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Gayface, A History

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1966
THE JOKER

As played by confirmed bachelor Cesar Romero (nickname: Butch), the cartoonish TV villain is scarily animated.


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1987
PEE-WEE HERMAN

Known for his catchphrase "Then why don't you marry it?!" the sexually ambiguous TV host weds a fruit salad on air.



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1977
C-3PO

The fussy drone's permanently agog eyes suggest a certain feyness. Another giveaway: the obvious fake tan.




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1997
BIG GAY AL

Introduces America to extra-large gayface in a South Park episode costarring George Clooney as a queer dog.

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