton John) rarely release gender-specific same-sex love songs. Have you ever heard a "gay" love song on the radio?
Moreover, in our hyper-homophobic society, many male singers rumoured to be gay or seemingly insecure about their "manliness" often go overboard to perform songs about women.
This is all a long preamble to introduce my new hypothesis / hope / plan ...
From now on, whenever I hear a man sing or rap about a woman, I will assume he is actually referring to a man.
Let's test it out, shall we? Herewith are some famous song lyrics with only the genders reversed..."