To: a fool in paradise
It was the case in the 1950s too when they tried to push off rockers like Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis and Gene Vincent for homosexual poster idols like Tab Hunter and Sal Mineo. While the women were taught to swoon over Liberace and Rock Hudson. That's an astute observation, in that the entertainment world has long been biased toward Gay idylls and themes. In the 50's though, no one really took it seriously - it was just considered "camp" and caberet material. The women certainly did not swoon over Liberace, although apparently, Rock Hudson did.
69 posted on
10/07/2009 1:16:44 PM PDT by
andy58-in-nh
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To: andy58-in-nh
The women certainly did not swoon over Liberace Lee received most of his fan mail from lovestruck (and clueless) old ladies, as did Paul Lynde.
71 posted on
10/07/2009 1:19:25 PM PDT by
Clemenza
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To: andy58-in-nh
no, but get to the 70s and 80s they were all swooning over freddie mercury, elton john and david bowie.
74 posted on
10/07/2009 1:20:19 PM PDT by
absolootezer0
(2x divorced, tattooed, pierced, harley hatin, meghan mccain luvin', smoker and pit bull owner..what?)
To: andy58-in-nh
Maybe not young women but from what I gather Grandmotherly types were enamored with him.
76 posted on
10/07/2009 1:22:24 PM PDT by
a fool in paradise
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