02-08-2012, 01:54 AM
I was wondering if it was different in the 80s given so many singers and bands of the time seemed inclined this way.
But what got me really curious was seeing this vid:
The blond guy reminded me of my cousin, though his hair is shorter, more dirty blond, and he doesn't wear earrings (or other jewelry) or makeup. As a teen he had a rep as an outlaw and though he listened to mostly country, he did also listen to AC/DC and also had a love for Pantera Cowboys From Hell. He was the "cool" kind of outlaw that even the Bible thumpers tended to give grudging respect to (and I suspect I have him to thank for my not having been seriously harmed as no one was willing to face his vengeance). Of course if he'd dressed up like that blond in the RATT vid I think he would've had a much harder time (being the mid-90s).
But what about the 80s? Would it have worked then? I've noticed that there are multiple bands like Ratt at the time where they wear more makeup than I do but still come off not only as wholly masculine (and hetero) but ready and able to kick some butt (at least that's the image they give, even if often with a sly sense of humor). That is, had my "rough & ready outlaw" cousin came of age in the 80s instead of the 90s, could he have gotten away with dressing like that Ratt blond (makeup, earrings, and all)? Or would that have only been acceptable in the cities (if even then)?
And I'm also curious what effect so many singers and bands (male and female and I mean in pop and rock as well, not just glam metal & hair bands) bending their gender (though still promoting themselves as hetero) had on gender bending and even cross dressing in general in the 80s? Was it more acceptable because so many stars were doing it? :confused:
But what got me really curious was seeing this vid:
The blond guy reminded me of my cousin, though his hair is shorter, more dirty blond, and he doesn't wear earrings (or other jewelry) or makeup. As a teen he had a rep as an outlaw and though he listened to mostly country, he did also listen to AC/DC and also had a love for Pantera Cowboys From Hell. He was the "cool" kind of outlaw that even the Bible thumpers tended to give grudging respect to (and I suspect I have him to thank for my not having been seriously harmed as no one was willing to face his vengeance). Of course if he'd dressed up like that blond in the RATT vid I think he would've had a much harder time (being the mid-90s).
But what about the 80s? Would it have worked then? I've noticed that there are multiple bands like Ratt at the time where they wear more makeup than I do but still come off not only as wholly masculine (and hetero) but ready and able to kick some butt (at least that's the image they give, even if often with a sly sense of humor). That is, had my "rough & ready outlaw" cousin came of age in the 80s instead of the 90s, could he have gotten away with dressing like that Ratt blond (makeup, earrings, and all)? Or would that have only been acceptable in the cities (if even then)?
And I'm also curious what effect so many singers and bands (male and female and I mean in pop and rock as well, not just glam metal & hair bands) bending their gender (though still promoting themselves as hetero) had on gender bending and even cross dressing in general in the 80s? Was it more acceptable because so many stars were doing it? :confused:
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