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TexasTowelie

(112,434 posts)
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 11:09 AM Sep 2020

'Macho Man?' Trump uses gay anthem at rallies, even after Village People say stop

On Saturday evening, a crowd of Donald Trump enthusiasts wearing MAGA hats and T-shirts but no masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus, rushed to get a spot up close to the president at his rally in Minden, Nevada.

To raise these supporters' spirits, the campaign had “Macho Man” pulsating across an airport tarmac where the rally took place. Trump’s choice to hold a non-social-distancing rally for a crowd of 5,000, after Nevada officials banned gatherings of more than 50, was one reason the reelection event raised questions.

But so, too, did the campaign’s use of “Macho Man,” mostly because it’s known as a gay anthem by the Village People.

The 1978 hit single comes from a group that was created by two French producers, who saw huge potential in marketing music to gay men, including Black and Latino men, who enjoyed a sense of liberation in a post-Stonewall era by openly meeting up at gay clubs in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village and in gay meccas such as San Francisco.

Read more: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-trump-village-people-20200915-lxael5px6rcodab6ew523baohq-story.html



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'Macho Man?' Trump uses gay anthem at rallies, even after Village People say stop (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2020 OP
This video brings back wonderful memories of my son's college football games. There was one player's ARPad95 Sep 2020 #1
Does that cowardly slob actually think he's a "Macho Man"? BlueStater Sep 2020 #2
More like the nacho man at Taco Bell. TexasTowelie Sep 2020 #3
Nacho, nacho man! Withywindle Sep 2020 #8
That reminds me of a Simpsons bit: Initech Sep 2020 #10
Well, if it weren't for covid... not_the_one Sep 2020 #4
omg that would be so much fun! nt crickets Sep 2020 #5
They should re release the vid but with rRumps face alternating each member... mitch96 Sep 2020 #6
Definitely nacho man! Withywindle Sep 2020 #9
I'm in! Initech Sep 2020 #11
This question keeps popping up on issue after issue, including this. chriscan64 Sep 2020 #7
No they don't care, and laws and rules don't apply to them. Initech Sep 2020 #12

ARPad95

(1,671 posts)
1. This video brings back wonderful memories of my son's college football games. There was one player's
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 11:15 AM
Sep 2020

family member, a very enthusiastic young man, who would lead us all in the stands in singing and acting out "Macho Man" and "YMCA" during time outs. It was so much FUN! Ahhhh, the good ol' days.

Sue him, Village People!

Withywindle

(9,988 posts)
8. Nacho, nacho man!
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 07:01 PM
Sep 2020

Only one man wants to be a Nacho man
To have the orange color no one understands
Big Macs on the toilet, heart clogs grow
You can best believe me
He's a Nacho man
When he goes down he'll take with him anyone he can
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

 

not_the_one

(2,227 posts)
4. Well, if it weren't for covid...
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 11:59 AM
Sep 2020

WE could descend on his little nazi rallies, in FULL GAY MODE, parading our most ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS drag queens for maximum affect, and turn those sad circle jerks into the true parodies that the actually ARE.

EVERYONE would have a wonderful time. The parody "events" would become the "must attend" occasion of this political season. At the end of the evening EVERYONE would be wearing a BIDEN/HARRIS cap or tee shirt (made in America, of course). We may even convert some voters. Because you KNOW that we are known for "converting" people...



We also have a few more gay anthems they might like to try...

Disclaimer.. not to cast aspersions on ALL circle jerks. Only the sad ones in this particular scenario.

mitch96

(13,924 posts)
6. They should re release the vid but with rRumps face alternating each member...
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 05:25 PM
Sep 2020

Doing OUTRAGEOUS things to embarr ass him. that'll teach 'em...
Natcho, natcho man.... I want to be a NATCHO man..... I think a big sombrero would do.. Oh filmed at the wall!!! The one that's falling down!! yup, that'll work..
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