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Just a lot of a word that hasn't aged all that well (lemmy.world)
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[–] Maven 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The song is a parody of idiots who don't "get" the music scene of the day and think it's an easy route to riches for lazy people. It was still a slur back then, and it was used with the intent of communicating the character's homophobia towards nontraditional presentation among musicians like Motley Crue or David Bowie.