Summary Of The Condemnation Of Disco

Richard Dyer claims that disco is uniquely representative of gay culture, despite opposition condemning it as irreconcilable with the values of left leaning parties. Dyer’s claim relies on his acknowledgement and subsequent criticism of paradoxical logic in the arguments of the opposition. Dyer criticizes the condemnation of disco based on its association with capitalism, as well as the failure of the opposition to note the sexual freedom created through disco’s rebellion against conservative values. However, Dyer fails to note the significance of capitalism in the historical impacts of disco in the sexual revolution, and in doing so fails to recognize the impossibility of disco and its subsequent cultural movements without the social infrastructure set by capitalism. Dyer claims that the condemnation of disco
Dyer argues that while capitalist systems facilitate the creation of the expressive form of disco, there is no direct correlation between the capitalist values and the values expressed in disco. In doing so he “celebrates the authenticity of disco by recognizing its political potential” as a means for the dissemination of liberal values despite the conservative system it was created through (Koojiman). The political potential of disco relied heavily on the growing appeal of disco to a growing younger population, and the ability of music to make otherwise radical ideas more easily accepted by society. While disco is capitalistic in its creation, many other accepted forms of liberal expression share origins of facilitation through capitalistic systems, and retain their individual messages. Despite this