queerness

[Henry M]

Let's not forget that the Nazis killed many homosexuals; J. Edgar H. 
investigated "faggots." It's these repressed or secret (homo)sexuals, 
Them or Their tools who repress others that Pynchon has a hard time 
with.

On 24 Nov 96 at 19:33, Chris Stolz wrote:

> Date:          Sun, 24 Nov 1996 19:33:16 GMT
> To:            pynchon-l at waste.org
> From:          Chris Stolz <chstolz at canuck.com>
> Subject:       queerness

> I see Pynchon's use of homosexuality (at least in the sections
> dealing with Mossmoon) as part of the '60s Left's discomfort with
> homosexuality, which they associated with effete '30s Nazis...one
> finds this kind of thing showing up in slightly different form in
> the work of Ken Kesey.  You know, tough working class guys who like
> a woman after a steak-and-beer dinner, etc etc (reminder also of
> Jack Nicholson's Devil in _The Witches of Eastwick_) chris stolz
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