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Why did men in the 80s look like homosexuals?


Whenever I see footage of the 80s, I see skinny men, shirtless, wearing short shorts, sporting a moustache and proudly showing off a hairy chest.

Did women like men looking like Freddie Mercury or something?

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Thinking about men from the 1980s getting you firm, Ticketsplease???? 🤔

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Not at all, I just wonder why fashion went that way?

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BY "THAT WAY"...YOU MEAN GAY,RIGHT?

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80s style, I guess. I don't remember short shorts but I do remember dudes getting earrings, feminine-style long hair, flouncy clothes, etc. Not a good look.

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Definitely some out there fashion.

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Isn't that about the same time that the word "androgynous" became popular in our lexicon?

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I think so. I remember unisex fragrances being marketed in the early 90s, probably as a result of that trend.

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Trend is right. I just seem to remember that word being bandied about quite a bit back then.

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Joey, d'you ever hang around a Gymnasium?

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I wonder if he enjoys movies about gladiators.

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Joey, have you ever been in a Turkish prison?

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Freddie Mercury, Boy George, George Michael and other fabulously talented gay men were on MTV and were industry trendsetters. There were lots of straight guys who followed these trends. Duran Duran were straight guys (I think) but had tons of women fans. They wore make up, open shirts. Much like the Korean boy bands now (BTS) and all their make up and fashion.

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As opposed to the alpha dogs running around in 2022...

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Why do you care?

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I know this is a weak troll attempt, but honestly I think the bigger question is why you are so obsessed with homosexuals. Every other day you mention them. Honestly, if I was so repulsed by something as you claim to be about gays, I would not spend the time you do banging on about it, I would grow up and move on.

The homophobes often talk about mental illness when trashing gays, but what is this obsession of yours if not a sign of a deeply troubled mind?

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Who was that other guy obsessed with homosexuals? Into the something. 🤔

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This deserves a parody post.

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For your information, I was watching a story about a homosexual serial killer in the 80s and it was hard to tell who was gay for the killer given that a lot of men looked gay.

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Yes, you’re always watching something that you use as an excuse for your latest off-colour observation. Everyone is familiar with the schtick now.

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His schtick is so old now, everyone knows who he was originally because he is just the same but for some reason he's now pretending to be a 20 year old American.

He may have deleted all his old posts here on various accounts but he is unable to delete his IMDb history on another site, every other post he made there was about gay people.

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The OP chokes on cock nightly.

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Idk maybe a lot of footage of the 80s was taking during warmer months or at least presenting the illusion of summer, as is most advertising. If you look at the winter side of men's fashion in the 80s, while there is still a lot of colour, it's balancing out the feminine/androgynous styling with some classic dad fashion.

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