fairytale new york homophobia disguised christmas cheer

[Ontheboardwalk]

This is my Christmas song, Christmas starts when I hear this song. Kirsty MacColl sounds fabulous.

It’s all over the newspapers again about the outrage.

Shane MacGowan has explained a million times what the word faggot means in his life and this song. There’s no harm in the song

AIBU that outrage at this word finishes and everyone should all sing along together to a great tune

What's your point, Pumper? That if no one can come up with a current example of 'faggot' used as a general insult, you're right and you've won? Or something else?

No - if it’s ridiculous to be offended by the word of Faggot meaning ‘idiot’ in the context of the song, then name some current people who would be considered a faggot under the same context. Someone in the public eye, for example.

you're right and you've won?

Sorry, meant to add - yes. If people aren’t comfortable using the word ‘faggot’, in the song context, by stating David X is a faggot, then I’d suggest they’re probably more uncomfortable with the word than they are claiming to be.

So who’s a faggot?

The thing that upsets me most about this song is that apparently there’s no such thing as the NYPD Choir. That bit was just made up.

I’m just listening to the radio and they started playing Have yourself a Merry little Christmas. Have you heard the words?!

^Have yourself a merry little Christmas, make the Yuletide gay
From now on our troubles will be miles away^

Finishes with
^From now on our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas, make the Yuletide gay^

It’s obviously being used as conversion therapy. LGB want us to catch the gay! 😱 Clutches bible to chest while phoning friend to let her know she’s no longer welcome in my house. Bloody hetrobigots! They can pretend it had a different meaning, but we know.....oh yes...we know.

So who’s a faggot?

🤐

Why the zippy mouth?

Why the zippy mouth?

😉

Still not seeing your list of faggots T0tally 🧐

OK. Who do I think is an idiot who's currently famous, that's the question, yes?

Ricky Gervais.
Matt Hancock.
(keeping it short for the sake of my typing fingers and brevity).

I'm still not sure I'm following the point/argument.

Still not seeing your list of faggots T0tally

Too subtle. Ah well. 🤷‍♀️

I'm still not sure I'm following the point/argument.

I think the point has been laboured over so often, that no one cares anymore. 😁

I think the point has been laboured over so often, that no one cares anymore.
Possibly, yes

But you’ve missed out the ‘faggot’ part! Why?

My sincere apologies LadyChatterleysHoover. I hope my literal violence on your ds hasn’t caused too much harm. I hope he finds comfort in his safe place. 😔

Is that right? Does it prove your point (which I still don't get)

I don’t think pumper understands his/her point, tbf. 😁

Guess what is being played on the radio, right now, with the original and correct words. 🥳

Jesus listen to some Kanye.

@Pumperthepumper listen to a bit of Eminem, you'd be in offended heaven lass!

The Definitive History of the Song:

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074f8x/the-story-of-fairytale-of-new-york

Seems it was Ronan Keating's manager who wasn't having any faggots.

@LoisWilkersonsLastNerve

Sending hugs your way 💖