Hallmark Unr Fire For Droppg 'Gay' From Christmas Lyric : NPR

Contents:

• THE 21 GAYT CHRISTMAS SONGS
• 25 CHRISTMAS SONGS ONLY GAY PEOPLE AND (INTELLIGENT) STRAIGHT PEOPLE KNOW ARE TLY GAY BOPS
• HALLMARK NIX ‘GAY’ OM CHRISTMAS ROL LYRIC ON ORNAMENT
• HALLMARK UNR FIRE FOR DROPPG 'GAY' FROM CHRISTMAS LYRIC
• 10 QUEER CHRISTMAS SONGS TO MAKE THE YULETI GAY AF
• JGLE BELLS - GAY HAPPENG CHRISTMAS PARTY ALBUM
• CHRISTMAS SONG WH THE LYRIC "DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL" (3 WDS.) CROSSWORD CLUE
• HALLMARK NIX ‘GAY’ OM CHRISTMAS ROL LYRIC ON ORNAMENT

THE 21 GAYT CHRISTMAS SONGS

Last week an elementary school teacher Michigan me unr fire when she cid to remove the word "gay" om the classic Christmas rol "Deck The Halls. After parents and others the muny got wd of the change -- and outrage ensued -- the teacher re-serted the supposedly troublome word back to the here at HuffPost Gay Voic believe that when people are aaid of or unfortable wh LGBT people or issu or even words (whether or not the word qutn is actually beg ed relatn to the LGBT muny), sometim the bt tactic is ph for an even greater prence hop of showg we won't be timidated, terred, or, we dug through our rerd llectns (and YouTube) -- to fd the gayt Christmas songs we uld get our hands (and ears) on a lighthearted effort to make thgs a ltle merrier -- and gayer -- this mpy offergs om The Weather Girls and Lady Gaga to songs by gay artists and ins like Gee Michael and Dolly Parton, this is our ltle gift to you this holiday season -- and the perfect playlist for a ftive gay out our selectns the followg slishow, rank them om rnit to most classic, and tell if we missed one of your favor the ments sectn below.

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25 CHRISTMAS SONGS ONLY GAY PEOPLE AND (INTELLIGENT) STRAIGHT PEOPLE KNOW ARE TLY GAY BOPS

The origal rol verse go: "Don we now our gay apparel. One post read, "Hallmark is suatg that gay people drs differently than anyone else. If I were gay, I would be more upset wh that.

Everyone will be on the joke, " the webse's scriptn pany, which is more known for apolil greetg rds wishg a boss a happy retirement, issued a statement to media outlets explag the history of the song datg back to the 1880s, a time "when "gay" meant ftive or merry.

Why do so many Christmas rols e the word “gay”?

HALLMARK NIX ‘GAY’ OM CHRISTMAS ROL LYRIC ON ORNAMENT

“Don we now our gay apparel” and “Remdg me on Christmas Day to thk of you and then be gay. ” I know, I know; the word “gay” is ed place of “happy” but don’t you thk ’s funny how Christians are so opposed to gays and so many Christmas rols have the word “gay” them? Bee the tradnal meang of "gay" is happy.

HALLMARK UNR FIRE FOR DROPPG 'GAY' FROM CHRISTMAS LYRIC

Everyone knows they are not referrg to homosexuals... This Se Might Help do so many Christmas rols e the word “gay”?

” I know, I know; the word “gay” is ed place of “happy” but don’t you thk ’s funny how Christians are so opposed to gays and so many Christmas rols have the word “gay” them?? The term gay was origally ed, until well to the mid-20th century, primarily to refer to feelgs of beg "reee", "happy", or "bright and showy.

The term later began to be ed reference to homosexualy, particular, om the early 20th century, a age that may have dated prr to the 19th century. [1] In morn English, gay has e to be ed as an adjective, and ocsnally as a noun, that refers to the people, practic, and culture associated wh homosexualy.

10 QUEER CHRISTMAS SONGS TO MAKE THE YULETI GAY AF

By the end of the 20th century the word gay was remend by major style guis to scribe people attracted to members of the same sex. Song wrers of the early Christmas songs did not know that homosexuals would e the term gay to scribe their liftyle.? before beg gay was a popular thg to do meant happy or joyo.

JGLE BELLS - GAY HAPPENG CHRISTMAS PARTY ALBUM

And there is nothg wrong wh my opn bee my nstutn allows me too, don't give a flyg fart if you re, if someone hat a "gay" then they are not christian, i look at om an enomic pot more than any thg, jt like immigrants homosexuals get stuff for ee, yeah a gay person is more likely to get aids, n they help that?.. And i have seen multiple pictur of gay strik agast Christians, that my iend mak them jt as bad.

CHRISTMAS SONG WH THE LYRIC "DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL" (3 WDS.) CROSSWORD CLUE

And stead of "gay appearal" what the heck would they say? Bee the christmas rols are old, g the word gay for homosexual is newer.

The e of "gay" meang homosexual is fairly recent - those Christmas rols are much olr than you thk they are.

Bee prr to the 1970's, when you homosexuals got tired of the "queer" label and cid they liked the" "ga" label better (gay also stood for "good as you"), the word "gay" was a mon synonym for "happy" and "cheerful" and "joyo.

HALLMARK NIX ‘GAY’ OM CHRISTMAS ROL LYRIC ON ORNAMENT

"No, is NOT "funny" that "so many Christmas rols have the word 'gay' them.

As I stated prevly, the word "gay" ed to be a synonym for happy or joyful.

Most of the Christmas rols we are hearg today were wrten prr to the 1970's when you homosexuals cid that llg yourselv "gay" would ga you more rpect than "queer. " Not only Christmas rols, but other popular songs have the word "gay" them.

"Gay"ed to be a clean and wholome word until you homosexuals perverted . The Xmas songs were obvly posed before the word "gay" meant anythg to do wh homosexualy, and was ed to mean "happs" or "joy" basilly.

"Gay" as an alternative to homosexual is the new term. You have obvly grown up an era where the word "gay" has a homosexual nnotatn. The word "gay" was around much longer than homosexual people who have been publicly "g out".

Back the day gay wasn't meant like is now.

It e to mean happy but now means you a homosexual. Oh urse they mean gay as happy. They were wrten before the LGBT muny had fully appropriated the word "gay".

Gay Gay Gay Gay.

It's not our flt homosexuals appropriated the word. "the word “gay” is ed place of “happy”".

Bee Christmas is for homos.