Ta Fey Asks Universy of Virgia Football Fans to Stop Insultg Gay People

COLUMNIST LLS ON UNIVERSY OF VIRGIA TO ELIMATE FIGHT SONG OVER ‘NOT GAY’ CHANT

The chant of “not gay” after the word “gay” Virgia’s fight song, “The Good Old Song, ” hasn’t gone away spe the effort of the universy and s alumni. The universy has been batg the apparent need of the majory of a llege football stadium to cry “no homo” for years. People who e the song that we sg to celebrate a touchdown to be homophobic asshol don’t serve to be there.

” There’s no place to “not gay! But a few years later, I reacted wh nsirable sadns to a new ctom that acpanied the song: yellg “Not gay!

” the small pse that follows, “We e om Old Virgia, where all is bright and gay.

UNIVERSY OF VIRGIA STUNTS BLAST 'NOT GAY' UNOFFICIAL FIGHT SONG CHANT WH ROLUTN

At one game I attend, a iend sgg the song and seated ont of me said unr his breath, “Not gay, ” and then unhappily nfid that he had heard om his children now attendance at the Universy that the stunts were beg “told” not to say those words. Sce yellg “Not gay!

The Universy of Virgia's stunt uncil has unanimoly passed a rolutn to bar -eds om sertg the word "not" before the word "gay" (meang "happy") the school's song, which is performed at athletic events. "The exprsn is factually, morally and all sens wrong; ’s been a burn for both the chanters and people still shoutg 'not gay' should realize the weight of a slur. "Earlier this month, stunts at an Alabama high school reportedly faced disciplary actn after displayg a homophobic banner at a natnally-televised football game.

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