I actually thought that scene was noteworthy for Bond's reactions to the villains overture (the villain strokes Bond's scars in a - shall we say - erotized way). Bond says something to the effect of "why do you think you'd be my first". In other words, the tough and masculine Bond does not shy from the homoerotic implication (or acts with disgust to prove he is a real man) but instead challenges the assumption that he is a virgin. I think young (and old) movie watchers may note that action heroes can be real men without reacting negatively to homoerotic overtures. Marie
Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. Associate Professor l Department of Psychology Kaufman 168 l Dickinson College Phone 717.245.1562 l Fax 717.245.1971 Office hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10:30-11:30 http://users.dickinson.edu/~helwegm/index.html -----Original Message----- From: Michael Britt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 3:38 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Homosexuality and the latest Bond movie I heard there was a little controversy surrounding the villain in the latest Bond film. Well I finally saw the film and I guess I can see why. At one point when the bad guy (who clearly is "not right in the head") has captured Bond and has him tied up there is an implication that the villain is homosexual (of course, the bad guy also has a girlfriend...). In any case I suppose this kind of portrayal is just another way that our young people come to see homosexuality as something that is associated with being emotionally ill. Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a4468797f&n=T&l=tips&o=22340 or send a blank email to leave-22340-13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a44687...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=22341 or send a blank email to leave-22341-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
