Tinman gay
As a kid that didn’t perceive at home in her family, I loved two movies: Annie () and The Wizard of Oz (). I think both movies are about feeling lost and finding family in extraordinary places. I watched these movies religiously, often more than once in a day. While Annie was my favorite of the two, I’ve been revisiting The Wizard of Oz recently through the eyes of my three-year-old niece. She loves it and reminds me how much I used to love the movie, too.
A couple of days ago I woke up with “Somewhere Over the Rainbow&#; in my head. With legendary songs, a cast of characters, and visuals that dazzle to this day, The Wizard of Oz is still a classic worth watching. Because it is my duty to view everything around me through a gay lens, I’m here to rank the characters of this movie from least to greatest gay energy. You may disagree, you may be surprised, but keep in mind this is my ranking, my perspective, and I’m right.
I’ll be ranking the main cast — and maybe some others — so let&#;s kick this thing off.
Auntie Em
We don’t spend a ton of time with Auntie Em, but its enough tim
March 28, notes
“Dorothy’s three companions on her trip to Oz hold long been read as gay and for good reason. The Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion are misfits who do not conform to their perceived roles. The Scarecrow isn’t able to frighten anything, crow or otherwise, the Tin Man constantly needs lubing up, and the Cowardly Lion seems to prefer mincing to roaring. This ostracisation is familiar to many gay guys who are often accused of being less masculine than straight guys. … It’s no wonder that the term ‘friend of Dorothy’ has extended been used as a low-key way of asking whether a guy is of the homosexual persuasion.”
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So, yeah, the Tin Man is gay?
Originally Posted by StephenX
Not sure who else was watching tonight, but TBS had the Wizard of Oz in HD showing. Now, I truly like this movie, and have seen it many times before. I decided to watch it tonight in between some of the games that were on.
Now, I assume that during my childhood and adolescent years my virgin eyes and ears deceived me, because tonight I noticed a revelation the likes of which I had never seen: the tin man is gay.
Now, I'm not making entertaining of or being snarky towards gay people, actors, entertainers, or whatever. I love Elton John's music, and believe Neil Patrick Harris is one of the funniest actors working today. Now that you know I'm not some homophobic bigot, I just don't understand how the Tin Man got away with being SO gay. Everything from the over-the-top "Oh Sthop it!!" to the hands on the hips to his queenish prancing just felt wrong in this movie. When the Scarecrow and Dorothy oiled his elbows, the tin man exclaims "Oh, well, that feels wonderful!" in the most peculiar way. His mannerisms were almost l
What's the gayest part of "The Wizard of Oz"?
Sorry, I made a mistake. L. Frank Baum wrote fourteen Ox books, not nineteen. they are:
1) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2) The Marvelous Land of Oz
3) Ozma of Oz
4) Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz
5) The Road to Oz
6) The Emerald City of Oz
7) The Patchwork Girl of Oz
8) Tiktok of Oz
9) The Scarecrow of Oz
10) Rinkitink in Oz
11) The Lost Princess of Oz
12) The Tin Woodman of Oz
13) The Magic of Oz
14) Glinda of Oz
Plus there are a whole bunch of sequels written after Baum's death by other writers (most notably Ruth Plumly Thompson).
All of Baum's sequels are interesting and worth reading, although some are much more enjoyable than others. None of them has the power of the original book, though, which is such a masterpiece because of its inventiveness and because it so much captures the spirit of the turn of the century in the Fantastic Plains. Dorothy is portrayed unlike how she is in the later books (where she's silly and vain), and is a very grave and serious child.
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