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

[–] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Bowie, Freddy Mercury, Elton John, etc were just so damn cool they overpowered any homophobia

[–] azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah I thought that was a well-known phenomenon but judging by the downvotes some people got offended lol