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Summary: Pul-eeze, Mary! ...
Review: This lightweight book offers only the age old stereotypes of gay men as squealing, twittering, sexual prodigies obsessed with body image, clothes, stuffed animals, divas, and bon mots. Judy Garland, Bette Davis, and other stars of the silver screen are cited as gay icons; many homomasculine young men of my acquaintance refreshingly don't know a thing about these dead women. This book is OK for guys who are looking for a chuckle or two at the expense of their own people but for me the entire piece was tiresome and insignificant. Don't embarass yourself by giving this book as a gift to anyone. If you must have a look-see though, check the book out at a public library and save your hard earned dollars.
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Summary: Is He or Isn't He?
Review: Wonderfully written and illustrated by author Donald F. Reuter, "Gaydar: The Ultimate Insider Guide to the Gay Sixth Sense" is a funny, on-the-mark book in helping those with a weak, skeptical, or no gay-sensing powers identify who is a friend of Dorothy and who isn't. Although many critics might push this book aside saying it only glorifies the existing stereotypes society has on gay men, the book is meant to be semi-humorous look on a subculture that has caught major mainstream attention in the last decade.With an overall attractive, eye-catching book design and, the book examines the factors that helps separate gay men from heterosexual men. Careers, body art, apparel, public behavior, and body language are just a few of the topics discussed in the book, and they are all covered with credibility and humor. Whether you're trying to see if the new guy at work might be interested in Joe than Jane, or see if you can retune your "gaydar" when it comes to assuming who is in the celebrity/social scene, "Gaydar: The Ultimate Insider Guide to the Gay Sixth Sense" will give you a good laugh and make you go hmmmmmmm next time you're husband/boyfriend/brother/co-worker rolls his eyes when he sees a hip-swerving pop star or wonder why the weatherman on the local news has manicured hands.
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