Marie I agree. While Michael's point is well taken, I also was pleasantly surprised by the remark made by Bond in response. It certainly implied a prior homosexual encounter, but even if only masculine posturing, it certainly did not fit the more expected disgust or aggressive reaction. One might expect. I chose to see that scene as a sign of somewhat changing times. That said, I doubt the "Bond girl" role will be taken up by a male anytime soon. David Wasieleski
,Sent from my iPad On Dec 12, 2012, at 4:28 PM, "Helweg-Larsen, Marie" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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=13191.978362ce7b096266e2cefb878aa3250b&n=T&l=tips&o=22341 > or send a blank email to > leave-22341-13191.978362ce7b096266e2cefb878aa32...@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=22342 or send a blank email to leave-22342-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
