Demolition: Overly Gay Overtones?

[molson5]

I'm serious - I know Demolition is loved on this board, but really, if you can separate yourself from the product, pretend you're seeing them for the first time: what the hell? I mean, the ring gear can only be explained one way - Greenwich Village, homosexual S&M.

I know they were going for a Road Warriors rip-off/tribute thing, but at least the Roadies were somewhat inspired by the Mel Gibson flick, and can invoke images of medieval warriors with the paint and spikes. The idea for the Demolition gear is just so....out there.

This only really dawned on me when I saw a recent picture of Bill Eadie in the old gear - it looked ridiculous and disturbing.

[willywonka666]

NEVER made me think of homosexuality, didn't then, doesn't now-maybe long tights mighta helped, but I think people just read too much into it

[-Lithium-]

Yeah for real I was just thinking about this last night. They had a real, REAL bad look...

[Rockhound]

Actually, when I first saw them the first thing I thought of was Humungus from The Road Warriors which if I were a betting man they were modled after:

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rockhound said:

Actually, when I first saw them the first thing I thought of was Humungus from The Road Warriors which if I were a betting man they were modled after:

Yep that's what i always thought although now i can see why people would think their attire looks like dodgy gay bondage wear. Ironically, Lord Humungus is #1 badass in Mad Max 2 and his lieutenant Wez who the Road Warriors/LOD were based on is gay.

[efarns]

When you realize that prowrestling at its basic level is two men in their underwear rolling around on the floor, you can find homosexual overtones everywhere if you're really trying.

Not being all that familiar with S&M gear, myself, I never saw Demolition that way. Something you're trying to tell us, molson? Seriously, I'm not sure what percentage of the population would know what the gear was.

[Brandon Walsh is Insane.]

It does look like S&M gear, I used to think that a few years ago. Especially with the chaps they used to wear to the ring over their tights.. a little fruity in the booty if you ask me. HOWEVER, when I was a kid.. I thought they were the coolest guys around, no one can hold a candle to the coolness that was their masks.




No one.

[Milkman Norm]

Not even the Mulkey Brothers?

[Kerry Von Erich is my hero]

They look like they raided Rob Halfords closet

[sexualvanilla]

I wasn't watching the WWF at the time since I was really young, but looking at them years later did make me conclude that the gear=extremely fruity

[eDemento2099]

Seeing Demolition as a preteen, I thought their getup was awesome (and at the time, I knew nothing of S&M)

[Mr. Zombie]

Thats undertones.

[themanwithnoname]

There's nothing gay about Demolition. Lets never speak of this again.

[royboy8]

The thing is, if Demolition would have stayed around until the mid to late 90's, they would have not been thought of any more highly then skull and 8-Ball.

[HoagieWithPastrami]

evildead2099 said:

Seeing Demolition as a preteen, I thought their getup was awesome (and at the time, I knew nothing of S&M)

I feel the same way.

When I was a kid I just thought it looked scary and cool.

Then when I got older, I realized it was scary in a "gimp from Pulp Fiction" kind of way...

Then about 2 years ago I watched The Road Warrior for the first time (the Mel Gibson flick... not the wrestlers) and realized that they were intended to be a straight rip-off of Humongous. I mean, they dressed exactly like him.

So I guess I can surmise that Demolition and Humongous all look like big beefy gay dudes.

If the Demos chaps were assless, that would've made it MUCH worse.

Still though, great tag team from my youth either way.

[Rockhound]

darklordofthepith said:

rockhound said:

Actually, when I first saw them the first thing I thought of was Humungus from The Road Warriors which if I were a betting man they were modled after:

Yep that's what i always thought although now i can see why people would think their attire looks like dodgy gay bondage wear. Ironically, Lord Humungus is #1 badass in Mad Max 2 and his lieutenant Wez who the Road Warriors/LOD were based on is gay.

Of course let's not forget Wez's appearance in Wierd Science.

[brutuscheesecake]

Early Sid was also pretty gay

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Maybe. I always wondered why the put glitter in their hair. Now I know.

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rockhound said:

darklordofthepith said:

Yep that's what i always thought although now i can see why people would think their attire looks like dodgy gay bondage wear. Ironically, Lord Humungus is #1 badass in Mad Max 2 and his lieutenant Wez who the Road Warriors/LOD were based on is gay.

Of course let's not forget Wez's appearance in Wierd Science.

He was also Bennett in Commando

[tankmcquade]

wez as Bennett looked like a fat Freddy Mercury in Commando....

I loved Demolition as a kid but never knew what S&M was years later, nothing was gay about Demolition....except maybe Crush