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* ''[[300]]'' is full of this, but it's at much greater levels in the original comic. In both film and comic, a Persian messenger turns up to Sparta and demands the Spartans give up, mentioning that the Athenians hadn't yet submitted to Xerxes. In both versions, Leonidas calls the Athenians '[[Boys Love|boy lovers]]'; in the movie, his wife is present, but in the comic book he's surrounded ''entirely'' by men. In history, Athenians and Spartans often ribbed each other like this (though it's questionable as to whether the actual Spartan form of pederasty was chaste or sexual). Think quarreling brothers (which adds a whole 'nother subtext now...) This was addressed in the letters page of the original run. A reader pointed out that there's plenty of evidence of homosexual activity among the Spartans. [[Frank Miller]] responded that there was also evidence that they lied about it and he stood by his dialogue. (Incidentally, according to [[The Other Wiki]], said "reader" was [[Alan Moore]].) |
* ''[[300]]'' is full of this, but it's at much greater levels in the original comic. In both film and comic, a Persian messenger turns up to Sparta and demands the Spartans give up, mentioning that the Athenians hadn't yet submitted to Xerxes. In both versions, Leonidas calls the Athenians '[[Boys Love|boy lovers]]'; in the movie, his wife is present, but in the comic book he's surrounded ''entirely'' by men. In history, Athenians and Spartans often ribbed each other like this (though it's questionable as to whether the actual Spartan form of pederasty was chaste or sexual). Think quarreling brothers (which adds a whole 'nother subtext now...) This was addressed in the letters page of the original run. A reader pointed out that there's plenty of evidence of homosexual activity among the Spartans. [[Frank Miller]] responded that there was also evidence that they lied about it and he stood by his dialogue. (Incidentally, according to [[The Other Wiki]], said "reader" was [[Alan Moore]].) |
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** The Spartans of ''300'' apparently only loved manly, manly ''men''. |
** The Spartans of ''300'' apparently only loved manly, manly ''men''. |
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** [http://www.hulu.com/watch/102966/saturday-night-live-the-spartans Gerard Butler reprising his role on SNL.] |
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120317125040/http://www.hulu.com/watch/102966/saturday-night-live-the-spartans Gerard Butler reprising his role on SNL.] |
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* Ben Wade and Dan Evans in the 2007 remake of ''[[3:10 to Yuma|Three Ten to Yuma]]''. {{spoiler|A movie in which a criminal decides to help the man who's trying to put him in jail ''because he quite likes him''. Note that he makes that decision after spending several hours locked up with him in a bridal suite. And that most people agree that the end makes little sense unless you accept Ben Wade/Dan Evans as canon}}. If that wasn't enough, the movie also strongly hints that Charlie Prince has an unrequited crush on Ben Wade. |
* Ben Wade and Dan Evans in the 2007 remake of ''[[3:10 to Yuma|Three Ten to Yuma]]''. {{spoiler|A movie in which a criminal decides to help the man who's trying to put him in jail ''because he quite likes him''. Note that he makes that decision after spending several hours locked up with him in a bridal suite. And that most people agree that the end makes little sense unless you accept Ben Wade/Dan Evans as canon}}. If that wasn't enough, the movie also strongly hints that Charlie Prince has an unrequited crush on Ben Wade. |
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** Not just strongly hints - the movie pretty much makes Charlie Prince canonically gay for his Boss (or just plain gay, for that matter -- "Charlie Princess"?). It's made especially obvious from the annoyed look he gave to the girl Ben Wade was picking up, his emotional "I'll wait for you," and the betrayed look of shock he made when he saw that Ben decided to go along with Dan and jump off the roof. |
** Not just strongly hints - the movie pretty much makes Charlie Prince canonically gay for his Boss (or just plain gay, for that matter -- "Charlie Princess"?). It's made especially obvious from the annoyed look he gave to the girl Ben Wade was picking up, his emotional "I'll wait for you," and the betrayed look of shock he made when he saw that Ben decided to go along with Dan and jump off the roof. |
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