David -
Well, I'm certainly happy most of the time, but I'm really only gay when
I'm really happy.
Does one have to be really homosexual to know if BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
"reflects reality or not"?
Is it important that one knows whether someone is homosexual or not, and
if so why? Does it change the way one relates to them as a person?
Is Ang Lee gay? Funny. I had dinner with him in Sydney years ago when he
was here promoting THE WEDDING BANQUET, which also featured homosexual
characters.
It never entered my head to even ask him if he was gay and if that was
necessary to show the depth of understanding for the characters in his
film he so clearly demonstrated.
Why should anyone feel obliged to "fess up" about what their sexual
preferences are? Why is it important make note that you have 100
(alright 20) homosexual friends?
I felt Mr Neal made a statement that was a very thinly veiled homophobic
and highly judgemental one about a film that he did want to see because
it was of homosexual content. He even said he'd rather stick pins in his
eyes before watching such a film.
I'll now go ask my wife (who like me is gay only sometimes depending on
her level of happiness) whether she wants to wear the pants in the
family today, or whether I should.
Phil
David Kusumoto wrote:
On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 13:51:23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Go stick a pin your eye, Andy. I doubt it will make you any more
blind than
you already appear to be. Phil
Hey there's no need for that. Andy's expressing how he feels. I don't
think he's saying others who disagree are WRONG. It's a preference.
Leave
him alone.
OK, so what I wanna know is -- how many people on this list are gay?
Come
on, fess up. I think some of us think about this from time to time.
Irrelevant? Sure is. So what?
So long as the same people keep baring their souls here, it'd be nice
for a
gay guy to step up to the plate to tell us whether a film like Brokeback
Mountain, for ex., reflects reality or not. I'd like to know.
You know something else? Here's the twisted sexist thing about some
of us
men. We talk about discomfort, as if our insecure manhoods are on the
line,
about watching two men kiss -- but hey, how come some of us aren't
fleeing
for the exits watching two women kiss? What's up with that? Why do
we dig
this? What a double standard.
Just thought I'd liven things up a little by introducing irrelevant stuff
(which will be met with p.c. silence). Yet this is something I confess I
think about when reading these posts. I know those who are gay, but
others
I have no clue. My wife and I have a hundred (OK, maybe 20) openly gay
friends (yup, even here in right-wing San Diego) and this subject
comes up
for the very reason it IS irrelevant -- which in turn makes for hilarious
and clowny conversation, no kidding, tears coming from your eyes, that
kind
of s***. I trust some of these "people" with my life.
Anyway, catch "Curb Your Enthusiasm" for a straight take about how silly
these hang-ups can be. Hence the reason I appreciated Larry David's
article
in the Times.
-koose!
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