237: Gay Actors 2: ffolkes

by ffolkes
in "Punch" 14 April 1971

I think ffolkes draws a rather effective non-plussed expression on the producer in the second cartoon. The gag is about upsetting the convention of the predatory film producer, so a sexually active gay is a bit unusual at this point, but otherwise it’s just a variation on the usual details of the overly-dressy early 70’s cliches

114: ffolkes

Brian Davis in “Punch” 22 November 1967

Hey look! High-heeled boots, hands on hips, chi-chi neckerchiefs, pursed lipsticked mouths, long eyelashes and they’re holding hands? Yep, pardner, they’re gay cowboys! The suggestion is that he’s ridden into some sort of prairie Sodom, where stereotypically tough manly men have become men's men. Notice too, how they tower over the other cowboy so that there might just be a hint of intimidation.