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 Monday, 07:39 AM
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 "Jayrusaleminians" - Umi.
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QUOTE(Long Dong Silver @ Apr 14 2024, 01:50 PM)  Someone just tried to call this band MANUFACTURED!!!! I set the record straight INMEDIATELY!! What’s the tea? ☕️ |
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Tuesday, 09:10 AM
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This has gone viral and it is super cute and positive. It is one of the reasons why I will always somehow support them. Even back in the 90s they were such positive icons of support for LGBTQIA+ people.
Victoria's answers are hilarious, but look at the 4th screen shot: they were ALL pro LGBTQIA: Victoria Beckham’s no-nonsense responses in this old Spice Girls advice column might be the greatest thing she’s ever done https://www.thepoke.com/2024/04/11/victoria...jbN0lqmx-4hpFlE |
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Tuesday, 10:16 AM
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"Jayrusaleminians" - Umi.
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 She was always witty. That question shows how bad social constructs were (and still are), that the boy’s sister leapt to “pervert” as her first rationale as to why he’d want to wear stereotypically women’s clothes. While I hope people nowadays wouldn’t land on that word, sadly I’m sure a lot of attitudes are still that it would be a shocking and negative thing to become aware of. So I’m glad that they gave good answers, which was pretty forward thinking for the 90s. |
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Tuesday, 10:37 AM
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QUOTE(-Jay- @ Apr 16 2024, 11:16 AM) She was always witty. That question shows how bad social constructs were (and still are), that the boy’s sister leapt to “pervert” as her first rationale as to why he’d want to wear stereotypically women’s clothes. While I hope people nowadays wouldn’t land on that word, sadly I’m sure a lot of attitudes are still that it would be a shocking and negative thing to become aware of. So I’m glad that they gave good answers, which was pretty forward thinking for the 90s. Totally agree. Sadly, the 'pervert' tag is what most anti-LGBTQ nuts use today still and in a lot of places attitudes towards this seemingly are going backwards. Glad they have always been at the right side of this! |
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Tuesday, 05:22 PM
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Honestly, the attitudes were so backwards (and still are in some circles).
Good for the girls they were always incredibly forward thinking, they don't get enough credit for it. |
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Tuesday, 07:38 PM
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They were very forward thinking to their credit which at the time was extremely overlooked.
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Yesterday, 02:38 AM
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Because most pop stars today are (thankfully) openly supportive of the gay community, it's easy to forget how different the world was in 1996/97/98. A sort of casual homophobia really was the mainstream. This interview is years before some particular Eminem songs and videos, after all. You could say the Spices' support was playing to their fanbase...but in all honesty, it was riskier for them commercially to keep referencing their gay fans than to do what most of their contemporaries did...avoid the subject. And the Spices did voice their support for the gay community even when they weren't prompted.
I'm also a Madonna fan, and this isn't meant as a dig at her...but her support of the gay community was always kinda in-your-face and abrasive. It was intentionally confrontational...and perhaps the world needed that. She's a trailblazer, after all. But I also appreciate the Spices' approach...which I think is closer to how Dolly Parton handled the subject. What they did was just welcoming...and took on homophobia with humor, mocking it. |
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5 hours ago
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QUOTE(Piers @ Apr 17 2024, 03:38 AM) I'm also a Madonna fan, and this isn't meant as a dig at her...but her support of the gay community was always kinda in-your-face and abrasive. It was intentionally confrontational...and perhaps the world needed that. She's a trailblazer, after all. But I also appreciate the Spices' approach...which I think is closer to how Dolly Parton handled the subject. What they did was just welcoming...and took on homophobia with humor, mocking it. I think the difference between Madonna and Spice Girls is Madonna wanted to use it for controversy like with everything else she does. That doesn't take away from her support and impact however her entire career was built around being a 'controversial' so it was beneficial for her to do it too. |
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5 hours ago
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QUOTE(spiceboy @ Apr 18 2024, 07:38 PM) I think the difference between Madonna and Spice Girls is Madonna wanted to use it for controversy like with everything else she does. That doesn't take away from her support and impact however her entire career was built around being a 'controversial' so it was beneficial for her to do it too. Oh for sure. She did amazing work for sure and advanced a lot in mainstream media for LGBTQIA+ people, but it was definitely also beneficial for her. Still today! |
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