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A picture is worth a thousand words and the old picture in the story shows Dean as a sub to Brando and very openly too by the fact that others are nearby in the photo.

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Genuinely, thank you so much for writing this. It's extremely frustrating reading such blatant fetishization of queer men in Hollywood. The lies about James Dean's life just never seem to stop, and I've always struggled to voice how wrong a lot of it is, and how in reality we really should just leave the poor dude alone.

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Thank you. I feel as though you have protected Dean's narrative. I am researching Dean and am continually frustrated by all the lies about his life and relationships, and disappointed that so many would so easily repeat, spread, and create those fabrications. On the chance that you see this comment, what are your thoughts on the book James Dean: Little Boy Lost? I know you discredit the quote from Sax, but how about the rest of the book?

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