JDM was a person of his time, as are we all, yes. Among those
men who may've been dealing with homosexuals and/or
prostitutes a bit less harshly in the '60s, to stick to HB
and its periphery, Gore Vidal, Nelson Algren, Harlan Ellison
(the least little bit, perhaps), William Burroughs come to
mind. Of course, all were willing to at least consider the
demimondial in matter-of-fact tones, and my lack of having
read deeply into the '50s HB literature probably is showing.
I'm wondering if Thomas Scortia or Frank Robinson published
any CF, HB or not, during the '60s, as they certainly did
disaster novels in the '70s.
But, goodness, when were Spillane's Hammer stories, at least,
ever any kind of measure of humanism? TM
-----Original Message----- From: Bludis Jack [mailto:
buildsnburns@yahoo.com] JDM may be hard on hookers and
homosexuals early on, but not nearly as hard as Mickey
Spillane. Can you name a male writer of that time who did
treat them fairly?
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