Aug 27, 2023

"Green Eggs and Ham": A Gay Subtext Buddy Roadtrip?

If you're under70, chances are your parents read you Green Eggs and Ham (1960), a Dr.Seuss book in which the pushy Sam-I-Am coaxes his glum dining companion to try the green stuff in various configurations:  in a boat, with a goat, in a box, with a fox, and so on.  It's maybe 300 words long, but it was probably effective in pushing a lot of broccoli.

When I heard that Netflix was releasing a 13-episode adaption of the story,  I had two thoughts:

1. How?  That's a long time to be pressuring somebody to have breakfast.
2. Will there be any gay characters?


Since this series starred Adam DeVine, I moved the full article to my Righteous Gemstones blog.
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  1. AnonymousNovember 10, 2019 at 7:25 AM

    Guy insists he doesn't like something he's never tried, tried it, wants more.

    In no universe is that not a metaphor for straight guys trying gay sex for the first time. (Thinking of my college years...)

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    1. NYSocBoyNovember 10, 2019 at 11:31 AM

      The moment Guy tries the green eggs & ham is presented as extremely portentious, a turning-point in his life. After all the invitations, they've come to a tacit agreement that Sam won't ask again. Then in the last scene, Guy orders them. Shocked, Sam says "Guy, you don't have to do this." Guy replies "I know. I want to." He opens his mouth and inserts...it.

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  2. jaragonNovember 15, 2019 at 10:14 PM

    Do you find Adam Devine cute too?

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