Students says ‘faggot’ is as bad as the ‘N word’ in Fairytale of New York

A student has asked straight people to stop singing the word “faggot” in “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl.

Student Tom Haynes wrote an article saying that singing “faggot” is harmful, just like the “N word.”

The song has proven controversial for the use of the word, with many queer people asking straight people to not sing the word.

In an article for The Tab, Haynes wrote about a performance of the song from six years ago featuring Gary Barlow, Tulisa, Nicole Scherzinger and Dawn French.

Haynes said French wanted to sing the line with the homophobic slur “a little too much.” After she missed the line, Barlow gave her “one last chance” to sing it at the end of the song.

In the clip, French excitedly belted out the infamous line at the end of the song to rapturous applause.

Haynes said it was played off as “a spontaneous bit of comedy,” but added that it could have all been “meticulously planned.”

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The article – which has since gone on to prove hugely controversial with many straight fans of “Fairytale of New York” – goes on to suggest that the clip is not unlike scenes in many bars at this time of year.

“People love the ‘faggot’ line,” Haynes continued. “Like Dawn, they gear up to sing it to their mate in an endearing ‘you’re a bit of a state, but I love you’ kind of way.”

Haynes went on to ask why YouTube has not censored the song – as they have censored racial slurs in the past.

Later in the article, he said that hearing the word in the song could evoke “very specific memories of being bullied either online or in real life” for queer people.

Student asks straight people to stop singing “faggot” in Fairytale of New York

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