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Gay or A European? is a series of anime music video (AMV) parodies featuring edited clips from various anime and cartoons and "There Right There," a song from the musical adaptation of 2001 American comedy film Legally Blond, in which one character speculates on the sexual orientation of another character. On YouTube, the song has gained popularity within the AMV community as fodder for audio-dubbed remixes.

Origin

The original song, titled "There Right There", originates from the 2007 Broadway musical adaptation of the 2001 comedy movie Legally Blonde^[1]. Within the song, a group of lawyers are seen discussing the whether or not the witness is indeed gay, or just European. The original audio of the musical number was first uploaded to YouTube on November 25, 2007, and has since gained over 600,000 views as of May 2016.

Spread

The earliest known parody of the song was first uploaded on March 14, 2008, by YouTuber Anavrin2005^[2], featuring the character of Tamaki Suoh from the anime series Ouran Highschool Host Club (shown below, left), gaining over 700,000 views as of May 2016. A second parody was later uploaded on February 18, 2009 by Youtuber monkeypants06^[3], instead featuring the character of Klavier Gavin from the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series (shown below, right). As of May 2016, the video has over 200,000 views.

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