{"id":66,"date":"2022-12-21T11:37:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T17:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=66"},"modified":"2024-09-24T13:12:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:12:27","slug":"gay-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/gay-patriots\/","title":{"rendered":"gay patriots: 3 definitions of &#8216;gay&#8217; that reveal its fluid history"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"F0uyec\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-viewer-entrypoint=\"1\" data-test=\"rvc set\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"H8Rx8c\">the <strong>new england patriots<\/strong> domination of the nfl during the 2000s was a major inspiration for the creation of the patriotic song <em><strong>gay patriots. <\/strong><\/em>and the patriotism in <em>gay patriots<\/em> the was at least partially motivated\u00a0 by author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hb7Exd47FkA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>gore vidal<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s prediction in the late 20th century that future governments will promote homosexuality as a method of population control. additionally,\u00a0 <em>gay patriots<\/em> is full of <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/wordplay-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>wordplay<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (humor based on multiple definitions for words) that contrasts changing perspectives vs established values on sexuality <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/through-a-lens-of-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>through the lens of<\/em><\/strong><\/a> sports fans.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BF4eCIUjEdI?si=iRbIuEGAwmFJC_-O\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"F0uyec\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-viewer-entrypoint=\"1\" data-test=\"rvc set\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"H8Rx8c\">\n<div>\n<div>the lyrics include varying american opinions about homosexuality, references to the <strong>new england patriots<\/strong> nearly completing a perfect season in 2007 before losing to the <strong>new york giants<\/strong> in super bowl xlii and three distinct definitions for <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/gay-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>gay<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>definition 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>the most common use for the word <em>gay<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/nowadays-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>nowadays<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (today) is <em>homosexual<\/em>. the lyric at 1:20 in<em> gay patriots<\/em> is a reference to the movie <em><strong>brokeback mountain<\/strong><\/em> and to the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>dallas cowboys<\/strong><\/span> of the nfl.<\/p>\n<h4>u don&#8217;t like watching two cowboys <em>neck<\/em><\/h4>\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4062\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/two-cowboys-necking-gay-patriots-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"two cowboys necking--gay patriots\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/two-cowboys-necking-gay-patriots.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/two-cowboys-necking-gay-patriots-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/two-cowboys-necking-gay-patriots-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5><em>two cowboys <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">necking<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p><em><strong>neck<\/strong><\/em> is <em>the part of the human body that connects the shoulders to the head<\/em>, but in the song it is <em>the act of kissing passionately for an extended period<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>at 2:20 listen for<em> gon&#8217; <\/em>in the lyric&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>if you&#8217;re strictly <em>bout<\/em> the legal u <em>gon<\/em>&#8216; say that we cheated<\/h4>\n<p>the lyric is a reference to accusations against the patriots of spying on their opponents during their undefeated 2007 season and also to the fact that for most of u.s. history, it was illegal for gay people to get married. in fact, massachusetts, home of the new england patriots, was the first state to legalize gay marriage in 2004, eleven years before it became federal law in the u.s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/bout-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>bout<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is an abbreviated form of <em>about<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/gonna-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>gonna<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>is a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/reductions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>reduction<\/strong><\/a> of <em>going to<\/em>. it indicates future tense. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/gon-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>gon&#8217;<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/further-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">further<\/a> reduction. u can hear it clearly in the most obvious line of this well-known <strong>kendrick lamar<\/strong> track&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">we <em>gon&#8217; be<\/em> alright<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z-48u_uWMHY?si=Za4agxQ3RwUlAFwm\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"H8Rx8c\">\n<h3><strong>definition 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>gay<\/em> has been used as an insult for anything considered to be <em>stupid, frivolous or irritating<\/em>. this usage was still common during the 2000s <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/e-g-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">e.g.<\/a> (exempli gratia&#8211;for example) a football fan frustrated with the dominance of the patriots might have called the team, their players and coaches or their fans <em>gay<\/em>. but this usage is considered offensive by a growing number of people who understand it to be homophobic and insensitive.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gay-isnt-an-insult.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15042 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gay-isnt-an-insult-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"poster with two dialogue bubbles one says that's so gay and the other respondssexuality isn't an insult, don't use it as one--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s--gay patriots\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gay-isnt-an-insult-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gay-isnt-an-insult-728x1024.jpg 728w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gay-isnt-an-insult-768x1080.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gay-isnt-an-insult-1092x1536.jpg 1092w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gay-isnt-an-insult-1456x2048.jpg 1456w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gay-isnt-an-insult.jpg 1789w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>definition 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>the traditional definition of <em>gay <\/em>is <em>happy.\u00a0<\/em> it is <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/rarely-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>rarely<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>(not often) heard used that way today, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/though-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>though<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (however), <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/a-gay-old-time-with-the-flintstones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">except at christmas and in the lyrics of a few famous songs from the 20th century, among them <em><strong>the flintstones<\/strong><\/em> theme song<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Flintstones-Christmas-Wallpaper-the-flintstones-6351291-1024-768.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-766\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Flintstones-Christmas-Wallpaper-the-flintstones-6351291-1024-768-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"a christmas celebration with the flintstones &amp; the rubbles--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s--gay patriots\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Flintstones-Christmas-Wallpaper-the-flintstones-6351291-1024-768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Flintstones-Christmas-Wallpaper-the-flintstones-6351291-1024-768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h5><em>the flinstones were gay all year but especially at christmas<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the first line at the beginning of <em>gay patriots<\/em> is an example of the traditional definition.<\/p>\n<h4><em>tis the season<\/em> for making<em> merry<\/em> and being <em>gay<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>tis the season<\/strong><\/em> and <strong><em>merry<\/em><\/strong> are vocabulary associated with christmas. <em>tis the season<\/em> can be heard in the christmas carol <em><strong>deck the halls.<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/tis-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>tis<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a reduction of <em>it is<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/merry-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>merry<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>happy<\/em>.\u00a0<em>merry christmas<\/em> is a standard holiday greeting\/wish. the title of this movie reflects that the plot (narrative) is a lesbian love story that happens at christmas&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Merry and Gay | Trailer (2022)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3MJodHoqsn0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the second line spoken at the beginning of <em>gay patriots<\/em> is&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>yes it is. <em><strong>indeed<\/strong><\/em> it is<\/h4>\n<p>it emphasizes that christmas is <em>merry<\/em> and <em>gay<\/em> with <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/indeed-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>indeed<\/strong><\/em><\/a> adding even more emphasis.<\/p>\n<h6><em><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4061\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fezziwig-doing-a-gay-christmas-dance-gay-patriots.jpg\" alt=\"fezziwig from &quot;a christmas carol&quot; doing a gay christmas dance\" width=\"221\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fezziwig-doing-a-gay-christmas-dance-gay-patriots.jpg 221w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fezziwig-doing-a-gay-christmas-dance-gay-patriots-111x150.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>fezziwig, ebenezer scrooge&#8217;s boss in the novel <strong>a christmas carol,<\/strong> performing a very gay (happy) dance indeed at a christmas party<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>there are a lot of jokes in <em><strong>gay patriots<\/strong><\/em>, but it definitely <strong><em>reps <\/em><\/strong>(promotes) the right of gay people to be gay and free from discrimination. <em>rep<\/em> is an abbreviated form of <em>representing<\/em>. this attitude is mentioned in the final line of the final verse of <em>gay patriots<\/em> at 2:50&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"segment style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"2 minutes, 49 seconds no names used in the recording of this song are in any way \">no names used in the recording of this song are in any way <em>whatsoever<\/em> affiliated with the label <em>reppin<\/em> gay patriots<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>whatsoever<\/strong><\/em> means there is no affiliation <em>at all<\/em> between the ideas expressed in <em>gay patriots<\/em> and the names used.\u00a0 and it should be obvious that no record label ever <em><strong>actually<\/strong><\/em> (in reality) <em>repped<\/em> this track. it was a totally independent project &#x1f480;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/bieber-nirvana-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15050\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/bieber-nirvana-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"justin bieber wearing a nirvana t shirt--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s--gay patriots\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/bieber-nirvana-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/bieber-nirvana-738x1024.jpg 738w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/bieber-nirvana-768x1065.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/bieber-nirvana-1108x1536.jpg 1108w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/bieber-nirvana-1477x2048.jpg 1477w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/bieber-nirvana-scaled.jpg 1846w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6><em>justin bieber <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">reppin<\/span> nirvana. and lesbian haircuts<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>are there other expressions in <em><strong>gay patriots<\/strong><\/em> that are curious to u? \u00a0post your comments or questions under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" 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