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Nakul's dress seems pretty flaming gay to me too...

Originally posted by: SValeCalGal

Nakul's dress seems pretty flaming gay to me too...

Maybe I'm not in sync with the times, but someone needs to tell me what 'flaming gay' means ... Tim Gunn of Project Runway and designers Isaac Mizrahi and Michael Kors are 3 gay guys who come immediately to mind ... the acme of fashion ... you must tell me why you think their style is 'flaming gay'?

Gays come in all shape, form, and sizes - as the rest of humanity ... some do have atrocious taste - no doubt about it! So, even from a 'statistical' standpoint, I cannot see how there is a specific way of dressing that can be categorized as gay or flaming gay.

If somehow you're equating flaming gay with effeminate, then you're ignoring a certain segment of the gay population - lesbians. In such partnerships it's not unusual for one to be decidedly masculine in the way they carry themselves - down to the haircut! So, here too, the premise that there is a flaming gay style, I think, breaks down.

Sure thing. Flaming gay to me is actually an old expression. It used to describe the dress code of the gay community when they first were seeking to distinguish themselves , ie. they dressed to distinguish themselves as gay, the purple or pink shirts, earring in one ear. The first I heard of this expression was back in a show from the 70s. The outrageous dress of Nakul is reminiscent of that early dress style. Not to be equated to the current gay community described above.

The first I heard of this expression was back in a show from the 70s.

Originally posted by: SValeCalGal

The first I heard of this expression was back in a show from the 70s.

Gee ... that's when hippies were rife!! Infiltrated every corner of the world in pinks, purples, and psychedelic hues (even without the hashish, ganja, LSD, weed, what have you 😆), bell-bottoms, beads, peace, yadda, yadda, yadda ... I don't think there was this phenomenon of the gay community back then (I was around and I don't remember such a movement) ... so 'flaming gay' very likely meant something else - they were usually happy/gay from being so high!! 😆

The hippies saga was ending by end of 60's and 70's started the "apathetic generation" as per my english teacher who was an ex-hippie herself. The Gay Liberation Front was started in 1969 in New York and took hold in the 70s and it was definitely known about in my circles by the time 1980 rolled around in high school. Psychedelic hues and polyester was still in vogue in early 70's but out by 80's. And back in vogue today. There were "gay" people in the 20's too but then gay only meant happy and not necessarily due to getting high. I buy Michael Kors when I can afford it :-)

I buy Michael Kors when I can afford it

Originally posted by: SValeCalGal

I buy Michael Kors when I can afford it

You do?!!! Wow!! Hey, if you ever have spare change burning a hole in your pocket ... throw it my way woodya?! 😆

If you keep writing the stories the way you do ( in your other thread) you betcha!!!! 😆