Today’s young people may find the song “Y.M.C.A” strange. But when the silly French pronunciation of the “Little Yellow Man 2” finale sounded, the melody of this brainwashing song was already familiar to you and me. Perhaps no one except the author can understand what the cute little yellow people are singing about. There is no denying that everyone can feel the freedom and joy of songs.
“Y.M.C.A” was created by The Village People in 1978 and included on their album “Can’t Stop The Music.”. “I have a negative attitude towards Baidu’s translation of The Village People as’ country folk ‘or’ villagers’. For the first time, I learned about this band, they have a more robust and popular name – ‘country fags’.”. At that time, I thought the “fags” here were just like the “good gay friends” in my university, describing the tacit friendship between men. Life once again mocked my simplicity. The Village People is indeed a group created by six homosexuals in 1977, dressed as tough men in traditional concepts such as police, cowboys from the West, construction workers, Indian chiefs, bikers in leather, and American soldiers.
In the United States before the 1970s, homosexuality was not recognized by mainstream ideology. To be precise, the external restrictions on homosexuality in the entire society are very strong: police intervention, job selection discrimination, anti homosexual movement, and so on. Religious exclusion, medical opposition, and legal conviction are the three ideological battlefields of discrimination against homosexuals. In the face of this situation, many homosexuals can only remain silent, compromise, and even agree that it is reasonable to be interfered with by the police and punished by the law. This kind of self consciousness being coerced not only hinders the identification of homosexuals’ self consciousness, but also limits the clustering and growth of their group consciousness.
In the 1960s, the United States experienced social disintegration and integration. With the normalization and reconstruction of order, things turned around. Inspired by the rise of radical ideological trends and other contemporary struggles against discrimination (such as skin color, race, gender, etc.), homosexuals’ sense of struggle has been awakened. As the struggle progressed, the American Law Society abolished the sodomy law in 1962; The 1964 Federal Civil Rights Act completely abolished legal discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, and immigration. Although homosexual discrimination has lost its legal basis, and the development of medicine has also led to the loss of pathological support for “homosexual sexual behavior,” religious groups are still unable to accept “evil” homosexual behavior.
Faced with this dilemma, the “country fags” created this song to declare war on mainstream ideologies and religious groups in a positive gesture. YMCA, the Young Men’s Christian Association, has become a hunting ground and paradise for homosexuals because it mainly provides fitness and temporary accommodation for young men. The song was named “Y.M.C.A”, and “YMCA” was featured many times in MTV. The six members expressed their sarcasm about the traditional tough guy character COS, while also full of satire on religious groups.
How happy to stay at YMCA!
It is these four lyrics that have branded “Y. MC. A” with an indelible fag color. Victor Willis, the lead singer of “Country Guys,” later revealed in an interview that the lyrics do not refer to homosexual sexual behavior, but rather describe the ordinary play between straight men.
They will make you start from scratch.
A large section of lyrics describes the understanding and persuasion of peers, as well as their appeal to hate discrimination and indifference, and to yearn for recognition and acceptance.
Initially, “rural fags” could only operate in a small area due to their special audience. Unexpectedly, “Y.M.C.A” has quickly become popular, with over 100 million albums sold worldwide. The “fags” have also become popular popular pop music groups. The salty and wet eyes, lewd smiles, female cannon’s movements, and slightly ruffian movements of the six people in MTV all indicate that they are the best among the fags.
The times are advancing, and people’s minds are constantly opening up. Given the popularity of this song, the YMCA adopted it as its anthem – capitalism is weakness.
