My opinion is the same as his.
[Thanks to Susan for the nooze tip]
I never got into James Bond. The whole thing seemed quite silly. But last year was the 70th anniversary of the first Bond adventure, Casino Royale; and although author Ian Fleming is no longer with us, his character, James Bond, just keeps going.
Well, now they’ve got a new Bond author, Charlie Higson–and a new set of critical readers who don’t like the new James Bond… described by Higson as “metrosexual” (https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/01/bond-woke-charlie-higson-row-metrosexual-007#:~:text=They%20seemed%20to%20be%20scornful,t%20play%20so%20well%20nowadays.). Anybody got a barf bag handy?
What is “metrosexual”? Higson defines it as “modern, equal, and relaxed” (cue in raspberry). Oxford Language defines it as pertaining to men who live in urban areas and are deeply interested in shopping, etc.–men who act like women or homosexuals. Someone like Clifton Webb’s character in Laura. I think the term “sissy” may justly be applied.
Oh–and what about villains? Can’t have a Bond adventure without villains. But of course the villains can’t be commies or Russians or Chicoms anymore. Higson’s villains, in his own words, are “far right, populist libertarians.” People like us. Gotta sweep us out of the way and create a Far Left Ninny pansexual utopia.
Culture rot has deep roots, doesn’t it?
