I Kissed a Girl: The Messy Legacy of a Queerbait Hit

The year was 2008. I still thought I was heterosexual and was going to marry Alan Rickman and that I wanted to be “best friends” with Emma Watson. On the horizon, a very problematic awakening was about to begin. Thank You ‪@FoldingIdeas‬ for the audio help. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Intro 2:14 Part One: "The Song" 2:55 TW "Ur So Gay" 3:30 End of "Ur So Gay" 8:53 TW Kesha/Dr Luke Lawsuit 11:36 End Kesha 12:05 Part Two: "Bisexuality in Pop Music" 25:38 Part Three: "Biphobia and Friends" 39:54 Conclusion Social: Patreon:   / princessweekes   Twitter @WeekesPrincess Instagram @ princess_weekes Links & Sources David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music by Darryl W Bullock Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen Life Isn't Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between by Alex Iantaffi, Meg-John Barker Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution by Shiri Eisner https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/pe... https://www.vox.com/2018/6/25/1747685... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Luk... https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu... https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu...