“The Me Decade”


> In one sense, the film argues that the indulgences of the “Me Decade” were a sign that youth culture was no longer focused on struggling for social reform.
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> However, the film quickly undermines that framing by challenging preconceptions of the disco era as a time when American popular culture turned its back on political engagement, revealing the ways in which Studio 54 provided people, both as individuals and as members of marginalized communities, a space to exist free of fear of rejection and even potential violence. [source](https://readingdoonesbury.com/2019/04/03/where-a-man-is-judged-by-his-moves-doonesbury-goes-disco/)


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