Weston tells Hawkeye that his secret[s] he is homosexual and a negro passing as a white man, Hawkeye remarks he didnt know Weston was a negro; no further mention is made of the fact of the Private '"passing" as white; instead Hawkye and Trapper sabatoge Burns attempt to get the Private discharged as a section 8...at that time when the epsiode was orginally written that Weston admits he was "passing"; however at that time none of the 1970's generatio whould have understood what "passing" was; however at that time homosexuals were claiming their were discremenated against because of their sexual choices,,,,which was in the news alot...30 years later homosexuals in the miltary claimed discrimention in repealing "Dont ask Dont Tell" they felt couldnt tell anyone on their sexual choice unless someone asked them first...
Monster M*A*S*H