Walter Hughes pretty much shows how disco was used as a way for those of the LGBTQ community to show pride in who they are and fight against the stereotypes. However, they made were attempts to get disco pretty much mainstream to where they will show how anyone can participate in disco, but in this attempt, they were still trying to put down those of the LGBTQ and minorities. They couldn’t stop those parts of the community from living their true selves and loving who they want without the opinion of outside factors. Disco is not, in fact, dead I personally feel it just goes under a new name, club music. Both are just a bunch of songs mixed together in matching the beat, and there’s no telling when it’s going to end.
Similar to the backlash disco faced, it made me think of Hip hop and R&B. I’m not sure where these stereotypes came from, but anyone associated with it was labeled as being a “thug”; however, the music genre was based mainly on expressing hardship individuals faced specifically minorities in their community and home life. Now Hip hop and R&B are more normalized, and many admit to getting inspiration from the genre of music and those who represented it.

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