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What were bad things about the 80s?
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- AIDS.
- Moral Panics.
- Casual Racism and Other Insensitive Stuff.
- The Cold War.
- Bad Fashion.
- Ugly American Cars.
- Archaic Technology.
What was the best part of the 80s?
- 8 Things That Made the 80s the Greatest Decade. Jamie Logie.
- The Movies. Was the 80s the golden age of movies?
- The Music. The 80s brought us so much new variety when it came to music along with some brand new genres.
- The Mix Tape. Photo by L O R A on Unsplash.
- The Walkman.
- Hip-Hop.
- The Clothes.
- The TV Shows.
What happened in the 80s pop culture?
In 1980, the U.S. hockey team shocked the Soviets at the Olympics. In 1980, John Lennon was assassinated in New York City. In 1981, Microsoft was asked to create an operating system for IBM computers. The Chernobyl nuclear plant explosion in the Soviet Union that resulted in deaths of an estimated 7,000 in 1986.
What was big in the 80s?
Top 10 Fashion Trends from the 80’s
- BIG HAIR. Perms, perms, and more perms – you could have sailed the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria in some people’s flows.
- SPANDEX. Lycra changed the world, and the 80s made sure it knew.
- RIPPED KNEES.
- LACEY SHIRTS.
- LEG WARMERS.
- HIGH WAISTED JEANS.
- NEON COLORS.
- MULLETS.
What are 80s known for?
The “eighties” are also well known for their extreme fashions, such as “big hair”, New Wave, punk rock, funk, or preppies. Rap music first started to get big in the 80s, and often went with breakdancing in what is now called the “old school” days.
Where did 80’s originate?
Popular bands in the genre often came from the L.A. Sunset Strip music scene and the United Kingdom. Hair metal bands would pull influences from heavy metal, punk rock, and traditional rock music to develop their sound. Lyrically, songs had catchy hooks and a pop sensibility.
What were the worst things about the 80s?
Ugly American Cars. Another disappointing aspect of the decade was the cars. As with fashion, it’s a subjective call, but a lot of ’80s vehicles were boxy, ugly things. Very few car aficionados look back and wish they still had a 1985 Chrysler LeBaron or an ’86 Capri in their driveway.
What things could the 80s have done without?
One of the things that the 80s could have definitely done without are: BIG HAIR! OMG! The amount of aqua net and hairspray that went into doing your hair was just ridiculous!! I remember going into a public bathroom and all the girls were just spraying and spraying their hair, because whoever maintained the highest hair WON!
What was the culture like in the 80s?
The 80s were very much about cold war walls, with “us” on one side and “them” on the other: the west v the east, America v England, left v right. It’s hard to see such polarisation in today’s pop culture.
What did people wear in the 80s that they don’t like now?
Pants were usually high-waisted, the preppy look was terrible and eyeglasses often came in huge, ugly frames. Some ’80s fashions look “fun” in retrospect, but most people tended to wear clothes that most of us wouldn’t love now.