The Author's Tone Toward Patrons of the Stonewall Inn

What is the tone of the author toward the patrons of the Stonewall Inn? Cite at least one example to support your answer.

The tone of the author toward the patrons of the Stonewall Inn is humorous, mocking and tinged with sarcasm.

In the first paragraph he described one of the patrons as, "She was a he." In one paragraph he wrote that, "Then, without warning, Queen Power exploded with all the fury of a gay atomic bomb. Queens, princesses and ladies-in-waiting began hurling anything they could get their polished, manicured hands on. Bobby pins, compacts, curlers, lipstick tubes and other femme fatale missiles were flying in the direction of the cops. The war was on. The lilies of the valley had become carnivorous jungle plants." It's as if the author is against the patrons.

Explanation:

The Stonewall riots were a series of violent raids by the police on a homosexual bar. This particular article was written by Jerry Lisker for the New York Daily News in 1966.

The author of the article used a mocking and sarcastic tone in narrating the events, even the title of the article, "Homo Nest Raided, Queen Bees are Stinging Mad" clearly shows the author's mindset about the patrons.

He consistently and deliberately uses male pronouns in describing the patrons and then corrects himself to female pronouns afterwards, and he called them "little girls" to show what he thinks of them no matter who they say they are.

In one place a patron even told him "I don't like your paper, its anti-us and pro-cop.", and he didn't correct her.

What was Mayer's attitude towards the police and the Stonewall Rioters?

Answer:

Mayer reported one person's statement that it was the police who destroyed property in the Stonewall Inn. He also reported another man's theory that the police were raiding the bar because the owner hadn't paid their monthly bribe. Finally, he ended his article with a description of gay men taunting the police. All of these things suggest that he was not sympathetic to the police. Mayer also reported that the men of Christopher Street were normally peaceful and law abiding. He reported several statements that they made on June 28, which suggest that he was comfortable talking to them. He was interested in presenting their perspective. These details suggest that he was respectful toward the Stonewall Inn rioters and wanted to understand their actions from their point of view.

Explanation:

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