Dear MG: Nope, the bio isn't of Stan-the-Man.

Dear Alex: I'm just guessing that louche from the Latin to be blind in one eye could--just mebbe could--have to do with something being so either so immoral or in bad taste to consider that the person's eye figuratively was blinded in taking it in. Why one eye? The only thing I can think of is sometimes when something is highly distasteful, we squint up one eye; the other would be left open to take in the blinding sight.

And, on another somewhat related tangent, I just learned today that reprobate can be used as a transitive verb.

Blinded regards,
WitheyesWideopen