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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 132 points 9 months ago (9 children)

The Kinks released Lola, a song about a trans woman, in 1970

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 5 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I just read the lyrics and it doesn't seem that positive. Am I wrong? It contains for example this line:

Well, I'm not the world's most masculine man
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
La-la-la-la Lola

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 40 points 9 months ago

It's just because the way we understand transgender people has changed a lot in the last 50 years. Ultimately the guy accepts Lola for who she is, so I don't see how that can be considered bad, especially when the band has said for decades that they wrote the song to give trans people perception in the public eye.

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