Mar 12, 2021
There’s something to say, really, about the aesthetics of the 80s (especially in and around queer spaces) and the timeline of the global AIDS crisis that have lent to so many period pieces about this horrific time in queer history. And with the nostalgia for 80’s art, pop culture, and (to a lesser extent) politics so present in consumable culture these days, it feels as though we as a society have firmly placed AIDS and the crisis in a historical role, as opposed to something still playing out now. The frame of mind is very much “it happened then” instead of “it’s still happening”. We have relegated the AIDS crisis to a Period Film.
...At least it’s got a good soundtrack?
#just some thoughts while watching Its a Sin#the aesthetics of the 80s cannot be removed from queer lib and history#and yet we are surrounded by nostalia that does not take into account the massive amounts of deaths. suffering. and fear#maybe I’ll expand on this one day#payton.posts#queer history#gay liberation#aids epidemic#aids crisis#it’s a sin