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"Sacar la pluma" in Spanish, means what?

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James29
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22 September 2013 at 4:04pm | IP Logged 
I heard this phrase in a Spanish language TV show. The context was about a man who did not approve of homosexuality then went to prision and "saco la pluma." It sounded as if this made him a hipocrite. It was important to the show and I did not understand the significance. I did not get the impression from the context that it meant "became gay" or anything like that, but maybe I am wrong. I have tried searching online and don't seem to be able to find an answer as to what this idiomatic expression means.

Edited by James29 on 22 September 2013 at 4:05pm

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23 September 2013 at 10:08am | IP Logged 
Well, "tener pluma" means acting in an effeminate way like some gays do. See this discussion about it. From what you say I would think that "sacar la pluma" in this situation means that his manners or way of behaving was "camp" - people would think that he was homosexual. However, it would have helped to have the literal context in which it was spoken to get exactly what was meant.

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