What was the meaning of bad gay by eminem

Were his homophobic, misogynist lyrics offensive, or not? Was he instigating hatred or mocking it? Was it really offensive anymore? A general confusion seemed to arise. Some claimed he was pure evil, destructive, and should be banned. Lyrics on his current album contain waves of anti-gay vituperation.

Others claimed that these people did not really understand the nature of the songs.

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They were ironicof course. He sings this stuff as a character. They should be understood on a whole different level than the purely literal. Obviously Elton John gets the joke too. As the dictionary has it; the use of words to mean the opposite of what is said, usually in a humorous or mildly sarcastic manner.

Seems to be cropping up a hell of a lot these days. These days, culture is a complex affair. Nothing is really literal anymore, and things can have several levels of meaning at the same time. Frequently now, humour assumes a certain amount of unspoken knowledge from its audience.

It is ironic when the character Larry Sanders, played by the stand-up comedian Garry Shandling, complains that he hates watching stand-up comedians trying to act. This means something!! I guess you had to be there, but it was funny. Often, all people are doing is admitting upfront that, hey, we know this is offensive.

Lighten up! Nice one! At least we know that. They swaggered and pouted at the camera, while the women jiggled their breasts behind them. The female lead singer was shown tied by the hands and feet to a wall wearing the tiniest bikini possible. The video showed shots of one of the singers clubbing a woman hard over the head who was shown smiling just before she collapsedand then dragging her by the hair along the dusty floor.

Or were they just whacking a women in the head? I was quite shocked when I saw this, but MTV and every other music channel seemed to think it was fine to show. In South America, a pop song caused uproar as it seemed to glorify violence against women. However, as John Walsh said in the Independent:.

They pretend they do.