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13 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
The song's lyrics appear to extol the virtues of the #YMCA. However, in gay culture from which the Village People stemmed, the song is understood as celebrating YMCA's reputation as a popular cruising & hookup spot, particularly for younger gay men.

And once more for the particularly delusional or hard of thinking: Trump's support base is the Christian Right - who hate gay people. You're welcome.
And if you *really* want to understand the mindset of much of US Christian Right, and why Trump is so popular with them, read this:

theconversation.com/god-intended-i… Image
JUNE 2020:

Victor Willis, vocalist and co-founder of disco greats the Village People: "I ask that you no longer use any of my music at your rallies especially ‘#YMCA’ and ‘Macho Man.’ Sorry, but I can no longer look the other way.”

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One of the scariest things I've read.

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Please, read the article.

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Short THREAD on the @UKLabour heartlands.

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