Boy bands are back = Conservatism is back

Boy bands had been underappreciated for many years, but now I am seeing another rush of boy bands.  About 2005 or 2006, boy bands were unheard of and they were definitive "uncool".  We had girl groups like the Pussycat Dolls, but they are a bunch of sluts.  Fast forward about 6 years in the future, we have boy bands are back.

Everyone thinks boy bands are associated with the "gay culture" and they are "pretty boys."  Of course, they are pretty attractive but pop stars have to have an eye candy look for marketing, usually with an effiminate look with the boys and a with girls, you see them doing masculine activities such as riding motorcycle or being on cars.  This is probably marketing things for certain genders, such as boys for girls and girls for the boys.

Boy bands can be a good influence for guys to see what are the latest trends and what is cool.  A boy band wearing the same clothes as the group will create conformity, which will start a fad.  I see shorter, more conservative hair is becoming more common with guys with a nice, casual clean cut look.  One Direction is sporting a really stodgy look with even suit vests.

I don't have anything against boy bands - they are a signs that things are getting pretty good.  The values are changing - they sing mushy songs that are not about sex and actual romance, and actual flirtatious, less egocentric lyrics.

Of course, we have a wave of boy bands during each decade, but I can see this wave of boy bands are not really much different than the 1990s boy bands.  One Direction has decided to be the new Backstreet Boys, and they sing Backstreet Boys type song.  Backstreet Boys are still hanging in there and eventually you'll have *NSYNC back.

A few years ago, you had boy bands made primarily for children, but they were made fun of.  You had the Jonas Brothers, which are probably not that good of a boy band, and NLT, which are underrated, but now you have these guys such as One Direction and there is a bunch more coming.

The boy band fad is going to be large  - that is just conservative values coming back.  You don't have to be a rock star to be cool, or  a rapper to be cool, but you can be a stodgy pop star.  They are not going to be some bubblegum pop that is shown on the Disney Channel; they can be mainstream music that is liked by even adults and many of the boy bands are going to be close to my age, people born around 1990, who are probably nostalgic of their tweendom.  We are having a lot more conforming teenager coming and they look very nice.  The girls are probably going to be dating material.

These guys, as I said, are role models.  They can teach you how to treat a girl who is more old fashioned who is not into "hooking up." These girls are probably  wants that "want your number" and "you are beautiful and I want to hold you forever" than "I wanna take off your clothes."