GOLD DIGGER : PEGGY HOPKINS JOYCE : THE GOLD DIGGER AS A COMIC FIGURE

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"Though the gold digger is a comic, not a tragic figure, she is not totally uncomplicated. While men adored these creatures, they were also made slightly uneasy by them. It was appealing to have a glamorous plaything whose favors could be bought for no more than the price of a fashionable apartment, a generous allowance, and a regular supply of steak dinners and expensive jewelry. But in making such a hard-nosed exchange, these women exhibited not only a deep cynicism but also a degree of power, which is one reason men felt a certain anxiety in their presence. Men were also made uncomfortable by females who so flagrantly flouted the social rules designed to keep people in their places. Unlike the courtesans of Europe, who occupied an established an respected niche, the American gold digger was a renegade; there was nothing subtle, or admirable, about her methods - or her goals."

About Peggy Hopkins Joyce C Constance Rosenblum 2000

(PEGGY HOPKINS FIRST MARRIED STANLEY JOYCE!)

May 2021 

I've been thinking about the term GOLD DIGGER.  This month, May 2021, I featured Anna Bey.  Go to that month and see what she has to say about the term GOLD DIGGER.