User talk:174.21.30.210

Hi 174.21.30.210 - Here is a copy of what i added to the Talk page for A_Taste_of_Honey_(film).

Geoffrey is gay - I have reinserted 'gay' together with a citation (an interview with Murray Melvin who played the character Geoffrey Ingham). The reason why Geoffrey did not explicitly self-identify (to use a modern term) as gay is one of the three main points of the film (the other two being inter-racial sex and illegitimacy). He wasn't able to say he was gay. The script was based on the play which was written and first performed when homosexuality was illegal in the UK, and the censors were remarkably active in those days. It was also true to life in that it was socially taboo to admit to being gay (except to others who were also gay, and even then, such was the paranoia, often only in a roundabout way). There is a quote about this by Rita Tushingham later in the wp article. I saw both the film and the play in the early 1960's and the audience's knowledge of Geoffrey's gayness was as sure as their knowledge of Jimmy's blackness! Oniscoid 14:59, 3 February 2020 (UTC) ! Oniscoid 15:07, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

what follows is a response from 174.21.30.210

Hi Oniscoid! I did of course read between the lines and knew that Geoffrey was gay, what I failed to realize was the more intricate socio-cultural context behind this fact not being explicitly mentioned in the film. thanks

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