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RebelOne

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39. So what?

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Wed May 9, 2012, 01:16 PM

May 2012

I do not care what anyone's sexual or religious orientation is. It is none of my business.

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Maurice Sendak was gay. [View all] hedgehog May 2012 OP

du rec. nt xchrom May 2012 #1

Absolutely right. randome May 2012 #2

Fatigue. n/t earthside May 2012 #3

Right - and an atheist too, which is not even mentioned once. dmallind May 2012 #4

He believed in something I think - hedgehog May 2012 #5

Atheists always believe in something. jobycom May 2012 #8

Yes - metaphors are often used by all English speakers dmallind May 2012 #19

Yes, exactly, and he knew they were metaphors. jobycom May 2012 #36

Dickison and Mozart. girl gone mad May 2012 #66

Not from his own words dmallind May 2012 #18

I didn't know that. He had a superb talent for writing MineralMan May 2012 #6

When i read the title and before reading Smilo May 2012 #7

His partner went first. Interesting story. jobycom May 2012 #9

That is so sad to know. God bless all the brave people out there hedgehog May 2012 #11

Thanks for the info. Smilo May 2012 #15

Fifty years? And that wasn't a marriage, North Carolina? FIFTY YEARS? aquart May 2012 #41

I share your ambivalence - his sexuality shouldn't be the focus, hedgehog May 2012 #10

RIP zzaapp May 2012 #12

If Mr. Sendak chose not to emphasize his orientation in life, why should we? bluedigger May 2012 #13

Context is everything - some day (soon?) it wouldn't matter. hedgehog May 2012 #14

because being gay in america is still a sin or an abnormality by too many fascisthunter May 2012 #17

We don't need a reason. closeupready May 2012 #23

When I die lots of people will talk about the relationship I have with my wife. AngryAmish May 2012 #16

Lovely thread malaise May 2012 #20

It has really brought out the closet-keepers kenny blankenship May 2012 #46

Why does this have to be made an issue? If he was gay, that is great but so what? BoWanZi May 2012 #21

Easy for you to say. Tunnel vision, much? closeupready May 2012 #24

does not mean we need to parade his private life around posthumously AlbertCat May 2012 #27

You TOTALLY missed my point BoWanZi May 2012 #31

I NEVER said pretend he was straight... Why does it have to be one way or another? AlbertCat May 2012 #35

We are to respect what Maurice wanted in life and death, it sounds like he wanted his orientation... BoWanZi May 2012 #37

He's dead,he's not reading DU and cursing sufrommich May 2012 #42

"When the grand majority of people die, no one really talks abt their sexual gender or orientation" fishwax May 2012 #34

I guess things were different for me in the office I used to work at BoWanZi May 2012 #40

that's great and all, but you do realize that's not exactly the rule, right? fishwax May 2012 #44

Errr! Sex choices! Bad "choice" of words, I should know better than that BoWanZi May 2012 #52

I sure hope so. closeupready May 2012 #22

terry gross replayed parts of several interviews yesterday Mosby May 2012 #25

Thanks for the link. progressoid May 2012 #32

nice little interview . . . to the point of life and death bigtree May 2012 #60

(2010) "Maurice Sendak Donates a Million in Memory of his Partner" G_j May 2012 #26

Wow, a great role model in so many ways klook May 2012 #67

it was a great obit and cali May 2012 #28

"All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy" oberliner May 2012 #29

Maybe they're showing respect by ignoring something that's not relevant... brooklynite May 2012 #30

and how many.... BillStein May 2012 #43

I would guess most fishwax May 2012 #48

From the current NY Times obits... brooklynite May 2012 #53

are those heterosexual authors? fishwax May 2012 #54

uh, you do get that Dr. Glynn is dead and couldn't confirm cali May 2012 #57

It has to do with, in the opinion of the OP, obits that aren't respectful... brooklynite May 2012 #61

Thank you. We're still getting "straightwashed" even after all these years. Maven May 2012 #33

"Straightwashed". I love that. Thanks! closeupready May 2012 #45

Go right ahead! I can't claim the credit Maven May 2012 #64

It's sad. LeftyMom May 2012 #50

colbert ran a nice piece on him last night dembotoz May 2012 #38

So what? RebelOne May 2012 #39

People's relationships are part of the story of their lives. LeftyMom May 2012 #47

He was notoriously reticent about cali May 2012 #49

Concealing his relationship in telling the story of his life posthumously closets him. LeftyMom May 2012 #51

they didn't conceal it. it was right there. cali May 2012 #55

Would you want your fifty year marriage to be a neglected afterthought in the story of your life? LeftyMom May 2012 #56

I'm me. Not anyone else. cali May 2012 #58

Now you know what he wanted? LeftyMom May 2012 #59

actually, I think cali May 2012 #63

Gay AND an Atheist Taverner May 2012 #62

He created a world that my son loved. Bosso 63 May 2012 #65

k&r n/t RainDog May 2012 #68