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re: Is it possible that Batman is gay?
Posted on 2/18/13 at 8:32 am to Jon Ham
Posted on 2/18/13 at 8:32 am to Jon Ham
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I didn't get that either. I'm guessing the point they were trying to make was that Joker wears makeup, dresses flamboyantly, and he and Batman are obsessed with each other and Batman wears skin tight suits hiding his identity. Both are in the "closet" with the hiding of their identities, and instead of choosing to come out and reveal who they are they choose to hide and take out their inner frustrations on each other. That's the best guess I have.
I read it as Joker is "out" while Batman is still "in". And that is the source of their conflict. Batman is fighting to suppress his sexuality, while Joker is trying to out him.
I can see the argument, but feel that it's a big reach.
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Posted on 2/18/13 at 9:00 am to Wayne Campbell
Is it possible? Of course it is. If you place any superhero in the "real world", they are all violent sexual deviants (or mostly). And I think some of the writers of the comic certainly ran with that idea while others did not (though it's worth pointing out that Frank Miller made Robin a girl in Dark Knight Returns). I don't think that means he IS gay, but it is certainly a possible reading of the book.
Though the gay metaphor is not as on the nose as it is in, say, the X-Men. Which is almost explicitly gay.
Though the gay metaphor is not as on the nose as it is in, say, the X-Men. Which is almost explicitly gay.
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