Gay subtext of Matilda
Gay subtext of Matilda
#1Gay subtext of Matilda
Posted: 4/14/13 at 5:48pm
Is Naughty an anthem for our less well endowed bottoms who want to top but don't have the confidence or a gay friend to help them overcome the size queens?
From 'Naughty'
"Even if you're little you can do a lot you musn't let a little thing like little stop you. If you sit around and let them get on top you, you might as well be saying you think that it's ok"
"Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty"
"What if you haven't got a fairy to fix it"
"If you always 'take it on the chin' and wear it"
#2Gay subtext of Matilda
Posted: 4/14/13 at 5:52pmLet's not overlook ANNIE: "The son will come out tomorrow."
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#2Gay subtext of Matilda
Posted: 4/14/13 at 6:00pmGreat. You just gave the "million moms" more to take a stand against.
#3Gay subtext of Matilda
Posted: 4/14/13 at 6:07pmWhile Googling MATILDA, I actually came across some woman's Christian blog entry stating that it's a "pro-life" show ("every new life is a miracle"). Humans have a capacity to read whatever they want into anything.
#4Gay subtext of Matilda
Posted: 4/14/13 at 6:46pm
I've always thought "Naughty" was a bit... naughty. Whenever I've heard someone say "take it on the chin" they're definitely not using the phrase the same way Matilda uses it in the song.
It never occurred to me that it could be an anthem for less well endowed bottoms, but it wouldn't surprise me if Tim Minchin was in that camp.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#5Gay subtext of Matilda
Posted: 4/14/13 at 7:29pm
lol, Henry. By that standard, I suppose that Monty Python's "Every Sperm is Sacred" qualifies The Meaning of Life in the same way!
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#6Gay subtext of Matilda
Posted: 4/14/13 at 7:31pmDoes she take it on the chin or not?
#7Gay subtext of Matilda
Posted: 4/14/13 at 7:40pm
^She doesn't, but I bet some of the chorus boys will. 
#8Gay subtext of Matilda
Posted: 4/14/13 at 7:40pm
Well as long as we're talking about double entendres, Let's not forget about the classics:
"But if baby I'm the bottom, you're the top"
"Blow Gabriel Blow"
#10Gay subtext of Matilda
Posted: 4/15/13 at 12:06pm
Wow - that is a pretty disgusting and inappropriate take on the material that says so much more about the original poster than it does about any true subtext. You do realize she is 5? CATSNY, talking to you too.
My recommendation is that this post be deleted and we never speak of it again.
#11Gay subtext of Matilda
Posted: 4/15/13 at 12:12pmI agree. I find it appalling. Absolutely disgusting. Hateful and the definition of tastelessness. Shocking, even. Revolting might be a better word. Or vulgar, odious or dare I say even repugnant. It's an abomination of the english language to use those words in the order in which you used them in to create the context of the statement you made.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#12Gay subtext of Matilda
Posted: 4/15/13 at 12:14pmOh, lighten up....it was a JOKE. (And you are getting worked up over a FICTIONAL child.)
#13Gay subtext of Matilda
Posted: 4/15/13 at 12:15pmNO. She's a real child! REAL! I saw her with my own two eyes! SHE EXISTS.
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