Weissman/Blicero/Hitler and Perverse Homosexuality

[Paul Mackin]

Well, it might revive a controversy of a year a so ago: does Blicero
exemplify Hitlerism and Nazism? That topic was quite hot as I recall.

Traditionally in the phrase "perverse homosexuality" the adjective
"perverse" was merely DECORATIVE  (like "almighty": in "Almighty God")
rather than QUALIFYING as it would be for the shade of meaning seemingly
sought for here. I was trying for a moment to come up with an alternative
modifier better suited to modern perceptions,  but might not  that delute
Pynchon's figuration?

        P.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Romeo" <richardromeo at hotmail.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 8:38 PM
Subject: Weissman/Blicero/Hitler and Perverse Homosexuality


> Hey all--
>
> this is out of left field but:  with the publication of The Hidden Hitler
> and its claims that Hitler was a homosexual in the early Vienna years,
etc.,
> I wonder if one's readings of the theme of perverse homosexuality,
> depictions of Blicero, the gay concentration camp followers of
> aforementioned, etc. in GR and V. is changed in any detectable way.
>
> I am not so surprised at such a revelation (wonder what took scholars so
> long)--nore--the emphasis is on "perverse" homosexuality not homosexuality
> in of itself, which is of course not perverse.
>
> Rich
>
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