PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agoScene in Le Monocle, a lesbian nightclub in Paris, France, 1932media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down11
arrow-up1111arrow-down1imageScene in Le Monocle, a lesbian nightclub in Paris, France, 1932media.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 months agoNamed as such because wearing a monocle was a subtle signal in LGBT culture of 1920s and 30s Paris that one was [ahem] inclined towards women. One imagines a few girls with one bad eye in Paris receiving unexpected attention!
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoUnless she wore an eye patch, in which case pirate be after yar booty!
Named as such because wearing a monocle was a subtle signal in LGBT culture of 1920s and 30s Paris that one was [ahem] inclined towards women.
One imagines a few girls with one bad eye in Paris receiving unexpected attention!
Unless she wore an eye patch, in which case pirate be after yar booty!