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Hunky (other)
''Hunky'' may refer to: * Hunky (ethnic slur), American slang * hunk or beefcake, male stereotype * Hunky Shaw (1884–1969), American baseball player * Hunky, from Hunky and Spunky See also * Hunky dory (other) * Honky (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunky (ethnic Slur)
''Hunky'' is an ethnic slur used in the United States to refer to immigrants from Central Europe. It originated in the coal regions of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, where immigrants from Central Europe (Hungarian people, Hungarians (Magyar), Czechs, Slovak people, Slovaks, Rusyns, Rusyns, Ukrainians, Slovenes, Serbs, Croats) came from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to perform hard manual labor in the Mining, mines. They were called "hunkies" by the American public, which lumped them together into a category of Slavic peoples, Slavic immigrants, irrespective of their individual ethnic background. The term as an ethnic slur has fallen into disuse, but the term ''hunky'' and the public image associated with it has historic relevance in the perception of Slavic immigrants in the United States. There is some usage of the term in other forms; for example, in regions of Pennsylvania, any mill worker may sometimes be referred to as a ''mill hunky''. History The terms ''hunky'' and ''bohunk' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beefcake
Beefcake is a performance or a form of glamour photography depicting a large and muscular male body. Beefcake is also a publication genre. A role a person plays in a performance may be called ''beefcake''. The term was believed to be first used by Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky. Actors typecast as beefcake Beefcake poses by male actors were used far less frequently than cheesecake layouts of actresses. Nevertheless, as early as the 1920s photographs were taken of such stars as Rudolph Valentino and Ramón Novarro to highlight their physical appeal. Male physique shots of famous stars were even less frequent during the early talking picture era outside of stars of jungle films such as Johnny Weissmuller (Tarzan) and Buster Crabbe. The 1940s saw a rise in shirtless shots of such handsome stars as Tyrone Power, Guy Madison, Sterling Hayden and Victor Mature; and in the 1950s movie magazines began running swimsuit shots of actors such as Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunky Shaw
Royal N. "Hunky" Shaw (September 29, 1884 – July 3, 1969) was a Major League Baseball pinch-hitter. Shaw played for the Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ... in . In 1 career game, he had 0 hits in 1 at-bat. He batted and threw right-handed. Shaw was born and died in Yakima, Washington. He attended the University of Washington, where he played college baseball for the Huskies in 1905. References External linksBaseball Reference.com page 1884 births 1969 deaths Pittsburgh Pirates players Washington Huskies baseball players Minor league baseball managers Portland Browns players Tacoma Tigers players Jersey City Skeeters players Worcester Busters players Providence Grays (minor league) players San Francisco Seals (baseball) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunky And Spunky
''Hunky and Spunky'' were fictional characters, appearing in the series of animated short subjects produced by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures from 1938 to 1941. Filmed in Technicolor (three-strip), the series revolves around a mother burro and her son. History Hunky is a mother burro and Spunky is her young son. The initial film, titled ''Hunky and Spunky'', takes place in the Old West, where a prospector attempts to make Spunky into his pack animal. ''Hunky and Spunky'' was nominated for the 1938 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons). A positive contemporary review of ''Hunky and Spunky'' in ''Film Daily'' praised the short for introducing "funny new characters", and stated that the short's device of having the animals speak in "donkey talk" "will amuse the kids".(July 1, 1938). Review of ''Hunky and Spunky''. ''Film Daily'', Vol. 74, No. 1, p. 4 Fleischer Studios went on to produce six more cartoons featuring Hunky and Spunky: ''Always Kickin''' (1939), ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
