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"Why wouldn't fly today: Another disgtg entry the Ston’ songbook, the song about a woman who’s been mold to “talk when she's spoken to” is an embarrassment for even Ur So Gay by Katy Perry, 2007Choice lyric: “I n't believe I fell love wh someone that wears more makp and / You're so gay and you don't even like boys”Why wouldn't fly today: If Perry’s I Kissed A Girl was borrle gross for s exploative take on same-sex experimentatn, Ur So Gay cross the le wh s eply immature rattlg-off of gay stereotyp, driven home by the e of the word as a Picture to Burn by Taylor Swift, 2008Choice lyric: “So go and tell your iends that I'm obssive and crazy / That's fe, I'll tell me that you're gay. ”Why wouldn't fly today: Perry’s enemy Taylor Swift wasn’t immune to the same kd of sophomoric homophobia, wh Picture To Burn subscribg to the same backward view that the worst thg you uld ll a teenage boy is “gay.
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But g rogatory language for gay and black men certaly don’t help his se, nor do his wildly xenophobic lyrics about immigrants.
/ Yeah buddy, that's his own hair / That ltle f****t got his own jet airplane / That ltle f****t, he's a lnaire"Why wouldn't fly today: A slight at effemate rock stars, once aga g "gay" as an sult. It's no wonr this homophobic slur was omted om the band's greatt-hs album, Sultans of Swg. Although the rock classic was -wrten by openly gay songwrer Dmond Child, s qutnable e the media — by Fox News when reportg on Chelsea Manng, for stance — mak thk that 's not the homage to the LGBTQ muny that he tend.