Brokeback Defeat: The Showbiz Version of Rodney King Verdict (Palm Beach Post)

[Phillip Dampier]

Please, remain calm.

The Oscar verdict on Brokeback Mountain is in, and yes, many people are disappointed …

… to the don’t ask, don’t tell point.

It was supposed to be a momentous occasion, a time of triumph and vindication for a segment of our community that has taken more than its share of lumps from the not-so-silent, and often brutal majority.

And it was all right there on film!

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