Line #29 Music/PansyDivision


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pansy_division_3295.jpg]]
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3	->''"'What did he say?'\
4	He said, 'that's so gay'!\
5	Uhm, guess what?\
6	'''That's not Okay!'''\
7	And if you say it again\
8	There'll be hell to pay!"''
9	-->--'''"That's So Gay"''', 2009
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11	[[http://www.pansydivision.com/www.pansydivision.com/Home.html Pansy Division]] is a UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco PunkRock band founded in 1991 by Jon Ginoli, and is probably the best known example of the {{Queercore}} SubGenre, being one of the few to gain any mainstream recognition. After their 2009 album ''That's So Gay'', they took a long hiatus from issuing new material, although they put out two net-only archival releases and continued to play live, usually in the Bay Area. The silence was finally broken in 2016, when they announced that ''Quite Contrary'', their first new album in seven years, was due out that summer.
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13	!!Discography:
14	* ''Undressed'', 1993
15	* ''Deflowered'', 1994
16	* ''Pile Up'', 1995
17	* ''Wish I'd Taken Pictures'', 1996
18	* ''More Lovin' From Our Oven'', 1997
19	* ''Absurd Pop Song Romance'', 1998
20	* ''Total Entertainment!'', 2003
21	* ''The Essential Pansy Division'', 2006
22	* ''That's So Gay'', 2009
23	* ''Lost Gems & Rare Tracks'', 2010 (iTunes release only)
24	* ''Pansy Division Live 1992-2003'', 2010 (iTunes release only)
25	* ''Quite Contrary'' (2016)
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27	!!Tropes appearing in Pansy Division songs:
28	* AntiLoveSong: "Luv Luv Luv", about the unrealistic expectations people get about '[[SillyLoveSongs absurd pop song romance]]'
29	* BerserkButton: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlpcyeadaTk "That's So Gay"]] is an entire song upbraiding a [[NWordPrivileges straight teen]] for casually using that phrase without thinking about who it might hurt in real life.
30	* BiggerIsBetterInBed: "Dick of Death". The subject [[IncrediblyLamePun pops up]] in several other songs as well.
31	* ChristmasSongs: The [[RefugeInAudacity wonderfully obscene]] "Homo Christmas."
32	* TheCoverChangesTheGender: Averted with "[[Music/DustySpringfield Son of a Preacher Man]]", for obvious reasons.
33	* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: most notably "[[Music/{{Nirvana}} Smells Like]] [[Music/NevermindAlbum Queer Spirit]]" and "[[Music/DustySpringfield Son of a Preacher Man]]".
34	* {{Gayngst}}:
35	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVZmTagA9So "Deep Water"]], about the pressures of being an openly gay teen in a hostile social environment.
36	** Conversely, "Happiness is the Best Revenge" exhorts the listener to overcome their angst and use joy as a defense against social mistreatment.
37	* GymBunny: "Musclehead", "Who Treats You Right"
38	* ObligatoryBondageSong: "[[Franchise/JamesBond James Bondage]]". The converse appears in the song "Vanilla", however, where the protagonist is explaining that he is not interested in kink.
39	* RefugeInAudacity: several, especially "Anthem", "Loose", "I'm Gonna Be a Slut", and "Cocksuckers' Club".
40	* ReligionRantSong: "Blame The Bible" is one of these, specifically on how the Bible is often used to justify homophobia.
41	* STDImmunity: Understandably, this is soundly averted.
42	** "No Protection", about refusing to have unprotected sex even when your partner insists on it.
43	** "Denny", about an AIDS victim coping with the results of ''not'' having practiced safe sex until it was too late.

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