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- COUNTRY RAD STATNS ARE PULLG THE SONG "GIRL CSH" BEE LISTENERS SAY IT "PROMOT A GAY AGENDA"
- WHY UNTRY STATNS ARE PULLG THE SONG GIRL CSH' (HT: THE GAY AGENDA)
- LIGHTLY LBIAN COUNTRY SONG "GIRL CSH" PULLED FROM {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CULTUREBY ERIC SHOREYMARCH 27, 2015/11:35 AMBY ERIC SHOREYMARCH 27, 2015 / 11:35 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"LIGHTLY LBIAN COUNTRY SONG \"GIRL CSH\" PULLED FROM RAD","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-03-27T15:35:29.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-03-27T15:35:29.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ERIC SHOREY","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU ULDN'T TELL OM MY REGULARLY ENTHIASTIC POSTS ABOUT UNRGROUND RAP MIC (RIP MYKKI BLAN'S MIC REER, 5 STARS FOR LE1F'S NEW SGLE), I'M NOT EXACTLY A UNTRY FAN. SO WHEN UNTRY MIC PULLS HOMOPHOBIC STUNTS, LIKE REMOVG VAGUELY LBIAN-ISH SONGS OM THE RAD, I'M EVEN LS CLED TO EVER VENTURE TOWARDS THE GENRE. (MEANWHILE, RAPPERS LIKE ZEBRA KATZ AND CAK DA KILLA ARE STARTG TO GET PLAYED ON MASTREAM STATNS LIKE HOT 97.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SONG QUTN, "GIRL CSH" BY THE GRAMMY-WNG BAND LTLE BIG TOWN, BARELY EVEN GETS TO REAL OR HARDRE GAY NTENT. OSTENSIBLY ABOUT A WOMAN WHO IS FATUATED WH HER EX-BOYIEND'S NEW PARTNER, THE LYRICS READ:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WANT TO TASTE HER LIPS, YEAH E THEY TASTE LIKE YOU / I WANT TO DROWN MYSELF A BOTTLE OF HER PERFUME/ I WANT HER LONG BLOND HAIR, I WANT HER MAGIC TOUCH / YEAH E MAYBE THEN, YOU’D WANT ME JT AS MUCH. . . I GOT A GIRL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SURE, THAT'S FE! THOSE ARE FUN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF URSE, PLENTY OF UNTRY MIC FANS DIDN'T AGREE, FLOODG RAD STATNS WH LLS AND E-MAILS PLAG ABOUT THE "GAY AGENDA" AFTER THE LTLE TUNE PLAYED JT ONCE. THE WORD "FAY" WAS SURELY VOKED NUMERO TIM AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HYPOCRISY OF THIS IS NOT DIFFICULT TO POT OUT. FROM THE WASHGTON POST:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE’S A EP CHASM THE DAYS BETWEEN WHAT’S POPULAR ON UNTRY RAD — STILL THE GENRE’S MOST POWERFUL PLATFORM — AND WHAT FANS ARE ACTUALLY BUYG: “GIRL CSH” IS NO. 4 ON ITUN, BUT LAGS AT NO. 33 RAD RANKGS. AND WHILE UNTRY MIC IS SEEN AS MORE PROGRSIVE NOW — WH EXPLIC LYRICS ABOUT SEX AND SUAL MARIJUANA E — SIGNIFINT PORTNS OF THE TRADNAL DIENCE WILL NOT TOLERATE A SONG THAT THEY EVEN WRONGLY ASSUME IS ABOUT A SAME-SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LUCKILY, THE BAND IS STANDG BEHD THEIR SONG AND REFG TO APOLOGIZE. “JT THE FACT THAT WE’RE STILL DISCSG THAT, NUMBER ONE, THERE’S SO MANY PROBLEMS WH THAT WHOLE ISSUE,” SAID ONE MEMBER OF THE GROUP. “IT SHOULDN’T EVEN MATTER IF ’S A LBIAN SONG, IS THE FIRST THG,” ADD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I'LL STICK WH RAP MIC, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BUT HERE'S THE SONG SE YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO YOURSELF:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: WASHGTON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
COUNTRY RAD STATNS ARE PULLG THE SONG "GIRL CSH" BEE LISTENERS SAY IT "PROMOT A GAY AGENDA"
The new sgle "Girl Csh" om Grammy-wng untry group Ltle Big Town has been pulled om many untry rad statns for angerg listeners who claim the song "promot a gay agenda.
"You are jt promotg the gay agenda on your statn, " a Texas rad program director said she heard one ller say. “To my surprise, after explag the song to more than a handful of people, every one of them rpond wh basilly the same thg (paraphrased): ‘You are jt promotg the gay agenda on your statn and I am changg the channel and never listeng to you ever aga!! So when untry mic pulls homophobic stunts, like removg vaguely lbian-ish songs om the rad, I'm even ls cled to ever venture towards the genre.
)The song qutn, "Girl Csh" by the Grammy-wng band Ltle Big Town, barely even gets to real or hardre gay ntent. Those are fun urse, plenty of untry mic fans didn't agree, floodg rad statns wh lls and e-mails plag about the "gay agenda" after the ltle tune played jt once. It brgs up a lot of qutns about same-sex love, homophobia, heteronormativy, and jt what a girl csh is.
WHY UNTRY STATNS ARE PULLG THE SONG GIRL CSH' (HT: THE GAY AGENDA)
Functnally though, ’s often the “no homo” of straight women. It’s jt that a culture still teemg wh homophobia, many feel the need to nstantly clarify how totally straight they are wh phras like “girl csh”.
“I’m not gay; I jt really like the cloth Victoria’s Secret talogu.
As is, rad statns have been gettg plats about playg a “lbian” song and phg the gay agenda. Maybe “Girl Csh” will ch some people forward beg ls homophobic.
LIGHTLY LBIAN COUNTRY SONG "GIRL CSH" PULLED FROM {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CULTUREBY ERIC SHOREYMARCH 27, 2015/11:35 AMBY ERIC SHOREYMARCH 27, 2015 / 11:35 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"LIGHTLY LBIAN COUNTRY SONG \"GIRL CSH\" PULLED FROM RAD","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-03-27T15:35:29.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-03-27T15:35:29.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ERIC SHOREY","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU ULDN'T TELL OM MY REGULARLY ENTHIASTIC POSTS ABOUT UNRGROUND RAP MIC (RIP MYKKI BLAN'S MIC REER, 5 STARS FOR LE1F'S NEW SGLE), I'M NOT EXACTLY A UNTRY FAN. SO WHEN UNTRY MIC PULLS HOMOPHOBIC STUNTS, LIKE REMOVG VAGUELY LBIAN-ISH SONGS OM THE RAD, I'M EVEN LS CLED TO EVER VENTURE TOWARDS THE GENRE. (MEANWHILE, RAPPERS LIKE ZEBRA KATZ AND CAK DA KILLA ARE STARTG TO GET PLAYED ON MASTREAM STATNS LIKE HOT 97.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SONG QUTN, "GIRL CSH" BY THE GRAMMY-WNG BAND LTLE BIG TOWN, BARELY EVEN GETS TO REAL OR HARDRE GAY NTENT. OSTENSIBLY ABOUT A WOMAN WHO IS FATUATED WH HER EX-BOYIEND'S NEW PARTNER, THE LYRICS READ:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WANT TO TASTE HER LIPS, YEAH E THEY TASTE LIKE YOU / I WANT TO DROWN MYSELF A BOTTLE OF HER PERFUME/ I WANT HER LONG BLOND HAIR, I WANT HER MAGIC TOUCH / YEAH E MAYBE THEN, YOU’D WANT ME JT AS MUCH. . . I GOT A GIRL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SURE, THAT'S FE! THOSE ARE FUN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF URSE, PLENTY OF UNTRY MIC FANS DIDN'T AGREE, FLOODG RAD STATNS WH LLS AND E-MAILS PLAG ABOUT THE "GAY AGENDA" AFTER THE LTLE TUNE PLAYED JT ONCE. THE WORD "FAY" WAS SURELY VOKED NUMERO TIM AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HYPOCRISY OF THIS IS NOT DIFFICULT TO POT OUT. FROM THE WASHGTON POST:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE’S A EP CHASM THE DAYS BETWEEN WHAT’S POPULAR ON UNTRY RAD — STILL THE GENRE’S MOST POWERFUL PLATFORM — AND WHAT FANS ARE ACTUALLY BUYG: “GIRL CSH” IS NO. 4 ON ITUN, BUT LAGS AT NO. 33 RAD RANKGS. AND WHILE UNTRY MIC IS SEEN AS MORE PROGRSIVE NOW — WH EXPLIC LYRICS ABOUT SEX AND SUAL MARIJUANA E — SIGNIFINT PORTNS OF THE TRADNAL DIENCE WILL NOT TOLERATE A SONG THAT THEY EVEN WRONGLY ASSUME IS ABOUT A SAME-SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LUCKILY, THE BAND IS STANDG BEHD THEIR SONG AND REFG TO APOLOGIZE. “JT THE FACT THAT WE’RE STILL DISCSG THAT, NUMBER ONE, THERE’S SO MANY PROBLEMS WH THAT WHOLE ISSUE,” SAID ONE MEMBER OF THE GROUP. “IT SHOULDN’T EVEN MATTER IF ’S A LBIAN SONG, IS THE FIRST THG,” ADD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I'LL STICK WH RAP MIC, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BUT HERE'S THE SONG SE YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO YOURSELF:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: WASHGTON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
“To my surprise, after explag the song to more than a handful of people, every one of them rpond wh basilly the same thg: ‘You are jt promotg the gay agenda on your statn and I am changg the channel and never listeng to you ever aga!, '” TexMex wrote, gog on to expla that the plats ma his/her boss move the song back om medium to light rotatn. For Anti-Gay Legislatn.
Their latt song, "Girl Csh, " which is about a man's ex-girliend wishg she was the woman he was currently wh, has had s lyrics wildly misterpreted and the band has been acced of promotg a gay agenda.