As Bill007 says, poof is a British term for a gay man. Poofter is a derivative word that means the same.
It's considered derogatory now, but when Monty Python used it back in the early seventies, the word was tossed around quite casually. Back then, many British sitcoms also deployed racial stereotypes for comic purposes, and the language could be very racist. It was a different time.
Fair play but it wasn’t legalised in Scotland ( where I live) until 1987 there’s more than just England in the uk and Scotland has entirely separate laws
Homosexual acts were decriminalised in Scotland by the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980, which took effect on 1 February 1981, and in Northern Ireland by the Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982.
There was still people being arrested up until at least 1981 in Scotland.
I’m not saying I’m an expert in the matter I just don’t like the thought of some hetero telling me what is right when it concerns the minority I belong to.
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As Bill007 says, poof is a British term for a gay man. Poofter is a derivative word that means the same.
It's considered derogatory now, but when Monty Python used it back in the early seventies, the word was tossed around quite casually. Back then, many British sitcoms also deployed racial stereotypes for comic purposes, and the language could be very racist. It was a different time.
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This was also at a time where being gay was illegal in the uk
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No it wasn’t, in 1967 homosexuality for men was legalised in UK. For women it was never illegal
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Fair play but it wasn’t legalised in Scotland ( where I live) until 1987 there’s more than just England in the uk and Scotland has entirely separate laws
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Fair comment although you actually have the year wrong. It was 1980 in Scotland and 1981 in Northern Ireland
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Homosexual acts were decriminalised in Scotland by the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980, which took effect on 1 February 1981, and in Northern Ireland by the Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982.
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There was still people being arrested up until at least 1981 in Scotland.
I’m not saying I’m an expert in the matter I just don’t like the thought of some hetero telling me what is right when it concerns the minority I belong to.
Sounds like an awesome time to be honest