Spinner2012-01-26 01:09

Perfume Genius Video Stupidly Banned From YouTube for 'Adult Content'

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So, apparently YouTube doesn't like gay men hugging with their shirts off.

Matador Records revealed that Perfume Genius' new teaser video for his upcoming album, 'Put Your Back N 2 It,' was rejected by the video site for violating its Adult Image/Video Content policy.

So, how bad is the ad? For a portion of the 16-second clip, Perfume Genius (aka Mike Hadreas) is shown embracing gay porn star Arpad Miklos. They have their shirts off but their underwear is on, somewhat like the longer, more sideboob-filled teaser video for Lana Del Rey's 'Born to Die.' Take a look for yourself below, thanks to the open-minded folks at Vimeo.

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