https://theconversation.com/dennis-the-menace-turns-75-why-rule-breaking-kids-never-go-out-of-style-278688; https://theconversation.com/how-the-beano-survived-war-and-the-web-to-reach-its-80th-birthday-98022. Is Dennis a #homophobe? Possibly. Does it matter? YES. The stereotypical depiction of Walter the Softy, aka Walter Brown, matters, as does the fact that the comic's authors felt compelled to give Walter a girlfriend. Is Dennis the Menace yet another example of #toxic #masculinity? If so, perhaps it's time to euthanise him.