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jactrades ([personal profile] jactrades) wrote2011-10-18 10:09 am
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Why, lyricists, why?

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.
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[identity profile] janus-74.livejournal.com 2011-10-18 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I've wondered that too, but my gut feeling is that most people wouldn't notice one reference in the lyrics.
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[identity profile] kopernik.livejournal.com 2011-10-18 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope, it wouldn't throw me at all. I've got tons of songs for my OTPs that are a bit off, pronoun-wise.
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[identity profile] erynwen.livejournal.com 2011-10-19 08:14 am (UTC)(link)
It wouldn't throw me off, but I'm good at ignoring pronouns.

[identity profile] rainaria.livejournal.com 2011-10-19 10:01 am (UTC)(link)
wouldn't throw me off either. like the ones above; i can ignore the gender-specifications.

[identity profile] infiniterider.livejournal.com 2011-10-19 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
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.
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