I guess I wasn't paying as close attention to the dialogue as others were. That is indeed a more positive dialogue than one would expect from the history of the Bond films. I recall that in the first Bond film starring Daniel Craig there was actually a scene in which Bond and one of his "girls" are under a staircase crying after Bond has just killed a few bad guys. I was shocked to see someone (other than a female character) actually feel badly about killing someone.
Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt On Dec 12, 2012, at 4:33 PM, "David T. Wasieleski" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=22342 > or send a blank email to > leave-22342-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@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=22349 or send a blank email to leave-22349-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
