I’m shocked that wasn’t an option
It’s the “radio” option, they just haven’t updated the form in 40y
Online & email didn’t exist 40 years ago
online, 70y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/online#etymonline_v_7031
email, 41y ago: https://www.etymonline.com/word/e-mail#etymonline_v_5763
The internet didn’t exist at this time, but those two words did, and referred to their pre-internet equivalents.
Also, I was making a joke. But you do happen to be incorrect.
Things many people discovered again in this comment:
Fuck, I’m old.
IPv4 is 43 years old, and there was the arpanet before that. They probably meant Usenet with the term “online”. The first E-Mail was sent in 1971.
But tbh, I am quite impressed how early the YMCA adopted.
/c/uselessredcircle
Isn’t that an oval?
In the right coordinate system it becomes a circle…
Elipse
Too real. I only found out that YMCA is a real thing a few years ago.
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.
The Village People strongly assert that there was nothing homosexual intended in their song or music video.
I’m sure they do. I’m also sure they’re giggling about it too.
You’re sure they’re giggling? Are they even still alive? wouldn’t they be about 90 years old right now?
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.
*~Gay as in cheerful and happy~.
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!
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.
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.
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
It is now The Y.
How have never heard that song? It is everywhere!
They meant they only found out the YMCA organization was real recently, they thought it was just a song at first.
Smh my head
xactly
@snooggums@kbin.social Perhaps we need to bring over the Old Reddit Switch-a-roo.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
Technically I heard about it on the radio and The Village People simultaneously.
Ohhh the song I was thinking about that scary movie about the villagers and someone being dressed in red. Man, that’s embarrassing.
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