I just joined this list expecting to hear some very intelligent thoughts on the works of one of my favorite authors, only to find a mailbox crammed full of pseudo intellectual rantings on homosexuality. Now, I'm sure this is all big fun, and far be it from a newcomer to puff up his chest and attempt to direct traffic, but so far this list is nothing but a treatise for hairsplitting political and social vanity. Is Salinger homophobic? None of us know, and most of us don't care. All we do know is that Holden Caulfield certainly didn't go for that "flity" stuff and Antolini's actions are certainly perculiar enough to give Holden some reservations. So let's talk about Salinger, pretty please?