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The Australian government's 1987 "Grim Reaper" ad gives some impression of the mood at the time. Of course, it didn't do any favours to the gay community. http
by jdub 6y ago
The Australian government's 1987 "Grim Reaper" ad gives some impression of the mood at the time. Of course, it didn't do any favours to the gay community.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lhFc_9U_UY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lhFc_9U_UY
- qubex 6y agoItaly’s 1990 “AIDS: If you know it, you avoid it” public service advertisement is indelibly seared into the consciousness of my whole generation. Drawing purple outlines around things is still an instant reminder of that. The soundtrack is often heard overlaid over threatening scenarios much as the Benny Hill soundtrack is overload over situations to indicate they are ‘funny’. https://youtu.be/so94WTK8kBw https://youtu.be/so94WTK8kBw
- sandebert 6y agoWhat a sad way to ruin the song "Oh Superman" by Laurie Anderson.
- detritus 6y agoIt's one of my all-time favourite songs, since I was a kid. Italian partner looked at me oddly first time I played it at home, as her memory of it was all bundled up in grim negativity. It's not a song that gets played much at home, when she's about :(
- qubex 6y agoYeah, it’s really ingrained in us. It’s shorthand for existential dread.
- xeromal 6y agoDamn son. That gave me chills.