Sweet Gentility
Having recently watched Mary Poppins for the first time I dunno how long, a couple thoughts occurred to me:
- When Mary decides to show off and say "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" backward, she merely recites the forward syllables in reverse order, except for the first, which she actually says backward. It should be "suoicodilaipxecitsiligarfilacrufus," not "dociousaliexpiisticfragicalirufus," as the arrogant Poppins proudly pontificates.
- Show of hands - is Bert gay and is Mary his faghag? Think about it - he's the artistic type, musical, can dance like its nobody's business, likes to hang out on rooftops with other sweaty men...could this be why Mary sings that "ladies needn't fear when you are near, your sweet gentility is crystal clear." Sweet gentility? Hmmm. Sounds pretty Celluloid Closet to me. Of course ladies needn't fear if he'd rather be snoggin' a bobby. Yes, I know he's a cockney played by Dick Van Dyke, but that's going a bit too far don't you think?
Indubitably.
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