> When called to task on Marlowe's alleged latent
homosexuality in
FAREWELL,
> MY LOVELY, Chandler said (this is paraphrase from
memory):
>
> That's certain kind of neurotic in America that
understand that men
can be
> friends and not homosexual.
>
>
> Kent Westmoreland
>
As my last word on this topic I'll mention that when I was a
younger fella many people (particularly women) who first met
me thought that I was gay. It didn't bother me but I was
rather bemused by this so I'd ask why people thought this to
be the case. Every reply mentioned the fact that I was very
skinny (at that time). Some would mention how I spoke
(not like a bloke who plays football & has a blue collar
job) & that I had short hair (still a bit of a novelty in
the late '70's & early
'80's). Please do not ask me what thinness has to do with
sexuality - the hair is slightly more understandable. At that
time, except for old fellers who'd fought in WWII, the only
guys with short hair were gays,
"trendys" & "punk rockers" & I guess for "normal"
people these artificial labels were hard to distinguish. On
the other hand, I discussed this at the time with an older
woman friend of mine (one who had many gay friends) & she
thought it was hilarious - "But Rene, you're such a BOY!" she
said. I don't spend any time thinking about it but I mainly
accept only 1 piece of evidence about someone's sexuality -
who
(or what) they sleep with.The rest is just bullshit.
Rene
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