THE ORIGINAL CLUB KIDS

At a time when social media was of no existence or priority, the Club Kids confronted daytime television as a form of communication to catapult their outlandish appearance and reckless visions. The IT group instigated the DIY and resourcefulness of the 70’s Punks within their flamboyant dressing, yet with an additional entrepreneurial wave to source as an income. As stated by artist Walt Cassidy “it was about ripping things apart and putting them together, and letting all their scars show- that was a metaphor for the 90’s” (Cassidy, 2019). I think this is a deep analogy of what life was like during this period; almost to say it had been torn down and the youth were trying to pierce it all back together, but it will never be back to its original state.

Again, I think this is incredibly comparable to the world today and how Generation Alpha have immense strain to fix the problems previous generations have curated, but it will never be enough to make the globe what it was centuries ago. This accentuates my questioning from before, in that this cohort will seek for a method to get their voice heard, the Club Kids captured the public attention instantaneously, could this be Generation Alpha’s approach for calling?