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Were Peppermint Patty and Marcie


Both in some way based on Billie Jean King?

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I thought you were going to ask if they were lesbians, to which I'd have answered "absolutely" with no evidence to back it up. No idea on the Billie Jean King thing though.

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I thought the same thing:)

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But Marcie liked Charlie Brown, held his hand and called him Charles. PP also seemed to think CB had a thing for her and seemed to like it. So lesbians except with Chuck or Charles.

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Also Marcie had that French boyfriend in Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown. So Marcie was straight except with Patty?

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Peppermint Patty was based on Charles Schulz's cousin, Patricia Swanson. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppermint_Patty

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Thanks I didn't know that. Does anyone know about Marcie?

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In that same article it says Schulz's cousin had a roommate named Elise Gallaway who was the basis for Marcie.

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Thanks for the information.

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You're wecome.

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Yeah, they used to say "roommate" in those days.

Like my aunt, who lived nearby with her wife when I was a kid, my parents always said "Aunt Susan and her roommate are coming over". They accepted Betty as part of the family circle, for what that was worth, but drew the line at acknowledging the relationship.

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This is the link: -
https://youtu.be/0xUpR40oX3A

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I bet they "scissored" each other.

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