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'gayhistory' at MetaFilter. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:28:35 -0800 Wed,
12 Jun 2013 12:28:35 -0800 en-us 60 the best little boy in the
world Legendary <em>Mad Men</em> blog <a href="">"Mad Style"</a>
sets out to <a href="">explain Bob Benson</a> to a twenty-first
century that is <a href="">apparently ill-prepared</a> to <a
href="">understand him.</a> <em>Here is what we surmise about
Bob Benson, based on the above: He’s an upper-middle class over-
achiever from a family of them but he’s more than likely
estranged from them because he’s gay, which partially explains
why he doesn’t work for the family firm and also explains why he
can be so flexible about whether his father is alive or not.
Like a lot of gay men, he is fascinated by people who work in a
creative field, even if he’s not creative himself. Like a lot of
well-closeted gay men, he is a smooth liar from years of
experience; very good at fooling the eye with distractions and
cover stories. But because