For those of you who did not like it or were offended let me offer a few thoughts that may help you get past that sense of offense. SNL is about satire not political correctness. Otherwise President Bush should be having a major hissy fit this morning. Perhaps some of his supporters are, perhaps he is but the point is this anyone who watches SNL should be prepared and willing to have fun poked at their expense.
We forget that these 2 fine actors are not obsessed with this film, we are. Neither Jake nor Heath signed up to be the poster boys for Gay Rights when they agreed to play these roles. We all need to lighten up a bit. I really can't blame Jake and Health for wanting to put the film behind them and move on with their careers. So I feel Jake was being a good sport. I remember reading an acceptance speech made recently by Heath in his native Australia for still yet another BBM recognition award. He stated "this film doesn't want to go away" and in essence, told the audience the best thing to come out of this film is his family.
If I were to have a chance meeting with either two I don't believe I would bring up the subject of BBM. I imagine they are plumb well full of hearing about it. In a couple of years Heath will be rolling his eyeballs over everyone doing Joker imitations... this too shall pass.
as Clarissa shared from her meeting with Lynne and Truman, Lynne's very wise observation: " We do alot better if we remember that Heath and Jake are NOT Ennis and Jack" (apologies to Lynne if the wording is off)
well i must say i agree with what you have said...the last half of it that is..the fact that heath, and jake are actors. they are neither gay nor role models. they didnt take on the shouldering of all the rest for their life, the very essence of gayness. they should endeavor to remain correct in their respect for anyone, and that includes the gay and lesbians in the world...if they do something in bad taste that will hurt people..then i believe that they must then answer for that behavior....personally not being gay or lesbian,,i suppose it could be said that i am not qualified to judge the way that he present his jokes or humor,,,but i saw nothing really offensive in what he did on the show....the only thing he did was maybe making the error of deciding to be on a show that i found very badly written. giveing him routines to do that were neither funny, nor charming...personally i was so bored ,,i fell asleep in the middle.
the show that heath was on when he said the movie just wont go away, was the santa barbara film festival awards, and he won for best actor in a lead role/
i was very disappointed to have the show such a failure, in my opinion he is one of the very best of our young actors. he has in the past
proven himself to be capable to do humor, off the cuff,,,,and from the written page. maybe they should have allowed him to do some of the
writing and thereby having the show be at least funny ..
i hate to be the true lone dissenter here other than jess and garry...but im not a flame artist, i never say bad things in my following of
amateur writers...they do not get paid, and have the courage to write, and give the best offering that they can provide...however in my opinion
when a person is getting paid tremendous sums of money to do a certain job, we have the right, maybe the obligation even to give what is the
modern equivilent of the emporers new clothes...attitude....it wasnt funny,,,,after all, isnt that the object...?
regardless of where or not i find jake to be adorable ...which he most certainly is...and i do...i feel the need to express the fact that i was
personally embaressed by the show and his participation in it....so now ive had my say...you may return to the regularly scheduled broadcast..
janice
(hope you don't mind Janice...fixed the Quote!! Jess.)
