Why were black men dressing and acting so gay in the 80s?

[AllHolosEve]

Like said most this shyt came from the older trends & were picked & used by artists & entertainers to stand out. Like when Busta cut his hair & did a regular ass video. He said he was doing so much wildish shyt peopled weren't surpised & shyt no more so the best way to grab back attention was to just look regular & people were really shook.

People in my hood weren't wearing that shyt. People all adopted the Urban look in my area.

 

[invalid]

The average black man wasn't dressing like that back in the day. That was entertainers and they really only did that when performing or for album shoots, promo shoots, etc.

People in my hood weren't wearing that shyt. People all adopted the Urban look in my area.

Well, all black people are not from the hood and though regular black men weren’t all out totally androgynous, there were some fashion trends that were adopted by all men (not just back men), in the 80’s at least, that we would question today.

My father is the most masculine guy I know, was an all American in high-school; captain of the football team, wrestler, and played ball. Total jock. p*ssy hound. But we got pictures of him dressed in these shyts.....

Croptops

(Although my dad was bald, mad nikkas was looking like this because they were rocking Jheri curls and mullets.)

Croptops and the daisy duke combo

Look like some Village people shyt.

And before nikkas come up in here talking about “regular black men” or the “average black men” weren’t dressed like this bullshyt, yes they were:

Dad even rocked mesh croptops

 

[Booker T Garvey]

Well, all black people are not from the hood and though regular black men weren’t all out totally androgynous, there were some fashion trends that were adopted by all men (not just back men), in the 80’s at least, that we would question today.

My father is the most masculine guy I know, was an all American in high-school; captain of the football team, wrestler, and played ball. Total jock. p*ssy hound. But we got pictures of him dressed in these shyts.....

Croptops

(Although my dad was bald, mad nikkas was looking like this because they were rocking Jheri curls and mullets.)

Croptops and the daisy duke combo

Look like some Village people shyt.

And before nikkas come up in here talking about “regular black men” or the “average black men” weren’t dressed like this bullshyt, yes they were:

Dad even rocked mesh croptops

because that was the style, nobody was calling that GAY back then, didn't even cross peoples minds

hell, women use to wear big ass shoulder pads in their clothes - I guess to make them look more masculine and powerful(?)

like i said before, peoples brains didn't work like they do now, we connect sexuality to everything people do - even I do it, but it just wasn't like that then

george michael said that nobody thought he was gay during the 80's in his WHAM! days - and I believe him

 

[AllHolosEve]

Well, all black people are not from the hood and though regular black men weren’t all out totally androgynous, there were some fashion trends that were adopted by all men (not just back men), in the 80’s at least, that we would question today.

My father is the most masculine guy I know, was an all American in high-school; captain of the football team, wrestler, and played ball. Total jock. p*ssy hound. But we got pictures of him dressed in these shyts.....

Croptops

(Although my dad was bald, mad nikkas was looking like this because they were rocking Jheri curls and mullets.)

Croptops and the daisy duke combo

Look like some Village people shyt.

And before nikkas come up in here talking about “regular black men” or the “average black men” weren’t dressed like this bullshyt, yes they were:

Dad even rocked mesh croptops

Yeah I tend to go by personal experience as Black in the hood then hit media but I think other brehs already said most what I was gonna say so I didn't bother. I don't really think of white people trends right away, lol. But yeah them shirts weren't considered gay & were worn by buff dudes like athletes, body builder, buff street brehs, etc. I didn't really see skinny brehs with no abs or big arms in those, lol, but white people rocked em a lot.

 

[Tribal Outkast]

nikkas weren’t going to the local Food Lion dressed like that in the 80’s though lol. More than likely you were dressed like Carlton Banks or Run DMC. The problem now is non celebrities are taking cues from the celebrities and are dressing like them in real life. Imagine what would happen if one popular rapper NOW dress like someone in the 80’s... nikkas would be at the concerts showing out lol

Edit: or kids were also dressed more than likely like New Edition would back then

 

[invalid]

because that was the style, nobody was calling that GAY back then, didn't even cross peoples minds

Oh yeah, I agree.

hell, women use to wear big ass shoulder pads in their clothes - I guess to make them look more masculine and powerful(?)

You know what, I forgot about this too. My grandmother and two of her sisters were black corporate executives in the 80’s. They were typically dressed like this.

george michael said that nobody thought he was gay during the 80's in his WHAM! days - and I believe him

I’m not sure if he actually indulged, but George Michael could have gotten as much p*ssy as Prince. My mother and her all black friends used to go crazy over him. Him and Boy George.

The 80’s was really the GOAT period.

 

[Youngblood Priest]

Yea, but the streets wasn't dressing like that.

 

[AllHolosEve]

I’m not sure if he actually indulged, but George Michael could have gotten as much p*ssy as Prince. My mother and her all black friends used to go crazy over him. Him and Boy George.
The 80’s was really the GOAT period.

because that was the style, nobody was calling that GAY back then, didn't even cross peoples minds
hell, women use to wear big ass shoulder pads in their clothes - I guess to make them look more masculine and powerful(?)
like i said before, peoples brains didn't work like they do now, we connect sexuality to everything people do - even I do it, but it just wasn't like that then
george michael said that nobody thought he was gay during the 80's in his WHAM! days - and I believe him

Yeah George Michaels kept that shyt a secret, big news when he came out, you shoulda seen how pissed my mom was to find out we was all the great love songs you like, pretended he was singing to you, he was writing to another man

Boy George had had people confused.

 

[Solomon Caine]

Yo I dead set thought Rick James and Prince etc where gay when I was a kid. Specially coming from overseas, where if your pants are not baggy you clearly gay.

too flamboyant

 

[NoMoreWhiteWoman2020]

Well, all black people are not from the hood and though regular black men weren’t all out totally androgynous, there were some fashion trends that were adopted by all men (not just back men), in the 80’s at least, that we would question today.

My father is the most masculine guy I know, was an all American in high-school; captain of the football team, wrestler, and played ball. Total jock. p*ssy hound. But we got pictures of him dressed in these shyts.....

Croptops

(Although my dad was bald, mad nikkas was looking like this because they were rocking Jheri curls and mullets.)

Croptops and the daisy duke combo

Look like some Village people shyt.

And before nikkas come up in here talking about “regular black men” or the “average black men” weren’t dressed like this bullshyt, yes they were:

Dad even rocked mesh croptops

Ehh football had us wearing crop tops

 

[BaggerofTea]

Well, all black people are not from the hood and though regular black men weren’t all out totally androgynous, there were some fashion trends that were adopted by all men (not just back men), in the 80’s at least, that we would question today.

My father is the most masculine guy I know, was an all American in high-school; captain of the football team, wrestler, and played ball. Total jock. p*ssy hound. But we got pictures of him dressed in these shyts.....

Croptops

(Although my dad was bald, mad nikkas was looking like this because they were rocking Jheri curls and mullets.)

Croptops and the daisy duke combo

Look like some Village people shyt.

And before nikkas come up in here talking about “regular black men” or the “average black men” weren’t dressed like this bullshyt, yes they were:

Dad even rocked mesh croptops

If your pops was sporting that fakkitry, he wasnt your pops breh

 

[Gold]

I don't see what's wrong with the 2pac pic.

Dudes used to wear those types of vests in the Old Wild West (which is why I guess he was wearing it and throwing up the W)

Vest???



nikka that's a corset

 

[Mr. Jack Napier]

because the women liked it

That doesn't make it okay. I see cats now dressing zesty, and they be with chicks. If that's what some women are gravitating towards now, then I'm have to keep looking. I refuse to dress like a f@g to keep play from chicks.

 

[newworldafro]

nikkas was immulating that George Clinton era. Looking like a punch of weirdos

Parliament Funkadelic

 

[TheBigBopper]

That prince picture in the OP is shopped