On Pedophilia and Homosexuality

Gerry Quinn · 21 Jul 2010, 17:04 · from 2010-July.txt.gz

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From: gerryq at indigo.ie (Gerry Quinn)
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:04:45 +0100
Subject: (urth) On Pedophilia and Homosexuality
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From: "Nicholas" <nickjost at yahoo.com>


> Wolfe tends to use classical Christian and Greco-Roman perceptions of 
> nature. As such there wouldn't be a great (and very post '70's) chasm 
> between homosexuality and pedophillia. Badlanders in such an understanding 
> is very interested in the attention of men (not so much "gay" as that is a 
> modern construct). He's interested in men because they are like him and he 
> is his own idol.

I don't see where you get this from.  Granted Baldanders is not shown as 
having any sexual interest in women, and by default one might assume that 
such a character might (or might not) be gay.  But the modified child in his 
bed hardly qualifies as a man.

- Gerry Quinn

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