GAYLETTER

As gay men we have a talent for taking words of oppression and making them our own. The homophobic phrases used against us can be stripped of their power, and transformed by our community into symbols of solidarity. You can call your dearest squirrel friend a “fag” with affection, but there’ll be hell to pay if a straight man uses the same word against you. And think back to 2003, when the always-awful Rick Santorum had his last name redefined by Dan Savage as the “frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex.” 

Now it’s Sochi’s turn. The upcoming Winter Olympics have come to represent the current state of homophobia around the world – from those wacky Russians’ serious dislike of homos, to the willingness of governments and corporations to overlook heinous homophobia when it’s inconvenient.

So NYC pop band/performance artists Potpourri of Pearls are reclaiming the name of these Winter Olympics and making them all about our fave activity — doing it in the butt. Their new song Sochi combines 90’s pop synth, a fab cameo from Mx. Justin Vivian Bond and clips from Leni Riefenstahl’s fascist masterpiece “Olympia.” The result is a superb gay club banger. For the first time ever, we can genuinely say we’re looking forward to some Sochi this weekend.

Watch the video below: