![]() However, deep down, what Joyner really wanted was to be an entertainer. (That's why everyone loved that goofy-looking Tyrannosaurus so much!) He's also a talented musician, a skilled dancer, and an athlete. So yeah, the real guy who played Barney could simultaneously massage you, be your spiritual counselor, and fix your computer - all at the same time. Meanwhile, he also became a licensed massage therapist. In an interview with Trainwreck'd Society, Joyner revealed that in his youth, he scored an ITT Tech degree in Electronic Engineering, and then worked for Texas Instruments as a software analyst. For example, there’s this interesting dynamic that goes on in this decade where a lot of male actors portray these womanizing, emotionally unavailable yet still incredibly irresistible, extremely heterosexual characters in popular shows that would never lead us to the conclusion that they were gay in real life.The idea of a spiritual purple dinosaur is already amazing enough, but it gets better, because Joyner is also smart as a whip. However, some things that have changed (that also double as humorous) is how much easier it is for the gay life to blend into regular society nowadays. (512): That’s not a good enough reason to wear guy-liner We haven’t progressed our way of thinking or accepting something that has technically been out of the closet for over a century. We still assume simple things like that define homosexuals like men wearing eyeliner, being well-groomed all around, certain hairstyles and fashions all create these basic stereotypes that don’t even fathom the complexities and intricacies that really make up homosexuality. It becomes interesting because we haven’t progressed much further in society today. ![]() So what was considered homosexual back then was man with ‘limp wrists’, ‘groomed eyebrows’, who wore make-up, green suits, red neckties, and any other type of clothing that was considered un-masculine. However, back then, it seemed they considered it more of a gender identity, not necessarily that they wanted to have sex with the same gender but rather seem to act and carry specific features that define the opposite gender. Today we consider it a sexual identity and that it defines someone as wanting to have sex with those of the same sex. One of the only real differences between then and now is the interpretation of what we think homosexuality is. Gay New York brought me to the realization that that world did indeed exist and was even integrated into popular functions in society. I thought it was something intentionally ignored and forgotten. Much as I’ve hated the hardships for gay couples and the isolation and stereotypes they’ve had to endure, I’ve always given society the benefit of the doubt and felt that the older generations just weren’t use to the obvious flamboyant life and therefore had a harder time accepting this new concept because they grew up in a different time where homosexuality wasn’t expressed on such a public scale. I’ve always had it in the back of my mind that gay life wasn’t even acknowledged until recently (meaning about the past 20 years or so). It amazes me how much Gay New York changed my perception of gay life being something that was always hidden and even one of the best-kept secrets in the past 50 years.
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