tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post4353074721010987124..comments2023-09-25T10:15:41.979-04:00Comments on NYSocBoy's Beefcake and Bonding: Akim and Jim: Tarzan and Boy of European comicsNYSocBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-5128272933571552422022-08-26T07:12:38.923-04:002022-08-26T07:12:38.923-04:00I meant Tarzan and Boy, which are gay icons
It&#...I meant Tarzan and Boy, which are gay icons <br /><br />It's the thing about the kid sidekick trope.<br /><br />Now of course, if you can afford the cast, they can have friends, brothers, and cousins, especially part of a larger universe. It's specifically the father-son aspect I take issue with.<br /><br />Personally I'm enjoying Archive of Our Own's meltdown over this issue and the assertion that one candidate for the board is a shill for the CCP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-87118464988185038362022-08-25T13:48:13.799-04:002022-08-25T13:48:13.799-04:00I don't think that Johnny Sheffield was a gay ...I don't think that Johnny Sheffield was a gay icon at age 8. His article in "Cruising the Movies" is about the Bomba series, which appeared when he was in his 20s. NYSocBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-79766785514777280292022-08-25T07:59:43.035-04:002022-08-25T07:59:43.035-04:00Sometimes I wonder about older gay icons. Johnny S...Sometimes I wonder about older gay icons. Johnny Sheffield was like, 8 when Tarzan Finds a Son was released. Robin was canonically 8 in Detective Comics 38, and was mostly seen as dating Batman because of one man's homophobic ravings (and really, there is no excuse for ignoring the obvious fact of Superbat, or since the 80s, the various Teen Titans options).<br /><br />I get the reason: The heterosexual age of consent was often 12 to 14 in those days (and child marriage still exists in this country), and the penalty for sex with another guy was the same regardless of age, for both of them. And boys experimented during puberty, oftentimes only ceasing at marriage. As I said, I get it, but for my generation, yeah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-70152519490732119102022-08-23T11:19:33.013-04:002022-08-23T11:19:33.013-04:00I usually go with father-son if the boy is prepube...I usually go with father-son if the boy is prepubescent or early teen. If the boy is late teen, say, high school junior or later, I usually do a gay-subtext reading. But it depends on how the characters treat each other; if the man is helping a 20 year old with his homework and telling him to be home by 11:00, it's still paternal NYSocBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-84933014847357264662022-08-23T10:41:47.467-04:002022-08-23T10:41:47.467-04:00AITA because I just don't see gay subtext betw...AITA because I just don't see gay subtext between a man and a prepuberty boy? (Tarzan and Boy, I mean.) Like, I know Tom of Finland did a parody of Tarzan, and I have that parody (Boy is now a man in his 20s.), but if they can be read as father and son, I go there first. Mind, for more similar ages I'm all over that <br /><br />Also, damn the Burroughs estate was terrible at enforcing IP rights with all these pastiches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-25611206854795360392022-08-23T06:39:43.286-04:002022-08-23T06:39:43.286-04:00This one looks like fun I love how Jim is drawn as...This one looks like fun I love how Jim is drawn as All American jock typejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042785568975031327noreply@blogger.com