Back to AtD "nothin like that"...Or basic masculine stuff, eh Alice?

[Paul Mackin]

On 5/23/2012 5:31 PM, Mark Kohut wrote:
> p.884 Reef ain't gay because he is the male 'aggressor" but
> "You're not talking about---he made circling gestures with
> his fingers---"you doing me, nothing like that."
> No taking it in the ass for Reef, cowboy...
> then our author segues to male honor, p.885....
> "when it's your honor. it's life and death." ---says Ole Reef
> Old-fashioned Gender Masculinity linked to
> honor as Shakespeare does in the Henry plays (among others)---
> male aggression ......is honorable........
> Although Shakespeare has Henry and soldiers make the link
> but he has Falstaff question it even before.....
> (with great words on Honor)...
> p. 885 l.3-4 "You don't have that, where you're from? England?.

Wonder if Reef's honor always holds up when he dealing with Yashmeen.

Does Reef call on Cyprian because he can do him in ways Yashmeen doesn't 
allow?

Does Yash insist he call her ma'am--wouldn't surprise me a bit.

I'm asking for information.  Been five years since last reading.

P