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this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2023
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Give them a break, they had no other accepted way to explore their sexuality
/s but also not /s
Yeah that's just facts. This Bowie type shit is ANYTHING BUT straight, that's what makes it iconic.
The straights have always copied/been inspired by queer fashion, just like white america with black american music genres (jazz, rock, blues, r&b, rap).
Absolutely, there's a long history of the "in-group" co-opting culture from the "out-group" because it's seen as exotic and transgressive. Was it hypocritical for such a homophobic generation to idolize queer icons, only so long as they were cool and made good music? On a cultural level, yeah. On an individual level, depends on the individual and their specific beliefs and actions
Bowie, Freddy Mercury, Elton John, etc were just so damn cool they overpowered any homophobia
Yeah I thought that was a well-known phenomenon but judging by the downvotes some people got offended lol