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    51 year ago

    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).

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      1 year ago

      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

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        11 year ago

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

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        11 year ago

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