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Is the tin man gay
John Joseph Haley Jr. (August 10, – June 6, ) was an American actor, comedian, dancer, radio host, singer, drummer and vaudevillian. He was best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man and his farmhand counterpart Hickory in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz.
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Nick Chopper, the Tin Woodman or the Tin Man, is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum. He first appeared in his book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and reappeared in many other subsequent Oz books in the series.
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It begins with a painting won in a raffle: fifteen sunflowers, hung on the wall by a woman who believes that men and boys are capable of beautiful things. And then there are two boys, Ellis and Michael, who are inseparable.
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That comes from interpreting the three central male characters Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), Tin Man (Jack Haley), and the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) as gay men revolving around a campy heroine (Judy Garland’s Dorothy).
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I think both movies are about feeling lost and finding family in unusual places. I watched these movies religiously, often more than once in a day.
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AI'sDomain's "Is the Tin Man from The Wizard Of Oz Gay?": Oz probably doesn't work with Earth's taboo set of sexuality and sexual orientation. (Especially if you import Maguire) Being an explicitly matriarchal society would skew things to begin with. That being said?.
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It is not far fetched to claim that, if one were to look at The Wizard of Oz under such a lens, that the cowardly lion might fit into such a category. Certainly, the idea of the tin man and the scarecrow, both men desiring what the other apparently has no need for, might be considered a good pair.
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Children are captivated by The Wizard of Oz, and not just those destined to be gay - although it does hold a special place in the hearts of many gay men. But from research I've done on the subject I've learned that it took a while before gay men embraced.
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