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Perhaps you can test this for yourself?
Wait outside your nearest gay bar and call anyone that walks out a removed?
The song does not call anyone a faggot, it’s quoting an (probably) hypothetical person thoughts.
(Sorry for spelling it out - but I am convinced not using an evil word does only make the word an even stronger weapon)
How is that in any way the same thing? I wouldn’t call a black person the other word either, in music or art it’s fine though.