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From her new album, “ Hit Me Hard and Soft ,” Eilish serves up an unequivocally queer-centered sexuality that does not mince words as she describes how she wants to perform oral sex on her female lover.
In addition to her accolades, the lyrical explicitness in Eilish’s “Lunch” evidences the strides our community has made in authentic and overt LGBTQ content and marks a tangible moment in which to celebrate our progress.
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Eilish’s “Lunch” symbolizes the seismic evolution in queer women expression in music. It eats Katy Perry’s “ I Kissed a Girl ” well, for lunch.
It’s just the recent song lyrics that inspire the LGBTQ imagination. Eilish’s tomboy grunge-meets-artiste look transcends the binary gender norms for women A-listers. Oversized t-shirts and sneakers take the place of ball gowns and heels, offering a respite for any listener who has not quite fit into societal standards of gender or sexuality.
Eilish’s “Lunch” is a brilliant reinvention of our freedom of queer expression, and it comes at a most desperate time.
