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Movie: I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: Lucise on July 13, 2007, 06:11:43 pm ---Oh I know ... to each his own, I guess.. :)
Just like it still baffles me when I read some IMDB posters going on about "movies like Brokeback being offensive to gay people.."
oh well.. to each his own..
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People are saying Brokeback Mountain is offensive to gay people?
That doesn't make any sense, does it? ???
injest:
--- Quote from: David on July 14, 2007, 03:05:18 am ---People are saying Brokeback Mountain is offensive to gay people?
That doesn't make any sense, does it? ???
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well you remember there was that whole thing about why didn't they use gay actors??
Kerry:
--- Quote from: Lucise on July 13, 2007, 06:11:43 pm ---Oh I know ... to each his own, I guess.. :)
Just like it still baffles me when I read some IMDB posters going on about "movies like Brokeback being offensive to gay people.."
oh well.. to each his own..
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Some friends of mine here in Sydney (a gay couple, and a single gay guy), had some pretty negative, bitchy things to say about BbM. Basically, the gist of their criticism was that Jack and Ennis were not gay people. They claimed they were bisexual. They also commented about them being "too butch" and made other such negative comments. They knew I was besotted with the movie and had seen it many times, so a lot of their comments could be put down to good ol' fashioned teasing, I guess. But I got the impression there was more to it than that. When I questioned them further, it turned out that two of them hadn't even actually seen BbM - just heard about it and seen the trailer. I asked them how they could comment on a movie they hadn't even seen and they replied with some pretty awful comments about why they didn't want to see it, centred around BbM being non-representative of real gay people. This all happened late last year at the home of the couple, where we had gathered to watch the Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final on their huge widescreen TV. I ended up getting myself all upset, defending BbM to them. Got so bad that one of their sisters had to come and give me a hug. Turned out she hadn't seen it either. She told me she hadn't seen it on the recommendation of her brother. I suggested she go see it for herself. She's very gay friendly and I'm sure she'll love it.
Yep, to each his own. :-\
MaineWriter:
Kerry, when you find out what "real" gay people are will you let me know? Also "real" straight people, "real" bisexual people, and all the other sorts of "real" people out there.
Thanks!
Leslie
Kerry:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on July 14, 2007, 09:59:54 am ---Kerry, when you find out what "real" gay people are will you let me know? Also "real" straight people, "real" bisexual people, and all the other sorts of "real" people out there.
Thanks!
Leslie
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I argued that very same point with them until I was blue in the face, Leslie, almost to the point of tears, which is why Catherine gave me the hug. I personally thought it was pretty bone ignorant of them to criticise a movie they hadn't even seen. :-\
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