tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823073892487105533.post5254616872008007651..comments2024-03-20T04:51:59.643-05:00Comments on Tales of West Hollywood: Don't Call Bruce "Gay"NYSocBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823073892487105533.post-31914644006279833322020-12-18T07:58:17.594-06:002020-12-18T07:58:17.594-06:00Oh, by the way, Star-Lord is now bi. This'll b...Oh, by the way, Star-Lord is now bi. This'll be fun! Especially given Chris Pratt's homophobia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823073892487105533.post-68893250940408998422020-12-18T00:06:20.964-06:002020-12-18T00:06:20.964-06:00I assume Batman and Robin being allegedly lovers i...I assume Batman and Robin being allegedly lovers in the 50s. (Though Hulk has Rick, who is actually a more acceptable age, he had a motorcycle, and Betty and Rick are equated a lot.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823073892487105533.post-9485727141925975422020-12-14T12:38:57.794-06:002020-12-14T12:38:57.794-06:00"Bruce" was commonly assumed to be a gay..."Bruce" was commonly assumed to be a gay man's name in the 1970s -- that's why Bruce Banner became David Banner for "The Incredible Hulk" tv series. It was often changed to "Brucie," said with a lisp and a limp-wrist gesture. Many guys who were named Bruce went by their middle names to avoid the teasing. I don't know the origin.NYSocBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823073892487105533.post-70430367364662821752020-12-14T08:54:17.411-06:002020-12-14T08:54:17.411-06:00I have literally only heard "Brucie" onc...I have literally only heard "Brucie" once. Teen Titans story about a ghost girl from the 30s who was killed by the mafia, and she skips rope and chants "Your name is Dickie, your daddy's name is Brucie, and you're also known as Nightwing."<br /><br />Then Dick accidentally locks himself out of his apartment while wearing just a towel, to his embarrassment and his neighbors' arousal.<br /><br />(If Marv Wolfman was implying anything, he squelched it with "your daddy",)<br /><br />Should I mention my own experiences? If you have a group of athletes, you no doubt have an underground circle jerk scene. My experience has been that the only taboo activities are oral, anal, and kissing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com