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Ridiculous Right Wing Nontroversy of the Day

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Cineaste12/23/2009 4:43:17 pm PST

re: #684 WindUpBird

HE’S WEARING MAKEUP, MAN. HE’S WEARING FREAKING EYESHADOW. IT’S SATIRE.

I’m rubbing my temples right now.

I think a lot of people forget that in 1973 a man wearing makeup was a deeply transgressive idea. Ziggy Stardust only came out in 1972 and Boy George wouldn’t be seen by most until 1983.