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I wanna be a Xitter Idiot(lemmy.world)

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cheesepotatoes@lemmy.world
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Its usage in the song is not derogatory. It’s meant to highlight the offensiveness of it and to cast the speaker as one of the disenfranchised of America.

It’s controversial, I suppose, but it’s meant to make a point. Changing it would just diminish it.

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freebread@lemm.ee
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Also, notable that the songwriter/singer has been out as bi since the early 90’s

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