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Mariposa510 t1_ja87zd9 wrote

Reply to comment by Agreeable_Sun3754 in What did you think of the Catcher in the Rye? by Hmmmm_Meh

He hired a prostitute and tried to get frisky with Sally. Not gay.

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Agreeable_Sun3754 t1_ja8cif8 wrote

What book did you read? He hired a prostitute because he needed someone to talk to. he didn't even try to get frisky didn't even give a hint that he was interested in getting frisky. That screams gay.

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Mariposa510 t1_ja8mq3b wrote

This whole discussion made me find the book and get ready to reread my favorite passages again. The bookmark just happened to be at the part where he lined up the prostitute:

“Okay, I said. It was against my principles and all, but I was feeling so depressed I didn’t even think. That’s the whole trouble. When you’re feeling very depressed, you can’t even think.

“Hey, is she good looking?” I asked him. “I don’t want any old bag.”

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Agreeable_Sun3754 t1_ja8t12x wrote

Yep, this is pretty familiar thinking when figuring out if you're gay or not.

edit: No idea why that guy blocked me. Must be terrified about having consider multiple possibilities about a fairly inconclusive topic.

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