Talk:Buffalo Bill (character)

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I thought James Norton was Gumb's first victim.

Buffalo bills incorrectly spelt name was jamie gumb, not james gumb

It needs to be double-checked, but I believe Gumb's dog, Precious, was in fact a bichon frise, rather than a toy poodle. - CNichols 18:03, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs: Jame Gumb is evidently based on five real-life serial killers: From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bill_%28The_Silence_of_the_Lambs%29: Harris may have based Gumb on four real-life serial killers: (Robert Mawdsley is the extra one in The Silence of the Lambs article.)--60.240.109.242 11:54, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

"Equally controversial was the swastika-laden quilt Gumb had in his bedroom, although it is never directly stated that he was anti-Semitic"

Historic quilts from Appalachia (perhaps influenced by Native Americans) sometimes use the swastika without any Nazi overtones, but obviously a Nazi sympathiser might seize upon this "innocent" usage for its now unsavoury connotations. Anderskin 02:46, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Another reason he could have had the nazi paraphenilia was because of their use of human flesh as objects, similar to what gumb was doing.

His attraction to nazi paraphenilia could come not from anti-semitism, but from power from brutality, the sense of belonging to a group whose power is far greater that the sum of the power of it's individuals. added by Jeff Dranetz 08:28 October 2007 (UTC)

Underneath the picture, it describes his "M.O" to be skinning his victims. Thats not an Modus Operandi, but rather a signature. His M.O. would be pretending to be disable to lure his victims into his van.

Jame Gumb showed clear sympathies for Nazi ideas, demonstrated in frequent use of their iconography. Although the quilt can be dismissed when taken alone, it cannot be denied when coupled with other images spotted throughout his basement. Another is a Nazi propaganda poster seen on a wall during his hunt with Starling. Dorkmax (talk) 14:53, 26 January 2020 (UTC)

Torture?
"Gumb had killed the old woman, and was living in her house and using it as a torture chamber for his victims."

It was never a "torture chamber". Lecter (and the FBI) emphasised he WASN'T a sadist - ligature marks were on the wrists of the victims suggesting they were hung by their hands; if they were hung by their feet then the blood would rush to their heads and could be skinned alive and keep them alive longer.

It's just semantics, sorry.

Benjamin Raspail
I don't mean to nitpick, but why is Raspail listed under the picture as being his "gay-lover" rather than just "lover?" For one thing, it's never stated outright in either the novel or the movie that Gumb identifies as gay (transgender, yes, albeit mistakenly, but that's a whole other can of worms). Plus, it's somewhat demeaning; we don't refer to Martha Washington as George's "straight-wife."

Mrs. Lippman
Should Mrs. Lippman be metioned? After all, Jame Gumb was living in her house. The house he was in wasn't his. Mrs. Lippman's rotting corpse was the one in the bathtub that Clarice found RIGHT before "Bill" pulled the breakers, turning off the lights in the basement. --Majinvegeta 07:07, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

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Use of word choice
I have noticed countless times on wiki that people like to use words that really have no place in the sentences that they choose. For example on this wiki entry regarding Buffalo Bill, they use the term 'modus operandi' instead of simply saying method or method of operation. I have been scolded in the past for making edits and changes to excessive use of fancy words that really just confuse certain readers in the first place or break concentration by having the user click the link to find out the meaning and/or definition. I simple want to know why people choose these bizarre and excessive word choices when there are far better ways to be blunt and informative. This site isn't about writing style it's about objective information, so I guess I'm asking if it's ok to make a change to remove terms like 'modus operandi'. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Grindking (talk • contribs) 20:05, 13 March 2008 (UTC)