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Here's the Full, Uncomfortable Audio of Michelle Shocked's Anti-Gay Rant

by Paul Constant • Mar 21, 2013 at 10:29 am

You read about Michelle Shocked's anti-gay rant. Now you can listen to it, and the whole uncomfortable rest of her set, thanks to this recording that surfaced on Towleroad. The shit hits the folk singer starting at 4:37:

This evidence seems to run counter to Shocked's statement that she was "misinterpreted."

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