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"Inman" is a homophobic slur used to refer to a gay man. It references actor John Inman from the 1970/80s British ITV sitcom "Are You Being Served".
Set in a department store and with writing packed with double entendres and sexual innuendo, the show featured John Inman playing camp salesman Mr Humphries. This humour was in the vein of the "Carry On" films and specifically Kenneth Williams' characters therein.
The show spawned a catchphrase of the era: when asked by a colleague, "Mr. Humphries, are you free? to serve someone", he always gives the camp response, "I'm free!".
Set in a department store and with writing packed with double entendres and sexual innuendo, the show featured John Inman playing camp salesman Mr Humphries. This humour was in the vein of the "Carry On" films and specifically Kenneth Williams' characters therein.
The show spawned a catchphrase of the era: when asked by a colleague, "Mr. Humphries, are you free? to serve someone", he always gives the camp response, "I'm free!".
by PissOffKarl February 6, 2020