September 16, 201214 yr I'm fairly sure Dan was joking, but however she meant it, using the word "gay" to mean rubbish or useless is homophobic. No it does not. Let's just remind ourselves that 'homophobic' is defined as hating gay people. I'm pretty sure Amelia doesn't hate gay people. The way she used the word is a turn of phrase, simple as.
September 16, 201214 yr > #1 [ from #2] > THE SCRIPT feat. WILL.I.AM > "Hall Of Fame" [1st single from "#3"] > 2-1- > 2 weeks top 40 > #2 [ NEW ENTRY] > AMELIA LILY > "You Bring Me Joy" [1st single from TBA debut album] > 2- > 1 week top 40 > #3 [ from #1] > NE-YO > "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)" [1st single from "R.E.D."] > 1-3- > 2 weeks top 40 > #4 [ NON-MOVER] > LITTLE MIX > "Wings" [2nd single from TBA debut album] > 1-4-4- > 3 weeks top 40 > #5 [ from #3] > P!NK > "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" [1st single from "The Truth About Love"] > 3-5- > 2 weeks top 40 > #6 [ from #11] > FLO RIDA > "I Cry" [4th single from "Wild Ones"] > 11-6- > 2 weeks top 40 > #7 [ from #8] > TAYLOR SWIFT > "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" [1st single from "Red"] > 5-8-8-7- > 4 weeks top 40 > #8 [ from #6] > OWL CITY and CARLY RAE JEPSEN > "Good Time" [1st single from "The Midsummer Station" / 2nd single from "Kiss"] > 17-5-6-8- > 4 weeks top 40 > #9 [ from #5] > SAM AND THE WOMP > "Bom Bom" [non-album single] > 1-2-5-9- > 4 weeks top 40 > #10 [ from #10] > FUN. > "Some Nights" [2nd single from "Some Nights"] > 86-47-45-24-14-10-10- > 4 weeks top 40; 6 weeks top 75; 7 weeks top 100 > #11 [ NEW ENTRY] > TULISA feat. TYGA > "Live It Up" [2nd single from "Tulisa"] > 11- > 1 week top 40 > #12 [ RE-ENTRY] > GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS > "You'll Never Walk Alone" [3rd single from "How Do You Like It?"] > 22-7-2-1-1-1-1-2-4-8-12-12-16-17-20-22-27-32-36-x(2410)-33-x(124)-12- > 21 weeks top 40 > #13 [ from #15] > CHERYL COLE > "Under The Sun" [2nd single from "A Million Lights"] > 57-36-26-23-24-15-13- > 6 weeks top 40; 7 weeks top 75 > #14 [ NEW ENTRY] > DAVID GUETTA feat. SIA > "She Wolf (Falling To Pieces)" [1st single from "Nothing But The Beat 2.0"] > 14- > 1 week top 40 > #15 [ from #9] > RITA ORA > "How We Do (Party)" [2nd single from "ORA"] > 1-2-3-9-15- > 5 weeks top 40 > #16 [ from #7] > PUBLIC ENEMY > "Harder Than You Think" [3rd single from "How You Sell Soul To A Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul???"] > 71-27-63-x(1)-56-11-4-7-16- > 5 weeks top 40; 8 weeks top 75 > #17 [ NEW ENTRY] > MUMFORD & SONS > "I Will Wait" [1st single from "Babel"] > 17- > 1 week top 40 > #18 [ NEW ENTRY] > THE KILLERS > "Runaways" [1st single from "Battle Born"] > 18- > 1 week top 40 > #19 [ from #17] > EMELI SANDÉ > "Read All About It (Pt. III)" [album track from "Our Version Of Events"] > 49-59-85-x(23)-3-4-9-17-19- > 5 weeks top 40; 7 weeks top 75; 8 weeks top 100 > #20 [ from #14] > OF MONSTERS AND MEN > "Little Talks" [1st single from "My Head Is An Animal"] > 28-35-21-12-14-20- > 6 weeks top 40 > #21 [ from #12] > FLORENCE + THE MACHINE > "Spectrum" [5th single from "Ceremonials"] > 1-1-1-3-4-7-6-7-12-21- > 10 weeks top 40 > #22 [ NEW ENTRY] > DAVID GUETTA feat. NE-YO and AKON > "Play Hard" [album track from "Nothing But The Beat 2.0"] > 22- > 1 week top 40 > #23 [ from #13] > WILEY feat. MS D > "Heatwave" [1st single from TBA 10th album] > 1-1-2-3-6-13-23- > 7 weeks top 40 > #24 [ from #42] > OTTO KNOWS > "Million Voices" [non-album single] > 98-x(1)-60-69-42-24- > 1 week top 40; 4 weeks top 75; 5 weeks top 100 > #25 [ from #20] > MAROON 5 feat. WIZ KHALIFA > "Payphone" [1st single from "Overexposed"] > 1-2-1-2-2-2-4-6-12-14-18-20-25- > 13 weeks top 40 > #26 [ from #19] > SIMPLE PLAN feat. SEAN PAUL > "Summer Paradise" [4th single from "Get Your Heart On!"] > 12-16-19-26- > 4 weeks top 40 > #27 [ from #21] > STOOSHE > "Black Heart" [2nd single from "Stooshe"] > 4-8-5-5-5-3-5-9-14-15-15-21-27- > 13 weeks top 40 > #28 [ from #18] > CALVIN HARRIS feat. EXAMPLE > "We'll Be Coming Back" [4th single from "18 Months"] > 2-2-5-8-13-18-28- > 7 weeks top 40 > #29 [ NEW ENTRY] > KANYE WEST, JAY-Z and BIG SEAN > "Clique" [4th single from "Cruel Summer"] > 29- > 1 week top 40 > #30 [ from #16] > ANGEL > "Wonderful" [2nd single from TBA debut album] > 20-20-19-12-11-9-10-16-30- > 9 weeks top 40 > #31 [ from #23] > RUDIMENTAL feat. JOHN NEWMAN > "Feel The Love" [non-album single] > 1-4-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-16-20-27-23-31- > 16 weeks top 40 > #32 [ from #29] > ELBOW > "One Day Like This" [2nd single from "The Seldom Seen Kid"] > 39-44-63-81-50-62-x(8)-35-48-39-52-70-75-79-70-81-93-x(6)-80-89-x(1)-98-86-48-70-35-40-62-68-74-88-99-x(1)-90-95-... ...-96-x(2)-76-90-x(2)-95-x(3)-91-x(4)-95-74-82-92-95-87-x(1)-100-x(48)-93-x(8)-92-x(15)-92-x(6)-93-x(8)-64-82-90-x(17)-... ...-38-60-x(33)-89-x(3)-4-18-19-29-32- > 11 weeks top 40; 28 weeks top 75; 58 weeks top 100 > #33 [ from #22] > NICKI MINAJ > "Pound The Alarm" [2nd single from "Pink Friday - Roman Reloaded"] > 79-x(10)-61-34-16-10-9-12-11-8-13-13-22-22-33- > 12 weeks top 40; 13 weeks top 75; 14 weeks top 100 > #34 [ from #51] > COLDPLAY and RIHANNA > "Princess Of China" [4th single from "Mylo Xyloto"] > 33-49-x(26)-61-30-20-13-8-4-5-7-8-8-8-11-17-20-40-43-43-51-34- > 16 weeks top 40; 21 weeks top 75 > #35 [ from #30] > CARLY RAE JEPSEN > "Call Me Maybe" [1st single from "Kiss"] > 1-1-1-1-2-3-3-3-5-7-10-8-11-11-12-13-13-15-16-20-27-28-30-35- > 24 weeks top 40 > #36 [ from #27] > PLAN B > "Deepest Shame" [2nd single from "ill Manors"] > 27-36- > 2 weeks top 40 > #37 [ from #61] > PSY > "Gangnam Style" [1st single from "PSY 6 (Six Rules), Pt. 1"] > 61-37- > 1 week top 40; 2 weeks top 75 > #38 [ NEW ENTRY] > CONOR MAYNARD feat. NE-YO > "Turn Around" [3rd single from "Contrast"] > 38- > 1 week top 40 > #39 [ from #36] > PROFESSOR GREEN feat. SIERRA KUSTERBECK > "Avalon" [4th single from "At Your Inconvenience"] > 36-39- > 2 weeks top 40 > #40 [ from #25] > ALEX CLARE > "Too Close" [2nd single from "The Lateness Of The Hour"] > 37-16-6-5-4-4-5-7-10-12-14-22-25-28-32-30-35-24-27-26-26-25-40- > 23 weeks top 40 The Script taking over from Amelia is the most relieving midweek turnover for a while! Brilliant to see The Script getting a #1, would have preferred their #1 to be 'The Man Who Can't Be Moved' but 'Hall Of Fame' is brilliant as well.
September 16, 201214 yr No it does not. Let's just remind ourselves that 'homophobic' is defined as hating gay people. I'm pretty sure Amelia doesn't hate gay people. The way she used the word is a turn of phrase, simple as. Actually it is. For a gay person, the turn of phrase is a lazy childish slur. It equates the word gay to being wrong and bad. That is not the strict definition, it covers a very broad range of things. Have a look at the Stonewall website for more info.
September 16, 201214 yr I like both YBMJ and HOF.... however YBWJ I was majorly into around a month ago... HOF is currently my Personal Chart Number 1. Also Good to see HOF not to a Moves Like Jagger (the comparisons due to the Voice :))
September 16, 201214 yr Interesting #1, nice to see The Script get one I guess and it's a decent song. You Bring Me Joy is good too but got boring incredibly quickly for me, it's essentially a Girls Aloud album track.
September 16, 201214 yr She could have meant 'gay' as in charming - lots do She could have, but that wasn't the context.
September 16, 201214 yr No it does not. Let's just remind ourselves that 'homophobic' is defined as hating gay people. I'm pretty sure Amelia doesn't hate gay people. The way she used the word is a turn of phrase, simple as. The origin of the term "gay" (in a non-homosexual sense) is homophobic but, I agree, Amelia was just being ignorant and stupid. She should know better but it's ridiculous to call her homophobic when she got on so well with Marcus last year.
September 16, 201214 yr Amelia obviously isn't homophobic, she just used an unfortunately widely used phrase with the young people of today that could be offensive, but she is only a 17 year girl, I think people jumping on her calling her a 'homophobe' and a 'horrible person' is very over-dramatic to say the least.
September 16, 201214 yr You Bring Me Joy is good too but got boring incredibly quickly for me, it's essentially a Girls Aloud album track. Funnily enough, she did record the track whilst Girls Aloud were recording in the next room!
September 16, 201214 yr The origin of the term "gay" (in a non-homosexual sense) is homophobic but, I agree, Amelia was just being ignorant and stupid. She should know better but it's ridiculous to call her homophobic when she got on so well with Marcus last year. I agree, it was a stupid slip of the tongue. She should be more careful what she says on the radio!
September 16, 201214 yr So so happy for Amelia!! #2 is absolutely brilliant, and she must've been close to #1 too! :cheer:
September 16, 201214 yr Jeez, drop it already. Pretty good top 3 in my opinion. Really like 'You Bring Me Joy', but I'm a big fan of 'Hall of Fame' too - so it doesn't/didn't bother me which one claimed the pole position. Will.i.am on to his second #1 of 2012 though, seems like his role on The Voice UK hasn't been a waste of time.
September 16, 201214 yr Funnily enough, she did record the track whilst Girls Aloud were recording in the next room! Girls Aloud osmosis :lol:
September 16, 201214 yr The Script is one of those bands who just left me unamazed and underwhelmed. Their only song that I really like is "Before The Worst", and I don't mind TMWCBM that much, but the rest is quite blah for me.
September 16, 201214 yr Gay in the 1950's and 1960's meant "Happy". Yes! Funny how meanings for words change over the years.
September 16, 201214 yr I agree, it was a stupid slip of the tongue. She should be more careful what she says on the radio! In all fairness to her, she's got a shit PR team. You should read some of her quotes from articles on Digital Spy. No media training whatsoever. :lol:
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