What is the done thing these days? I can't keep up!

In light of all of this anticontinuum theorizing, was no part of Rich's model (and the relationship it hoped to enable) worth preserving because of the potential for homophobic mishandling found at its base?

his ancient knot of dangerous adversarie

Ha! down a burning mount I plunge deep, deep: sure Vulcan's shop is here— Hark, how the anvils thunder round the dens flammivomous!