you're half right -- disco culture was decadent in the eyes of 60s veterans too, not an extension of the hippie thing but a rebellion against it, the next step on the cultural path to 80s conservatism.
think this is otm. pretty much what Steve Dahl, who was behind the Disco Demolition, has always said. In Chicago (and prob in most places that aren't NYC), disco was associated with rich white young downtown businessmen, not black or gay people. He also now says "lol yeah I was fat and couldn't dance, disco dudes were getting all the women".
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Monday, 13 December 2010 23:22 (thirteen years ago) link
aw this thread
― the tune is space, Monday, 13 December 2010 23:54 (thirteen years ago) link