Art or Pornography?

"Most of Dean's romantic involvements with men were with older, fatherly figures. Jimmy and his own father rarely communicated. This animosity stemmed from when the young Dean was orphaned after his mother died and his father moved to California, leaving him to be raised by his grandparents. As a result of this tragedy, which was the defining moment of the actor's life, Spoto argues that Dean felt a strong need for an older male role model. This goal was often accomplished within the context of a sexual relationship.

"'Jimmy could never accept criticism, which he invariably took as personal rejection,' one associate noted. A Dennis the Menace-type personality, Dean was constantly performing practical jokes and otherwise disrupting the lives of those around him in order to win attention. His antics included urinating on stage sets, driving around movie lots at high speed in his cars, and Dean's long-time favorite, coughing up his dentures in order to give the impression that his front teeth had fallen out."


	7/8/2002:
"Most of Dean's romantic involvements with men were with older, fatherly figures. Jimmy and his own father rarely communicated. This animosity stemmed from when the young Dean was orphaned after his mother died and his father moved to California, leaving him to be raised by his grandparents. As a result of this tragedy, which was the defining moment of the actor's life, Spoto argues that Dean felt a strong need for an older male role model. This goal was often accomplished within the context of a sexual relationship. "'Jimmy could never accept criticism, which he invariably took as personal rejection,' one associate noted. A Dennis the Menace-type personality, Dean was constantly performing practical jokes and otherwise disrupting the lives of those around him in order to win attention. His antics included urinating on stage sets, driving around movie lots at high speed in his cars, and Dean's long-time favorite, coughing up his dentures in order to give the impression that his front teeth had fallen out."