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submitted 3 days ago by Sabbo@hexbear.net to c/memes@hexbear.net

Description: Meme Four panels Top left Smiling happy guy Top right text reads: Listening to homophobia by Chumbawumb The name of the band is cut off due to its length. Bottom left image: Traumatized guy Bottom right text reads: Remembering what the song is about

The joke is that the second half of the song uses an upbeat tone and a tuba playing a jovial tune while the band sings about hate crimes and lynchings committed during the AIDS crisis.

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[-] blobjim@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago

Thanks for the context. I still wish more music like this wouldn't beat around the bush. It's designed to be esoteric enough that it's inoffensive and anyone can listen to it and it can be on the radio and stuff. A far cry from explicitly left-wing songs like Solidarity Forever or Pie in the Sky or Communism Marches Through the Planet or Should I Ever be a Soldier or El Pueblo Unido or literally any explicitly left-wing song. A lot of progressive pop music groups really mellow their message in order to get more media exposure.

[-] Sabbo@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

I get what you mean. If you like rap you should check out P.O.S.. They make it absolutely clear what their intentions are.

this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2026
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