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Could 'The Yellow Rose' be...


... the first network reference to lesbianism?

Think about it. The advice the sheriff gets from the banker about what to do about the women's militia?

"Do what you do with any militia: get 'em drunk, find 'em a couple of girls, and send 'em home with smiles on their faces."

Now, he could have been talking about recruiting, but that sure wasn't the way Ramon Bieri (Crow) played it. That was flat-out INNUENDO.

Authority is the aqua regia of golden character.

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