Changes of Batman

Thanks to a deep discussion in my English class, I can't seem to get how Batman has changed over the years OUT OF MY HEAD! Growing up, I was surrounded by D&D nerds, anime, and tons of other stuff that the average child has never seen until their teens if ever. Saving those topics for a possible later discussion, I felt really young today. For those who have never read the early editions of Batman (like me) or seen the first TV series (also like me), Batman was easily thought to be gay or straight if you looked at the same thing. I have always known Batman as an outlaw hero (dark, handsome and yummy), but apparently that wasn't the case before the 60's. Robin was Batman's live in ward, and they lived in a house full of flowers, vases and a butler. However, the slam of this easily interpreted differently character was shoved into a novel called Seduction of the Innocent. This book, written by Fredric Wertham, came out before the TV show. It claimed that boys would be turned into homosexuals because Batman and Robin were clearly gay lovers, women were evil and that the scenes of the Wayne Manor was a homosexual's dream. I might discuss women being evil in a later discussion, but in this one, women had just got their right to vote aka power, which scared a lot of men. As a rebuttal, the Batman television series, was camp. By the way, camp means tacky, but we still love it (like drag queens are very camp). The message was basically "If you want a gay Batman, here you go." Sticking it to Wertham to put lightly. However, Wertham scared his readers into believing that camp would turn their unprotected children (who they wanted to believe were sponges) into homosexuals, which was "bad". During the 70's to now, Batman has turned from an official to outlaw hero, working on his side of the law. The camp that was once perceived as funny, was now pushed on villians, making it seem bad. Hence why the Joker was so tacky at this time. Robin was killed off, along with countless other 'bad' women, who seemed to tie Batman down. I look at this change and finally understand how people can change so much. If someone puts Dr. or Expert anywhere near their name, they are instant Shepherd to us Sheep. No offence.