Hello, sailor
"Hello, sailor" is a sexual proposition made to a sailor, presumably by a prostitute or promiscuous woman supposing the sailor to be male and sexually frustrated after a long time at sea.[1] This usage has become a camp catchphrase, implying that sailors stay away at sea so long that they cannot tell the difference between a woman and a man in drag, or a play on the common conception that many sailors are homosexual. Hello, Sailor in this usage is also the title of several books, including one by Eric Idle and another about gay life in the British merchant navy, as well as a 2007 Liverpool museum exhibit about gay sailors.[2] The British comedy act Monty Python, which includes Eric Idle, also made use of the phrase in several of their sketches.
References[edit]
- ↑ Stanley, Jo; Baker, Paul (2003). Hello Sailor!: The hidden history of gay life at sea. Longman. ISBN 9780582772144. Search this book on
- ↑ "Article on the 2007 Liverpool Museum exhibit". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Unknown parameter
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