Professor claims Robin Hood was gay

Gay.com via Yahoo News ^ | October 25, 2001

[The Other Harry]

Thursday October 25 03:08 AM EDT

Professor claims Robin Hood was gay

By Gay.com U.K.

SUMMARY: Popular folk hero Robin Hood, who took from the rich and gave to the poor, was gay, claims a literary expert.

Popular folk hero Robin Hood, who took from the rich and gave to the poor, was gay, claims a literary expert.

But nobody knows whether the beloved outlaw actually existed - despite a recent British survey revealing that Robin Hood is better known than Jesus, according to the South Africa Press Association.

Stephen Knight, professor for English literature at the University of Cardiff in Wales, believes that Robin Hood was a tormented homosexual, banished by heterosexual society to living in a forest with his band of "merry men."

Written in the 15th century, "The ballads could not say outright that he was gay because of the prevailing moral climate, but they do contain a great deal of erotic imagery. The green wood itself is a symbol of virility and the references to arrows, quivers and swords make it clear, too," Knight explained.

Knight maintains that Lady Marion was an invented alibi from the 16th century to make sure Robin Hood's real sexuality wasn't discovered. Knight goes on to maintain that Hood's real love was one of his followers called "Little John".

Gay group Outrage believes the "outing" of Robin Hood is necessary.

"It's about time school history lessons acknowledged the contribution of famous homosexuals," it said in a statement.

[rface]

Who's Robin Hood? Batman's sidekick had a last name?

[sheik yerbouty]

"Men in Tights" came out years ago...

[TADSLOS]

Robin Hood, Men in Tights...'nuff said.

[Brett66]

"It's about time school history lessons acknowledged the contribution of famous homosexuals,"

Another reason why my daughter won't be going to public schools.

[Lizavetta]

How can you prove that someone who hasn't been proven to even exist is gay?

[Rodney King]

who took from the rich and gave to the poor

Actually, he took from the Government and gave to the taxpayers. It is too bad that we have let Robin Hood become a hero of the left, when in fact his arch-enemy was the tax collector.

[Rodney King]

How can you prove that someone who hasn't been proven to even exist is gay?

I can't prove that Bert and Ernie exist, but I have no doubt that they are gay.

[JenB]

Good question! Obviously this opens up a whole new field of famous people for homosexuals to claim as their own. I predict Peter Pan, the White Rabbit, and Sir Lancelot to be 'outed' within the next two years.

[Bobalu]

You mean that Errol Flynn was GAY?

Say it ain't so... :-)

[kx90]

Ok, so then all baseball players and baseball enthusiatists are gay too? They like to play with bats and balls with other men. Pitcher, catcher? hahahahahha!!!! =)

[SpringheelJack]

Yet another academic brainfart. Still, if any one is interested in reading a serious, intelligent account of the Robin Hood legend, I recommend J. C. Holt's "Robin Hood". Great book.

[Azrael]

That Friar always looked kind of homo looking to me.

[Pearls Before Swine]

I thought his band was "merry", which might be different than "gay." A bit hard to tell 700 years posthumously, I'd say.

[socal_parrot]

I don't think Robin Hood was gay, although his band of men were merry.

[DouglasKC]

Now what's the difference between this and concluding that one of the TeleTubbies (TM) is gay??

Reminds me of an old joke:

Johnny says to the school teacher: "Ma'am, what's a leather?"

Teacher: "Leather? What are you talking about?"

Johnny: "Well, I'm reading Robin Hood and it says right here "Robin Hood ripped his leather jerkin off"."

[Always Right]

How can you prove that someone who hasn't been proven to even exist is gay?

Oh, just put the story out there. If it gets repeated, it beomes fact.

[socal_parrot]

Beat me by a whisker!

[freedomlover]

Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore, he's not in this bit.

[GreatOne]

Actually, there is a great deal of evidence of his life and times, although not called "Robin Hood", and movie story about saving Marion from the Sheriff are fiction.

Why don't these pro-homo groups claim Hitler as one of their own?