I don't know how things are in the States, but in Europe lately (actually for the last 2 years or something) there has been a small 70's-80's bad style fashion and music ressurrection for some reason. So I guess this could mean that people would accept more easily this sort of song and video.
Anyway, for once more U2 were a few years ahead of everybody if you consider the fact that in Europe discoballs are in style again and so is late 70's and 80's music, and fashion too. Deliberate bad-style parties were a big smash for sometime.