Why, lyricists, why?

[jactrades]

Quick question for the masses out there:

Would it throw you off in a fanmix created for a m/m ship if one of the songs referenced a woman in the lyrics? The song I've got is perfect - except that the male singer mentions that his love is a woman. It's not quite as bad as, say, American Woman, but it is clearly stated.

*shakes fist* More gender-neutral awesome love songs, musicians.

Comments

[janus-74.livejournal.com]

I've wondered that too, but my gut feeling is that most people wouldn't notice one reference in the lyrics.

[kopernik.livejournal.com]

Nope, it wouldn't throw me at all. I've got tons of songs for my OTPs that are a bit off, pronoun-wise.

[erynwen.livejournal.com]

It wouldn't throw me off, but I'm good at ignoring pronouns.

[rainaria.livejournal.com]

wouldn't throw me off either. like the ones above; i can ignore the gender-specifications.

[infiniterider.livejournal.com]

No, no, don't worry about it! In my personal playlists, I always use songs that end up referring to ladies, even though the fics are m/m.