quick write 11/10/2011

One of my questions form the reading is, why was disco referred to cultures such as gay, black, and Latin? Disco music, as I have heard of it before was just a popular genre, so why is it suddenly being labeled as a type of music for certain culture groups. Also, why was disco claimed so homosexual, when it thrives in clubs where there are many heterosexual people? My last question is, are the rhythms in disco music similar to rhythms in African American Culture? It was mentioned in the last paragraph that they are drawn from African Americans.