I don't know how one is supposed to take it, other than as an insult. You in effect tell a person he/she is stupid for liking a particular band then you say "Oh, no offense".
Which doesn't change the fact that I'm sure there were a lot of people who saw Bowie dressed up as Ziggy Stardust, or who saw Gabriel in any given costume, and thought, "That guy looks ridiculous". Whatever artistic aspect is theoretically there is besides the point. The point is some people have strong reactions to things they look silly, whether it's the Nudie suits the country singers wore, Neil Diamond's sequined shirts, or the Slipperman costume.
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