"gay girl", the old euphemism?

Joel S. Berson Berson at ATT.NET
Tue Feb 18 02:02:25 UTC 2014


 From Variety, 1931 June 16, p. 6 col. 1:

" Objection of the Hays organization has caused Pathe to switch the
title of the 'Golddiggers' shorts series to 'Gay Girls.' "

Perhaps in later years they rued that ruling.

Joel

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