20 September 2010

for your knowledge : the minuet

this morning i was reading a salon.com article about the use of gay-baiting smear tactics in political campaigns, when i came upon this little historical anecdote :

in the 1840s, supporters of whig presidential candidate william henry harrison described incumbent democratic president martin van buren as "luxury-loving." boston's pro-whig atlas described van buren as a "dandy" in "nicely plaited ruffles," who was "leading off a minuet"...

icydak what a minuet is, it's a 17th century court dance, originating from the french word for dainty. sounds pretty gay already amiright? kylie found a picture of what it looks like (see also what i did this weekend). please take note of the faggot's nicely plaited ruffles and his delicate toe pointing :

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