No, it's Daffy with a quarterstaff!
Posted on 10/25/2001 10:40:59 AM PDT by 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.
"It's about time school history lessons acknowledged the contribution of famous homosexuals," it said in a statement.
Well it seems that every figure from history, real or imagined is "gay." The only problem I have with this, is that if everyone's gay, then where the hell are all these people coming from?
Is this why Bert made the OsamaBinLadin crowd Poster?
All them dead guys were gay. Even those that never existed.
What, exactly, do you suppose "kemosabe" means?
And didn't the Lone Ranger spend a lot of time talking about silver bullets?
And did Tonto or the Lone Ranger ever have a girl friend?
Oh, inquiring minds need to know!!
How dare you point out that subtle distinction that takes away from their efforts at instigating class warfare???
You're right....it was from corrupt sheriffs, corrupt royalty, and corrupt church officials who fleeced the poor subjects of the land.
No, it's Daffy with a quarterstaff!
Calls for a Russian joke of the kind - they claimed that it was not Dr. Rentgen but the tsar Peter the Great who invented the X-Rays. As a proof they offered a phrase from a letter to his wife Kathrine - "I see you bitch through!"
1) What this guy is professing, I ain't buying.
2) Knight may be his last name but I strongly suspect his friends know him as Her Majesty.
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