IS the Lynda Carter Wonder Woman a Gateway Drug for Gay Boys?

I had my first sort of sex dream about Lynda Carter so, yes.

LOL - the spin transformations while she was falling off the building and in the chair are classics.

NO ONE is better than Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman.

If the Arrow crossover doesn't land her, they will have missed the chance of a lifetime.

I am profoundly traumatized from childhood for acting like her. I would spin around and pretend to be WW. I was made fun of and bullied from cousins and neighbor kids when I was young. At 45 years of age, people, especially family, will still bring this up today. Fucking sucks! So yes. WW made me gay.

I had an ex who was into her since he was a boy. There are videos his parents took of him twirling as a boy. She may not cause gayness, but she certainly is a symptom.

I was a twirler as well. Here's a test, OP - if the boys start imitating this ad, there will be an emergency PTA meeting.

Yes and no. As a bi guy, my gay side likes the campyness of it, while my straight side can't help but stare at her tits.

She was for lesbians.

I asked about gay men, not lesbians or bisexual men, neither of which understands or cares about gay sensibility.

I don't think that's true, e.g. Rosie O'Donnell's love of Broadway.

The cape, the twirling, the costumes... those are GAY things, something no bisexual man understands.

One of my students said, "She has a suit for swimming?!?!!!!" in amazement and glee.

Another spinner here. I also used to jump off things impersonating the way WW jumped. My parents also have home movies to show my gayness to anyone watching.

R10 You are so stupid. Being bisexual doesn't mean I can't appreciate those things, I very much love and appreciate camp. I like broadway, divas, soaps, old Hollywood, etc... none of that means I can't also be attracted sexually to both men and women. Some of you have such parochial ideas.

Having sex with men on the downlow while publicly dating women is not appreciating anything to do with being gay.

If Lynda Carter is the gateway drug then who is the crystal meth?

R13 You no nothing about me.

Stevie Nicks? Barbra? Golden Girls?

Sorry you know nothing about me.

R15, I got your number 100%. I can also spell "know."

To you, Gay men are second class and inferior to women and the men who fuck women.

You'd be able to actually relate to the subject on the "What's Pussy Feel Like?" thread than this thread about gay men.

[quote] If Lynda Carter is the gateway drug then who is the crystal meth?

Judy. Duh.

I was a WW fan when I was 3 - 7 yrs old. I spun around and loved all things Lynda Carter for years after the show ended. Fuck, I had the cassette of her album Portrait and I watched her CBS TV specials and Partners In Crime on NBC with fuckin’ Lonnie Anderson!

As a kid watching this show my sister didn't like it, she felt Diana was too pushy and would never get a man with that attitude. I loved it and would spin around and made bullet deflecting cuffs from toilet paper rolls. My sister ratted me out to our mother for "acting like a girl" and my days of Wonder Woman fun were over.

Parents today? LOL. People have been complaining about "parents today" for the past 3000 years or so

OP/R18 sounds damaged. Seriously damaged.

OP I think so much of TV today--for adults and kids--is such crap that something like WW is new and exciting. Bright colours, bright lighting, things that shows today lack.

Bitch- it’s Lynda Carter.... she’s all that!

Seeing Lyle Waggoner tied and gagged did it for me.

Lynda Carter's foxiness knew no bounds. She was the shit.

I was infatuated with her version of Wonder Woman when I was a kid. A gay friend of mine was as well, and his mania still knows no bounds. He collects WW memorabilia and owns the series on DVD

Did you say half the boys in the class started twirling? What kind of school do you teach at?

I hate this.

Who is that goofy lookin bitch?

"A few of them even shrieked when Diana's cape appears later in the video."

I shrieked when I read that, LOL.

This fan-made alternative opening makes me cream my Wonder Woman underroos.

This one too. Lyle Waggoner was so beautiful.

When he was a little boy, my husband used to cut out the bottoms of Dixie cups and then wear the cups on his wrists so he could pretend he had bullet deflecting bracelets just like Linda Carter.

I spent my time imitating Uncle Arthur on Bewitched.

[Quote] If the Arrow crossover doesn't land her, they will have missed the chance of a lifetime.

I think they said Lynda could make an appearance but sadly not as WW.

I cut soup cans with scissors to make bracelets. The edges were sharp and could cut you,

OP is onto something here, there is defitsome kind of connection to this show and gaylings. It speaks to them.

I thought the gay boy twirling thing was because of Stevie Nicks.

Lynda twirling to become Wonder Woman certainly seems to have captured the imagination of many a young gayling. When I was first coming out during college days in the 80s, a standard phrase among gay friends was, "Let's Twirl," meaning "Let's Go."

Great to know that 40+ years after Lynda started twirling, its still affecting potential young gaylings.

I was more into the Bionic Woman and 6 M Dollar Man. I would do the sounds effects and jumped and ran.

Twirl + that awesome disco soundtrack background music = five star gay

r41 is a Top

All those videos were good. I LOVE how Wonder Woman ran around in what was pretty much a one piece swim suit with her luscious bosom perched in the strapless top. But when she actually went swimming she wore a head to toe spandex wetsuit with a head cap!

The first season fighting the Nazis is a drag. Modern seasons 2 and 3 are much better. Lots of funny guest stars, including Leif Garrett as a teen singer heartthrob and Dawn Lynn, his real sister, playing an obsessed tween stalker fan... wtf?

[quote]I think they said Lynda could make an appearance but sadly not as WW.

I would be perfectly fine with Lynda as Princess Diana back on Paradise Island in a flowy gown, ruling as queen. She doesn't need to be in the WW outfit although a few bullets and bracelets would be fun.

I can’t tell if she’s happy that WW is a gay icon or not.

One of the cheesiest shows ever on TV staring one of the least talented actresses you can imagine- And made hay with all of it- good for her.

More like gate to drag. What the appeal of WW for gays? I never got that.

r47 Lynda was perfect as Wonder Woman. She's not the greatest actress, but her portrayal of Diana Prince/WW is why the show is still such a pop culture touchstone. Anybody could've put on that costume, but Carter's acting in that role was what made the show work.

CBS Sunday Morning profile...

R45 that would be amazing 🤞

I was always annoyed by how her legs were too skinny for the leg openings of her suit. Did no one else ever notice that?

Legs too skinny?!

In some episodes, there is noticable space between her upper thighs and the openings. My Large Marge mother also noticed it and made sniping remarks about Linda's supposed "anorexia."

It could be a combination of both women, r39.

Fun fact: Stevie Nicks and Lynda Carter were both born in Phoenix, Arizona.

[quote]Being bisexual doesn't mean I can't appreciate those things, I very much love and appreciate camp.

No, you don't get it. She was not camp to a 9 year boys. She was a god damn roll model!

Bondage, Bullets, Bracelets, what's not to like?

Who hasn't spun around at least once when this show aired?

OP you are brilliant, as others said, you discovered something that seems to transcend time. I too was a WW Spinner. Thought I was the only one.

So why is the gayling catnip? Here is my intellectual breakdown. My hunch is it fills in a lot of blanks for young gay boys who already know they are different somehow but don't know why. Even at that very young age, bulling was and still goes on. She was like a hero in a way. Someone who had a secret they had to keep. Someone who could fight back, someone who ultimately wanted good for all people. Keep in mind, everything else from young boys at the time was about fighting, killing, and "winning". That just doesn't appeal to young gay men who are more sensitive. As a group, gay men just are not violent like straight men. But being so mean you get attacked by them. She was a way to release an inner brave spirit to stand your ground. And she didn't have a gun or weapon to kill, think about that.

[quote] The first season fighting the Nazis is a drag. Modern seasons 2 and 3 are much better.

Great Hera - you must be cray. Season 1 - the WW2 era - was tons better.

Agree with r60.

I always wanted to be Mighty Isis.

Oh zephyr winds that blow on high, lift me NOW so I can fly!!!

R54 it's called a thigh gap.

I can't believe she didn't know WW was a gay icon. Someone must have pointed that out to her at some point.

Well, she likes a drink, so...

r59

Not a word about beauty or glamor? What kind of homosexual are you?

I like Wonder Woman and Jaime Sommers because they were tough independent women. All the women in my life as a gayling were abused and treated like shit by my father. Those shows opened up a world to me where women didn't have to take that shit.

No, R63, thigh gap is when there is space between the legs themselves. I'm talking about her suit's leg openings sometimes being too large.

No, R63, thigh gap is when there is space between the legs themselves. I'm talking about her suit's leg openings sometimes being too large.

Wtf? Sorry about that double post.

I saw revamped Wonder Woman Underoos at Target the other day. Does anyone else remember those?

Yes, I noticed that too R69. That gap made me wonder if that who bottom part was some kind of hard case.

Can you post a pic of what you're talking about. They changed the cut but it didn't affect how "right" her legs looked.

I agree, r67. I would also add "Charlie's Angels" from that era.

Kelly was treated like shit by Margo, though.

[quote]Can you post a pic of what you're talking about.

I haven't had time to watch every episode and find examples of it, but I'm hoping to tomorrow. I don't see it in still photos.

I had the opposite experience. All of the women in my life as a gayling were strong, working independent mothers, sisters, aunts with professional jobs. They were not the norm though. So I guess seeing Jamie Summers or Wonder Woman was like a validation that my family was not that unusual compared to what I saw around the neighborhood. None of their jobs were glamorous however.

Lynda Carter was the best wonder woman.

R77 it's not like there's much to choose from.

In the 70s, you knew you were a gayboi if you didn't want to fuck her- you wanted to BE her.

Here's Raquel Welch the inspiration.

Years later she would say this movie sucked.

Yes she was first

R62, I bought that on DVD. Can't believe how cheesy it is, but for children it's great with the "moral lessons" at the end.

R60/R61, the WW2 episodes were more appropriate to the era. I don't have the DVD set, but saw part of it on youtube. Lynda said she did not like the original costume with the "cone boobs". Although the updated costume is beautiful, it's a bit vulgar, especially the blue bikini bottom. In the original comics, Wonder Woman had a skirt. Lynda wore it a few times in the show. Fannie Flagg was in the movie. The exec producer said the original intertwined spinning (instead of the flash of light) was time-consuming & very expensive. I believe in the comic, she twirled her lasso around her to change. The exploding bracelets were interesting and could only be fired once; she had the trigger in her palm, which is why her fist is always closed.

[quote] In the 70s, you knew you were a gayboi if you didn't want to fuck her- you wanted to BE her.

I wanted to be her and fuck Lyle Waggoner!

R84, he was a big hottie. I think he appeared naked in Playgirl and is uncut. Long, great legs.

Raquel Welch was not the inspiration. Wonder Woman has been around since WWII.

[quote]In the original comics, Wonder Woman had a skirt.

The skirt only lasted for a brief few issues of the comic. It was quickly changed to shorts.

MeTV just showed what was probably THE gayest episode of WW and possibly one of the gayest hours in the history of television. It was called "Screaming Javelins" and featured Henry Gibson as a villain named Mariposa who was hellbent on building his own Olympic team by kidnapping the best athletes from other countries. It was bad '70s TV that also managed to be must-be-seen-to-be-believed TV at the same time.

Looking fabulous sans tiara!

R89, thanks, her hair looks great. That photo demonstrates the waist and belt are too small. The red part of her suit and the red boots should've been the same color.

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Fab appearance of the cape and skirt!

R88 sounds like an amazing episode 😄

Weird moment at #80's link. At 4:30 Raquel tells us Janice is straight, Cavett snickers and Janice says, "Thanks you, baby". Janice would have licked Raquel like a lollipop.

I remember going to Splash in New York in the '90s and how the whole place would erupt in cheers whenever the Wonder Woman twirl montage would appear on the video screens.

The complete Wonder Woman twirls. Season 1.....

Season two....

Season three....

I’m Rinda Carder.

The WW2 setting was better.

Imagine the waxing

Her thighs and hipbones remind me a little of Vera-Ellen in White Christmas

In the late 80s, I worked with a woman who had been adopted and was very troubled over it. She changed her name to Druscilla Prince, based on Debra WInger's role as Princess Druscilla. As far as I know, Ms. Prince was not gay; she was just crazy.

I wasn't so much into the spinning or the cape as I was into the way she waved her arms when she leapt. Know idea why. But whenever I'd go swimming at our local pool, I would always jump as high as I could and do that quick, furtive circle-wave.

[quote]MeTV just showed what was probably THE gayest episode of WW and possibly one of the gayest hours in the history of television. It was called "Screaming Javelins" and featured Henry Gibson as a villain named Mariposa who was hellbent on building his own Olympic team by kidnapping the best athletes from other countries.

Give it a few more episodes til you get to DEATH IN DISGUISE with legendary drag performer Charles Pierce (appearing in drag, of course) and now openly gay George Chakiris.

Watching that montage of spins made me happy. Thanks for posting.

R101, funny you post that because I've seen that mentioned by straight men! They were also watching her breasts and crotch! Reminded of an inappropriate comment made to a small boy. I'd observed how much her magic lasso magically stretched whenever she needed additional line and some redneck lowlife said, "I know what else stretches." I asked self, "What does he mean?" Today I know he was a dirty bird. I've been exposed needlessly to inappropriate filth like that often.

R105, thanks much! I'm also looking forward to that. Pierce was great! My first friends were drag queens and trans, but they weren't labeled that then. Wasn't Pierce a friend of Phyllis Diller's? Ironic that such a heavy drinker survived to 95. An acquaintance of hers said, "She had to cut way back at 80." I haven't had a drink since I was 23. Boozers are always bad news.

R105, thanks for your photo. Shows well her knew hairpiece and hairstyle, which looked much better. At home, Lynda said she has in a glass display case the tiara, the exploding bracelets with palm triggers, the hairpiece, the magic belt and lasso and possibly something else I don't recall.

New instead of knew

-108

I mean . . .

I’d pay to watch these two fuck in 1976.

R111, me too. I'm not ashamed to admit I love Lynda Carter, she's a beautiful woman, I'm not 100% gay and I had sexual fantasies about her.

-108

Dec 17th you can bid on one of the costumes from the show, if you have several thousand dollars to spend.

I was mesmerized by Wonder Woman's camel-toe.

Reminder that the auction in r113's link starts in eight days

How much do we think the WW costume will go for?

Just back from NYC and saw this (link below) at the MoMA.

There was this Wonder Woman video featuring Beloved Lynda Carter playing Diana Prince and Wonder Woman, with lots of spinning looped and repeated, lots of bullets bouncing off bracelets and other Wonder Woman action spliced together. I love me some Wonder Woman, but it was really strange seeing this in a big museum in NYC. I guess the artist compiled the clips long ago, but today youtube is full of super mix mash ups of Wonder Woman doing her thing similar to this exhibit. Haha. Art/Crap for Mass Consumption. What the what?

R117 thanks, that's an excellent photo. Lynda has those exploding bracelets in a glass case in her home with other artifacts. She was so beautiful and I was too young to watch that program. She was the perfect Wonder Woman.

Yes, OP. It was one of the gates I went through realizing my gayness. But it wasn't't Lynda Carter's twirls or her in satin tights for the red, white, and blue that set the lightbulb on. Lyle Waggoner did it for me! First, in that World War Two era Army Officer's uniform and then when he wore those tight poly blend trousers of the 1970s.

I also realized I like a certain activity whenever he or other male characters got tied up!

Kate Middleton should play WW.

R120, she's not pretty enough and I doubt her breasts are large enough

I think she'd make a fairly passable Wonder Woman.

The Dara Birnbaum piece has to be at least 25 to 30 years old.

[quote]Dara Birnbaum, Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman, 1978-79

[Quote] and I doubt her breasts are large enough

That didn't stop me.

WW Trivia: Lynda Carter's breasts routinely popped out of her get up.

It was for me. I admit I recently cried during the WW 1984 trailer, when she lassos the lightening bolt. I still prefer the original, though.

It was stupid television at its apex- I knew it then and I know it now. Have no idea why it was anything but camp rip off of the Batman and Robin sitcom of the 69s.

I would have 69ed with Burt Ward back in '69.

Now? Not so much.

[quote] . I admit I recently cried during the WW 1984 trailer, when she lassos the lightening bolt.

Merciful Mary!

Lynda Carter complained to her director, who was mad she needed a lot of takes for a scene as couldn't remember her lines, " It really doesn't matter. Only little girls watch this show."

Clearly Lynda was wearing a wig for WW. Saw her hairdresser put it on her head. Lynda Carter was talking about the upcoming fun weekend event where she'd be partying with all of her girlfriends. Believe it was going to happen in Santa Barbara. She seemed really, really self-focused. Hairdresser was a super charming doll of an older woman, agreeing with everything Lynda said.

r131 did you work on the show?