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buckzer0 t1_ivs4mzr wrote

That's Michael Jackson, the king of pop, in the middle there right?

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No_Temperature_4265 t1_ivs5oz3 wrote

The Village People Y M C A

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Earl_N_Meyer t1_ivspwmi wrote

I lived through the seventies and forgot that they had seven members. I assumed they could only spell four letter words. I had to look it up in their wikipedia article which also turns out to have this awesome bit:

With record sales soaring, Morali and Willis saw the need to create a permanent group. They took out an ad in a theatre trade paper which read: "Macho Types Wanted: Must Dance And Have A Moustache."

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footcandlez t1_ivv0ptz wrote

Yes! Their image was intentionally crafted to be common gay masculine archetypes, but it completely went over the public's head who saw them as just traditional masculine iconography.

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MonicaRising t1_ivs4vfn wrote

Why does everyone of them look like a wax figure?

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turdferguson3891 t1_ivs9yyv wrote

It says colorized. I'm thinking this was a black and white newspaper photo and the colorization makes it look artificial.

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Neue_Regel2024 t1_ivs3mff wrote

There was a lot of cocaine used in this picture.

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Font_Snob t1_ivs8a12 wrote

I'm pretty sure the other woman is Valerie Perrine. She played Eve Tessmacher in the first Superman movie.

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DrBotanus t1_ivsccev wrote

It is Valerie Perrine. She was also in the Village People’s movie. ("Can’t Stop The Music"?)

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capturedguy t1_ivtegbo wrote

Bruce also starred in that movie. This pic must have been in relation to the film.

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DWright_5 t1_ivtm6lp wrote

Thanks - I stared at the pic for awhile, knowing I recognized the blonde on the left, but couldn’t place her

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The_Observatory_ t1_ivtsa3s wrote

Thank you! I knew who everybody else was but her. I recognized her, but it was driving me nuts trying to remember who she was and where I had seen her.

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ElectricPeterTork t1_ivsawt3 wrote

The Village People weren't even put together until 1977, so I doubt this is 1976 unless the Leather Guy owned a TARDIS.

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jungyihyun t1_ivsdmuk wrote

bro that’s mr slave

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footcandlez t1_ivv0fa8 wrote

Because the Village People's image was intentionally crafted to be common gay masculine archetypes that were very well known to gays (e.g., leather sex pigs like Mr. Slave), but it completely went over the public's head who saw them as just traditional masculine iconography.

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RS_C187 t1_ivt27ff wrote

This was either the line to do cocaine in a bathroom stall at Studio 54 or some kind of charity benefit for children….possibly both.

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benway-md t1_ivshlvk wrote

That mustache was seriously epic.

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Background-Role7111 t1_ivsf7w6 wrote

Some of their pupils are so dilated they look like wax sculptures

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zubaz69 t1_ivsksus wrote

Bruce Jenner?

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chimp20 t1_ivtorso wrote

The Indian has him a handful🫱🏽

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oroborus68 t1_ivu8wbp wrote

That's before Michael cut off his nose to spite his face.

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VictoryJuice t1_ivvv2zt wrote

IT'S MAAAM!!!!!! GODDAMMIT MAAAMMMM!!!!

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backstage13 t1_ivsm55u wrote

Bruce digs this whole celebrity I can be anybody thing. Picked up some pointers from MJ, and body changing tips from Jane.

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bamboobable t1_ivt6bym wrote

Indian dude by far the most lit in the picture

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PreOpTransCentaur t1_ivsn7il wrote

If you told me every person in this photo was in gender swapped drag, I'd believe you without question.

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