We try our best.
CAMP: "A cornucopia of frivolity, incongruity, theatricality, and humour." "A deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavored, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love." "The lie that tells the truth." "Ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual; pertaining to or characteristic of homosexuals."
What was derisively called piss elegant back in the day.
ReplyDeleteHoodlums would at times beat the shit out of well dressed
men in London for kicks back in the 30’s and 40’s, and get
away with it, claiming they were inappropriately propositioned.:(
Elsa Lanchester had some salutary advice that those gentlemen could have done well to heed - see (and listen) here... Jx
Delete