Disco- a man´s world ?

[jackin]

When i´m out clubbing, i often think about women and men´s different taste of music.

In clubs where they play mixed (underground) music, i think it´s usually guys that gets exited when the Dj puts on disco or some house classic. and when you go to deep house or disco oriented clubs it´s mostly guys in the crowd.
my perception is that women prefer to get down to dancehall reggae, hip hop and modern r´n´b.

My theory is - taboo...in men´s view, maybe disco is taboo - camp ,danceable and joyus - typicly un-masculine trades.
Dancehall and hiphop is often sexist, and very masculine...maybe that´s why women are attracted?
(especially in here Sweden, were gender equality is a big issue. hiphop is really big here)

i see it in my girl friend. she hates disco - loves 50 cent...and she´s a feminist

Am i alone with this perception that most disco fans are men? (...and i don´t agree to the conception that str8 discofans are closeted gays)
(another thing. many lesbian clubs plays r´n´b, rather than disco)

[discokicks]

Interesting observation and topic! In the area of Canada that I am in, it's a bit opposite.

I am the Saturday night dj in my city's only gay club (I won't get into how frustrating it is to have only one gay establishment in a city of 350,000+ people...lol). This is not really a party town so Saturday night really is the only night that draws a capacity crowd (and the only night that I play). I've been the club's dj since it opened its doors three and half years ago.

What I see (and have to contend with) is a lot of straight women partying at the club. My booth is right within the confines of the patrons so I put up with way too many requests all night....90% of them from women. There is the odd request for 50 Cent, Missy Elliott and Usher but the majority want dance music a la Cher, Whitney, Madonna and dance tracks that I played over a year and half ago (Sandstorm anyone?) :evil: :lol:

So what am I getting to? Basically, the straight clubs here are notorius for playing only hip hop, rap and reggae. Even when Cher had her huge hits a few years back, you wouldn't get a straight jock to play them to their crowd...well, perhaps they'd squeeze one or two in a night for 'da ladies'...so more and more women are coming to my club for the music and dancing. They also like to flirt and dirty dance with the guys too :roll: This nightlife scenario seems to be the norm in many other cities as well.

I can also tell when a confused straight boy has ventured into the club with some friends (ha...lately seems like a lot of confused guys but I digress)...he's the one coming up and asking for some hip hop artist that I've never heard of. It's a crazy, mixed-up array of just about every sexuality one can imagine and I stand there orchestrating the whole thing... :lol:

No wonder its been a difficult time keeping a lover! :x <takes another drink> Thank God for the music!

[Disco Funk]

I haven't been to the clubs recently so I don't know the different dancing prefers between the sexes. I do remember back in the early to mid 90's that men and women equally danced to whatever was playing. Sometimes they'd throw in a hip hop tune set in the middle of some house/hi nrg music.

Disco Funk