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Was Cassie in the Brokeback Mountain movie homophobic?

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Front-Ranger:
I agree with brokeplex's take on the dynamic between Ennis and Cassie, and also Amanda's observation that she is a warm and appealing character. It is hard to overestimate the degree of desperation many young Wyoming women must have in finding a suitable mate in that sometimes desolate region. I don't doubt there are Cassies out there who would be fine with a gay husband as long as he was discreet and went through the motions of being hetero every once in a while. There are worse things in life than being married to a person who is oriented differently than you! There are lots of men prone to violence, drug or alcohol addiction, gambling, religious zealotry, laziness, sports addiction...the list can go on and on!!

brokeplex:

--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on June 18, 2008, 01:42:20 pm ---I agree with brokeplex's take on the dynamic between Ennis and Cassie, and also Amanda's observation that she is a warm and appealing character. It is hard to overestimate the degree of desperation many young Wyoming women must have in finding a suitable mate in that sometimes desolate region. I don't doubt there are Cassies out there who would be fine with a gay husband as long as he was discreet and went through the motions of being hetero every once in a while. There are worse things in life than being married to a person who is oriented differently than you! There are lots of men prone to violence, drug or alcohol addiction, gambling, religious zealotry, laziness, sports addiction...the list can go on and on!!



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I am curious about your opinion about something that I read about the early days of WY settlement. I read that in the early days before large scale settlement, the gender ratios were heavily biased in favor of men, men were at the time more likely to be able to brave the long trek to the west (hostile American Indian tribes, desert heat, mountain cold, too much or too little water)

So, that being the case, wouldn't women in the early days of WY have had their pick of the best men available?

And I am wondering, if this ethos has carried forward thru time to the 20th and 21st centuries? After all, WY was the first state to grant women the right to vote in ALL elections, decades before some of the more settled areas back east. Doesn't that imply that women in WY wielded more power at all levels than their counterparts back East?

I am of the opinion that a very attractive personable woman like Cassie could have had her pick of men, and wouldn't have had to settle for a closeted man. It seems to me that Cassie was deliberately picking Ennis for her personal reasons (of course love is always personal), in spite of his taciturn and somewhat boorish nature. This makes Cassie one of the most interesting characters to me. I want to know, why she picked Ennis and tried so hard to stick with him, as I feel she could have her pick of lots of other men, younger, handsomer, certainly more prosperous and more hetero!

Fran:

--- Quote from: brokeplex on June 18, 2008, 02:28:35 pm ---I am of the opinion that a very attractive personable woman like Cassie could have had her pick of men, and wouldn't have had to settle for a closeted man. It seems to me that Cassie was deliberately picking Ennis for her personal reasons (of course love is always personal), in spite of his taciturn and somewhat boorish nature. This makes Cassie one of the most interesting characters to me. I want to know, why she picked Ennis and tried so hard to stick with him, as I feel she could have her pick of lots of other men, younger, handsomer, certainly more prosperous and more hetero!

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But remember:

"Ennis said he'd been putting the blocks to a woman who worked part-time at the Wolf Ears bar in Signal where he was working now for Stoutamire's cow and calf outfit, but it wasn't going anywhere and she had some problems he didn't want."

It seems Cassie had some issues.  With small towns being what they are and nothing a secret for long, maybe Cassie had worked her way through the more eligible guys in town and Ennis was her last hope... well, until Carl appeared.

Artiste:
Merci to all of you ! At last, some replies or thoughts !!


I find it surprising that many of you think that Ennis used Cassie as a cover for being gay or whatever he is there and then !

Can some of you think that Cassie uses Ennis, as for her cover ?

May I dare ask ?

Au revoir,
hugs!

Artiste:
Merci to all of you !!!

If Cassie dated Ennis that long, she can NOT be that clueless about him ?

She must have felt something... not nescessarally being homophobic, but thought of Ennis being gay or bi ??

Au revoir,
hugs!

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