IS the baron gay?He asks for the slave wh the lovely feyd tri to kill him he talks about the needle g out when the slave gets he asks for the slave to be dgged bee he don't feel like wrtlg that night!Any ments?
Contents:
DO BARON HARKONNEN HAVE TO BE GAY? EXAMG HOMOSEXUAL REPRENTATN DUNE
In Frank Herbert's Dune, Baron Harkonnen is the only gay character, and his portrayal is famoly homophobic. Here's how the 2021 versn differs. * baron harkonnen gay reddit *
In the seri we fd only one character who is gay, Baron Harkonnen, which is also sick, fat and evil. This is very siar to the ways evil characters were picted medieval art, nnectg homosexualy wh beg evil. I know that the books the baron is supposed to be more of a pedophile than gay, but I don't thk there is a big enough emphasis about makg sure the rear will notice (which may nnect between the two, unjtly).
I also unrstood that GEoD gays are mentned a more posive ways, but still, I don't unrstand why the only gay character is picted as evil. I'm not really sure what to make of , specifilly terms of what means regardg Herbert's opns on homosexualy. It seems to me that Herbert is lumpg homosexualy general as an umm oral and hedonistic pleasure.
I very much doubt that Herbert hated gay or fat people. Acrdgly, though Herbert almost certaly didn't tend to exprs bigoted attus toward homosexualy or fatns, that terpretatn is still there for those who want to be. EDIT: Well, as one menter poted out, Frank Herbert apparently disowned his gay son, so...