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MataVatnik@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Village People Singer Denies “Y.M.C.A.” Is a “Gay Anthem” As He Defends Trump’s Use of Song

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Village People Singer Denies “Y.M.C.A.” Is a “Gay Anthem” As He Defends Trump’s Use of Song

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MataVatnik@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago
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Village People singer denies "YMCA" is a "gay anthem" as he defends Trump's use of song
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Village People's Victor Willis defended Donald Trump's use of "Y.M.C.A." while also denying that the song is a "gay anthem."
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    why would he do that?

    he stands to make “several million dollars” due to Trump’s continued use of the song.

    oh, right.

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      Ha. That implies that Trump would ever pay him anything.

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        Surely, Trump won’t stiff me with the bill.

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        He didn’t even pay his lawyers, and he actually needs those.

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      I cried all the way to the bank

      Liberace after winning a libel suit against a news paper calling him a homosexual

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberace_v_Daily_Mirror

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        He’s saying anything for a dollar. I can almost respect his dedication.

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      Selling out. It’s the American way.

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