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ednbarby:
I been here and there, Janey.  :)

And I get you about that line - I guess I just took it as reflecting what was on that character's mind rather than what was or wasn't on Jake's.  Hopefully he'll take it the same way and won't be insulted.

serious crayons:
I don't know about Jake finding it insulting. He seems to have a pretty good sense of humor, and he knows that being the occasional butt of mild jokes is part of the deal of being a rich and famous celebrity. But more importantly, isn't he playing a character whose mouth is SUPPOSED to be watering? Figuratively speaking, I mean -- that's an over-the-top way of putting it, in line with the character's entire monologue. But the guy in the video is not talking about Jake Gyllenhaal the actor, he's talking about the character he's playing, and commenting on the content of a movie in which Jack WAS lusting for Ennis. I don't see how that's particularly offensive.

The LA joke, on the other hand, WAS offensive. Partly because he was talking about Jake, not his character, partly because it turns the humor back around to its usual place: a (presumably) straight guy laughing at a (presumably) straight guy for seeming gay.

ednbarby:
Excellent point there, Katherine.  The character in KU would not refer to Jack and Ennis as "Jack and Ennis" but as "Gyllenhaal and Ledger," as he does.

And I absolutely agree that the LA "joke" was offensive on a few different levels.  Again, I lost all (or most) respect in him for that one, and I have a hard time believing that Jake actually "loved" it (but if he did at the time, I think he's smart enough to have realized after the fact, perhaps, that it was not such a terrific idea after all).  He appeared genuinely surprised at it at the time.  He's a great actor of course, but I don't believe he was pretending to be stunned by that one.  If anything, he might have told Lance he "loved" the bit with the T.O. book when he came out to present, which, though also offensive for the same reasons, wasn't nearly as bad.

Or maybe it's just all wishful thinking on my part.

Shakesthecoffecan:
I had heard Anne Hathaway had been considered for the lead in this movie, but she turned it down because of the graphic birthing scene. Can you imagine that deleated scene with that guy telling her he didn't want to see her (Anne Hathaway's) tits?

Ellemeno:
I haven't seen the movie y'all are mostly talking about - but I'm with Meryl on "The 40 Year Old Virgin."  I'm glad I made it through the boorishness at the beginning, and really like it by the end.  Same is true for Anchorman and Dodgeball.  These guys are actually mocking the macho stereotype.

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