>I don't think MPM put in the crying to say "gay =
weak". She has
>often written that Arab men did not regard tears as a
sign of
>weakness and any number of straight characters have
done their share
>of weeping, including Emerson (at weddings and
funerals).
good point about the tears, i hadn't thought of that. makes
sense. i believe it's Nefret who originally observes that
Asad has a crush on Ramses; at least one of them says
something right after the attack scene. it made some sense to
me that they would observe it but i thought Emerson doing
same without having met the guy was weird.
I assumed el-Gharbi was gay or bisexual and i'm thinking he
made some comments to the effect of liking boys, not just
ramses; there are straight transvestites but el-Gharbi
didnn't seem like one. I didn't think of Zaal as gay, anymore
than men who commit rape in prison are necessarily gay. it
seemed like sadism was more important to him than sex.
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