“”“A Boy Named Sue” was very Anti Homo.”””
I did not know that. I didn’t get a memo.
In 1969 when that song came out, I was a mere sprout of 14, and whenever I had heard that song played on the radio or TV since that time I just thought it was a funny song, never made the connection that it was “anti-homo”. I’ve been pretty naive most of my life.
So you’re saying some subculture has defined that song as anti-homo while others are unaware of that determination?
I hadn’t given it a second thought til now:
I should have added that it was Only My Opinion, but I didn’t realize you’d read so much in to a simple statement. And yes, it’s a very cute song..it’s even in my listening line up.
KC
“””I should have added that it was Only My Opinion, but I didn’t realize you’d read so much in to a simple statement. And yes, it’s a very cute song..it’s even in my listening line up.”””
Yes, that’s me exactly. Sometimes it’s disturbing how deep and far ranging I read into things others write that I don’t even understand it myself, or if I do, unable to adequately communicate those thoughts to others, many times falling short of that goal and end being far too loquacious.
Other times, being far too short and cryptic, making the false assumption that others would even know what ballpark I’m batting from.
Sorry, product of an unfocused mind that works differently than most. It’s a struggle. Believe me.
Seems weird now, but in those days NO ONE would have given a thought about it being anti homo. It was universally accepted that a boy named sue would be called a sissy.