Were they the first TV characters to come out of the closet? Did Fred and Barney swing both ways?
2007-03-28 13:09:24 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Actually, I have a master's degree in education. Saying they had a happy old time wouldn't be funny.
2007-03-28 13:18:17 · update #1
I did always think Fred and Barney seemed awfully chummy...
2007-03-28 13:20:16 · answer #1 · answered by kena2mi 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Gay Flintstones
2016-12-15 13:32:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a child in the 50's and watching the first episode, when the show first started, being gay meant being happy and that was all.
2007-03-28 13:20:28 · answer #3 · answered by doggybag300 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gay means happy, colorful, and/or homosexual. Back then, they said gay instead of happy. I remember watching an old Bugs Bunny cartoon. What's-his-face, with the shotgun was in therapy (his "doctor" was Bugs) and was asked on a chalkboard, "Was your childhood gay or sad?".
There's your answer.
2007-03-28 13:17:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think they were the first... I mean, weren't Bert and Ernie around before the Flinstones? If they weren't gay, then neither is Boy George!
2007-03-28 13:20:10 · answer #5 · answered by Beth B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gay used to mean happy.
2007-03-28 13:14:13 · answer #6 · answered by G.W. loves winter! 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I really hope you already know the answer to this. As has been stated numerous times, 'gay' really means 'happy', not 'homosexual'.
2007-03-28 13:21:10 · answer #7 · answered by Liz 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you were educated you would have realised that Gay old time means Happy old time.
2007-03-28 13:13:04 · answer #8 · answered by Matt A 2 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Gay meant very happy until it was changed to mean homosexual.
2007-03-28 13:13:54 · answer #9 · answered by robert p 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Yes, but the television networks weren't allowed to show that sort of thing on screen back then either.
2007-03-28 13:13:16 · answer #10 · answered by castle h 6 · 5⤊ 3⤋