Singer Shane MacGowan has responded to recent criticism of the use of a word which is offensive to the gay community in his classic Christmas song 'Fairytale of New York'. Singer Shane MacGowan has responded to recent criticism of the use of a word which is offensive to the gay community in his classic Christmas song 'Fairytale of New York'. A debate about the use of the word 'faggot' emerged after a student newspaper editor in London called for it to be bleeped out. "The word was used by the character because it fitted with the way she would speak and with her character," he wrote. "She is just supposed to be an authentic character and not all characters in songs and stories are angels or even decent and respectable.

Source: Irish Independent December 08, 2018 02:26 UTC