Actually, one could argue that using homosexuality as he has
is staying within the stereotype of the genre ... not that
that makes it right of course. But in fiction just what is
right?
volente Deo,
Anthony Dauer Alexandria, Virginia
"... down these mean streets a man must go
who is not himself mean, who is neither
tarnished or afraid."
--Raymond
Chandler (1888-1959)
Hardboiled
http://www.adau.net/judas_ezine/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maura McMillan
> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 2:21 PM
>
> i think it's insulting to say that pelecanos uses
homosexuality only as
> some kind of tag, some short cut he'd take to build
character. that's not
> what his work is about.
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