“Words have power,” said BC senior and GLC representative Chyna McRae.
After various other lyrics by artists such as Jay-Z and Katy Perry, all of which had phrases such as “No homo” and “You’re so gay” were displayed on a big screen at the front of the lecture hall, McRae turned to a more serious note.
“I know in the video, some of the content is funny, but it’s really kind of scary how some of this language is being used,” she said. “We are here to talk about how race and sexuality intersect in honor of Black History Month. They’re constantly compartmentalized.”