We exame the hate crim It Chapter Two and the importance of makg Bill Har’s Richie Tozier gay.
Contents:
- HENRY BOWERS GAY?
- LET’S TALK ABOUT THE GAY STUFF ‘IT CHAPTER TWO’
- IT CHAPTER TWO AND THE HORROR OF ANTI-GAY BIGOTRY
HENRY BOWERS GAY?
I always wonred if that was part of the reason for his self-hatred. It certaly was implied the scene wh Patrick Hockstetter. As a gay man myself... * henry bowers gay scene *
Throughout It: Chapter Two, be clear that Richie is a closeted gay man love wh his childhood bt iend, Eddie (Jam Ransone plays the adult versn). Gay, pecially a small town, meant alienatn and possibly ath.
Some reers, like a beg a profsnal athlete or nservative analyst, n be difficult for an openly gay man to mata. But llege, a big cy and a gaggle of gays ma throwg the opprsive weight of the closet away a celebratn.
He didn’t behave the way reprsed gay men equently reprent.
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE GAY STUFF ‘IT CHAPTER TWO’
* henry bowers gay scene *
There was no forced womanizg, no gay-bashg.
Richie never even says he’s gay out loud. As a gay man myself (but not self-hatg, heh), occurred to me that might be the se. I always assumed he was gay and hated that about himself.
Y, I too always thought that Henry Bowers was gay. Unfortunately, he's jt one a strg of negative gay male characters SK has wrten. I nnot tell if someone I meet is gay or straight...
IT CHAPTER TWO AND THE HORROR OF ANTI-GAY BIGOTRY
Maybe SK based Henry Bowers on someone he knew whout knowg (or rg) if the guy was gay or straight.
I know my argument will look week bee I don't have any ncrete exampl to give you right now, but much of SK's early wrg is populated wh peripheral male characters who are eher qutnably gay or outright gay and the way he wr them is not very nice.