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I mean Trump loves YMCA. That could have just been them being nice by playing a song he likes, even if it is ridiculous. But I guess in the context of the other stuff they did they were trolling him. Someone should have fun with him.
You can't do this without a link to the performance.
Poor form.
Should have started playing The Rains of Castamere and started locking all the doors
I don't understand how that is embarrassing. It's a good American song.
Trump likes it and used to do the dance even though it is the gayest song ever. It's literally telling gay men to go there to meet other gay men. It's a master-level troll by Xi.
yes, but I think both Trump and Xi's queerphobia is a little more complex than "gay stuff is embarrassing". I am sceptical of this even being a troll
Edit: Added quotes. Also, of course China would be able to pull off a good troll, I just don't think this is it.
All China does is troll Trump. They exactly know what they were doing. They just treated him like a toddler.
China has had a shitload of returnees and they know how to do things now. Chinglish is all gone. Buses and trains run on time and nobody gets stabbed. Fake English teachers had their work permits declined for renewal.
How is this relevant to my comment?
His wife called the song and little dance he does to it gay and embarassing or something along those lines. I'm uncertain if the Chinese were aware of this though.
It's a song encouraging homeless people to use the YMCA for housing and a meal. It could be a subtle jab at the state of homelessness in America while pretending to celebrate American culture. Might be a stretch though.
It's because Trump likes the song. It's not that deep. Or if it is it doesn't matter because to Trump it's just a song that he likes.
It does sound like a stretch, but it is the kind of stretch I appreciate
Got a link? I need to see this.
No video as far as I am aware, just a few articles