the sexually-ambiguous joys of childhood
By raincoasterI think the creators of children’s cartoons get away with murder because they know damn well Mom is in the kitchen finishing her coffee or her gin depending on the kind of day it’s going to be, and not in the living room supervising what her kid sees on tv.
As I may have mentioned, I’m An Old. I remember when black and white cartoons were in black and white because colours hadn’t been invented then. And yet, even I remember how children’s cartoons pushed the envelope (or is that the closet door) with some marvelously camp and butch characters.
How many can you remember? Velma. Peppermint Patty. Bugs Bunny in certain moods. That poor cat Pepe LePew was always chasing. And was there anyone on television, Liberace included, as gay as the Great Gazoo?
Take this quiz and find out which gay childhood icon you are. You can copy the code and post the result in your blog, or just come out in the comments section of this post.
Here is my result, and no surprise: it was either Velma or Peppermint Patty, and there were NO BASEBALL QUESTIONS! This quiz is rigged! Let’s call Scooby and the gang and investigate what’s really going on here…oops, slipping into character.
You Are the Very Gay Velma! |
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But Velma is all about Daphne… not Fred! |
May 6th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Turns out I’m Tinky Winky. The handbag toting TeleTubby.
May 6th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
That’s unfortunate; no cool dialogue.
May 6th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
I’m Peppermint Patty. Cool. Except I’ve always avoided sports as diligently as possible. Still, I always liked Peppermint Patty.
And I grew up in the town where Charles Schulz lived, worked, and ran an ice rink. Actually, there was a time in my life when selling books to Charles Schulz was as more or less weekly activity for me. He was a voracious reader.
May 7th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
I too am Peppermint Patty sans the sports… I always liked the way she did her own thing, called people what she wanted, and was friendly to all…
May 7th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I’m Winnie the Pooh, apparently. I would like to take this opportunity to point out that there are a lot of cartoon characters who don’t wear pants.
May 7th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
This is true. I always thought it was because they were not housetrained.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Dude, I am rocking the Peppermint Patty. I always did like sandals…
May 7th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
That’s awesome, sir!