What does don we now our gay apparel mean
Celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month With Goodr's 'Don We Now Our Gay Apparel' Shades
June is LGBTQ Pride Month, which means Chicagoans should anticipate some colorful marches. And runs.
The color of these new shades from Goodr is called Don We Now Our Gay Apparel. The purple shades with rainbow accents and purple lens are just so stylin. They are also your celebratory staple for Pride runs, Pride parades, Pride parties, Pride BBQs, Pride marches, Pride 1st birthday parties, or just because you’re like us and yearn to show love and support for LGBTQ equality.
We only have 60 pair of Goodr's limited-edition "Don We Now Our Gay Apparel" sunglasses at our town stores: Old Town, Lincoln Square, Lakeview, and South Loop.
Deck The Halls: The History And Meaning Behind The Beloved Christmas Carol
The English lyrics to Deck The Halls
Almost a full century on from Blind John Parry’s publication of Nos Galan, the song was given its first English lyrics, by Scottish performer and author Thomas Oliphant. Described as the “Poet of the court of Queen Victoria”, Oliphant, who often penned lyrics for royal events, was also known for setting English words to foreign-language melodies – not so much translating the songs as coming up with fresh lyrics which he felt fit the mood of the music.
Oliphant’s English lyrics for what he called Deck The Hall were first published in 1862, in the second volume of Welsh Melodies With Welsh And English Poetry, a collection of sheet music and lyrics authored by another Welsh harpist, the composer John Thomas. Alongside the original Welsh lyrics were Oliphant’s brand-new words, which encouraged listeners to “Deck the hall with boughs of holly” in the run up to Christmas – “the season to be jolly”. But though Oliphant removed all references to idealistic trysts, and made the song a Christmas carol rather than a Modern Year’s Eve song, his lyrics did carry traces of Deck The Halls’ hi
Say you're an elementary academy music teacher singing Christmas carols, specifically "Deck the Halls," with your class and every time the lyric "don we now our gay apparel" comes up, the kids stare at each other and giggle hysterically because the word "gay" is super funny to eight year olds. What do you do? Do you grab control of your class like an experienced educator or do you, in an attempt to curb the outbursts, change the lyrics of a 150 year old song and replace the word "gay" with "bright"?
A Traverse City, Michigan elementary university music teacher made the wrong choice by going with the latter. This angered parents took to the school's Facebook page (comments have since been removed and posting disabled) saying "By taking the word 'gay' out of 'Deck the Halls,' you are making it a big deal. One pos can have different meanings." Happily, the outrage did lead to the restoration of the lyric but I bet this particular music teacher will just side-step the tune from now on, which is pretty sad. Kids shouldn't be robbed of Deck the Halls, damn it.
Assistant superintendent Jane Mohr told a local news station, "The teacher made a poor decision and it should have never ha
N.B., the word gay didn't mean back in the 19th century when the song, "Deck the Halls" was written what it means in the 21st century. :-/
Definitions:
19th century: Homosexual = bright & lively, NOT homosexual.
21st century: Queer = a total faggot man! Do I own to spell it out for you? ;-)
♫Deck the halls with boughs of holly, ♫
♫Fa la la la la, la la la la. ♫
♫Tis the season to be jolly,♫
♫Fa la la la la, la la la la. ♫
♫Don we now our same-sex attracted apparel, ♫
♫Fa la la, la la la, la la la. ♫
How it COULD go:
♫Deck the halls with boughs of holly, ♫
♫Fa la la la la, la la la la. ♫
♫Tis the season to be jolly,♫
♫Fa la la la la, la la la la. ♫
♫Putting on our faggy clothes, ♫
♫Fa la la, la la la, la la la. ♫
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