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Just looking back at the "New Wave" era which was running through the teenage years of my life something stands out now which didn't back then.
There was some fantastic music back then but the thing was that every icon we had at the time was either gay or bi. I'll list just a few...
Elton John
David Bowie
Mick Jagger
George Michael
Freddie Mercury
Holly Johnson
Neil Tennant
Along with this we also had all our major bands having at least one member who appeared trans.
Duran Duran - Nick Rhodes (straight)
Depeche Mode- Martin Gore (straight)
Spandau Ballet - Kemp Brothers (straight)
Looking back now it was if they were contractually obligated to have at least one trans type charachter in the band to ensure commercial success.
Were they just engineering the grandparents of today into accepting homosexuality and gender fluidity a normal thing?
I think so.
Here is a band I used to really like as a kid. I'll play their first commercially successful release from 1980. Notice the marionette like performance, like they are under some type of MK programming. Also notice how lead singer Robert Smith has a startling resemblance to a young Ben Affleck.
I haven't delved into the reason why Smith from this point on would only perform with the trans/gothic look (lipstick, big hair) but it wouldn't surprise me if this idea was put into his head from higher forces.
One of my favourite tracks, not to enamoured with the video though.
It's important to add that I had no idea whatsoever at the time about what the music industries true objectives really were...I thought it was all for entertainment, like people still believe today.
There was some fantastic music back then but the thing was that every icon we had at the time was either gay or bi. I'll list just a few...
Elton John
David Bowie
Mick Jagger
George Michael
Freddie Mercury
Holly Johnson
Neil Tennant
Along with this we also had all our major bands having at least one member who appeared trans.
Duran Duran - Nick Rhodes (straight)
Depeche Mode- Martin Gore (straight)
Spandau Ballet - Kemp Brothers (straight)
Looking back now it was if they were contractually obligated to have at least one trans type charachter in the band to ensure commercial success.
Were they just engineering the grandparents of today into accepting homosexuality and gender fluidity a normal thing?
I think so.
Here is a band I used to really like as a kid. I'll play their first commercially successful release from 1980. Notice the marionette like performance, like they are under some type of MK programming. Also notice how lead singer Robert Smith has a startling resemblance to a young Ben Affleck.
I haven't delved into the reason why Smith from this point on would only perform with the trans/gothic look (lipstick, big hair) but it wouldn't surprise me if this idea was put into his head from higher forces.
One of my favourite tracks, not to enamoured with the video though.
It's important to add that I had no idea whatsoever at the time about what the music industries true objectives really were...I thought it was all for entertainment, like people still believe today.
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