Weissman/Blicero/Hitler and Perverse Homosexuality

[The Great Quail]

Dave writes,

>I can't begin to know what you mean by "'perverse' homosexuality," 
>but maybe it has to do with the color of their shirts (what is 
>non-perverse).  But let's be clear:  Freud's "anality," and 
>Pynchon's shit-sub could not be called "perverse" except as a 
>manifestation of the common perversion of all humanity.

I am not exactly sure I understand what you are saying, but I will 
try to answer you, even if I end up going out on a limb here. In the 
wide spectrum of sexuality and power, I have always thought there is 
a certain zone of strangely perverse human behavior that blends 
repressed homosexuality, worship of power, self-loathing, and a 
certain sadism. The Brownshirts are one example of this, others may 
be drawn from the fringes of the S&M community, nautical and prison 
situations, and even from Pynchon's fictional Blicero. I have no idea 
on what currents of psychology create this; nor do I think it is any 
worse or more "unnatural" than any other form of brutality or sadism 
-- indeed, most serial killers are straight white males with a 
perverse fixation of sexual domination and displacement of the erotic 
drive, and so on.

I am sorry if I was unthinkingly using the word perverse, and if that 
implied that there was anything at all perverse about homosexuality. 
I agree, there are many manifestations of perversion in humanity; and 
many of these are flavored by sexual vectors.

I do think there is a lot of controversy and danger in depicting "bad 
guys" with sexual stereotyping. There's a weird dynamic in Hollywood, 
for examples -- for a while, effeminate villains were "in," and now, 
all cinematic gays have to be good guys, friendly and 
non-threatening. I hope one day, people can just be what they are, 
without fuss.

And please, before anyone flames me as a homophobe or bigot or 
anything, I was one of the people who posted positive things about 
"safe" S&M during the last GRGR. I think the entire spectrum of human 
sexuality is fascinating, fun, and a good place to start on a 
Saturday night.

Oh boy, I hope I am not in trouble....

--Quail