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[–] ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 58 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 years ago

In the right coordinate system it becomes a circle...

[–] uis@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago
[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Too real. I only found out that YMCA is a real thing a few years ago.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 42 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I had to read up on it just now. The abbreviation stands for "Young Men's Christian Association" and apparently, it's about as gay as it sounds, which the song celebrates.

Well it was originally designed as a charitable organization to, among other things, provide temporary housing for homeless young men.

Funny thing though, it turns out the way a lot of young men ended up being homeless was bigoted Christian parents kicking them out for being gay.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The Village People strongly assert that there was nothing homosexual intended in their song or music video.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

*~Gay as in cheerful and happy~.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'm sure they do. I'm also sure they're giggling about it too.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You're sure they're giggling? Are they even still alive? wouldn't they be about 90 years old right now?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Victor Willis is still with the group, and he was one of the original members.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_People

They have an impressive "Past Members" section.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah, it's just a song about young men hanging out with all the boys and having fun doing whatever they feel.

So you can interpret it to not be gay if you want... it is open ended when it says "do whatever you feel" so if you don't feel like having gay sex then you can substitute whatever you want in there instead of gay sex. So it's technically not about having gay sex at the YMCA. Technically.

Bottom line is if you think the song is catchy and like doing the fun dance routine, you don't have to feel like it makes you gay if you do the dance. Just do whatever you feel, it's fun!

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is that really what it is? Shit I thought.... well now that I think on it I'm not sure what I thought but not that. Some place with a pool and various physical activities.

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

That's mostly it, it's got a gym, pools, basketball court, some have workout classes some have prek classes, and after-school activities for kids

[–] MxM111@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago

It is now The Y.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How have never heard that song? It is everywhere!

[–] jedibob5@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (3 children)

They meant they only found out the YMCA organization was real recently, they thought it was just a song at first.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

Smh my head

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[–] Deebster@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

@snooggums@kbin.social Perhaps we need to bring over the Old Reddit Switch-a-roo.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Technically I heard about it on the radio and The Village People simultaneously.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Ohhh the song I was thinking about that scary movie about the villagers and someone being dressed in red. Man, that’s embarrassing.

[–] wetnoodle@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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