Originally Posted By patrickegan >>On the subject of Teddy, Sen. Ted Kennedy, and his Portuguese Water Dog, “Splashâ€, are righting a book. Maybe the subject matter will be water safety? << This bad joke brought to you by the Ann Coulter School of Debate.>> That would be like John Wayne Gacy having a dog named Harlequin He made a statement by his actions. He can't trust people to make up their own minds about the movie. Then again, I have come to expect that sort of thing from the religious right. He made a statement by his actions. You can't trust people to make up their own minds about the movie. Then again, I have come to expect that sort of thing from the homosexual lobby. Now by a show of hands, which statement displays the most love?
Originally Posted By scottie <<What about if you just think its disgusting?>> I think that is the whole irony in the fact that he desides to show Hostel but not Brokeback mountain. I don't think it's a big deal if it was just a miscalculated business decision that no one was going to show up for Brokeback Mountain, but if he's going to try and take the moral high ground he should at least be more consistent. Why not just show family films? I would respect that.
Originally Posted By friendofdd I just re-read the article in post #1. Even there, except that it was said to be a business decision, there is only speculation as to motivation for not showing it. I guess it is not surprising that posters here seem to let their own bias show when attributing motivation. Sadly, the whole thing has LPers, once again dividing us into *camps*. In the words of Pogo Possum, *can't we all just get along?*. Oh! wait! That wasn't Pogo, it was whats-his-name.
Originally Posted By ecdc "Noone mentioned religion till this thread. YOur assuming that he did it for religious reasons." Yes I am, and I think with good reason. Given that he's refused to comment, we can open it up to speculation. I'm a Mormon (though obviously not in the same camp as the Larry Millers of the world) and am more than familiar with my own church's uber-paranoia toward gays. I sit in church every sunday and listen to the ignorant dribble that pours out of people's mouths about homosexuality. It's bigotry, pure and simple - no different than the same bigotry my church displayed for over 100 years in denying African Americans leadership roles and priesthood. This didn't change until 1978 - years after so many other changes had taken place in the civil rights movement. And if you just think homosexuality is disgusting, then you're even worse than religious people who believe it because some authority figure whose brain is no bigger than theirs tells them to. It's no different than 50 years ago when people would insist they weren't prejudiced, but said it's "disgusting" that white women dated black men.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <<And if you just think homosexuality is disgusting>> So that would make somebody wrong? I think sex with children is disgusting does that make me wrong?
Originally Posted By wonderingalice ^^You're not serious with that statement are you, DDMAN26? That comparison is WAY beyond apples and oranges.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Obviously their not the same, but why can't someone find certain homosexual acts disgusting?
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Do you find those same acts disgusting when heterosexuals do them? Because really, there is no sexual thing that homosexuals do that heterosexuals do not also do.
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF ^^^ Nobody is saying you can't. It's only when someone uses that as a basis to denigrate a group of people that it is a problem. Sadly, that is what happens.
Originally Posted By gadzuux Some people have phobias and unnatural fears about sex. They can think any crazy thing they like. What they can't do is to oppress people who think differently than they do. Who's "right" and who's "wrong"? The moral superiority that some people exhibit - the "I'm better than you because ..." is what's wrong. For those that are religious, it's the deadly sin of "pride".
Originally Posted By wonderingalice So we're narrowing it down to "certain homosexual acts" now? *L* (Sorry, I just find that funny)... Are they 'doing it' in your living room? If not, then how about a little tolerance... Live and let live, eh? We're all just people in different skin. No one's saying that the movie is everyone's cup of tea. No one's saying that everyone MUST see it. I have no problem with those who choose not to go, but I do feel that the theater owner is hypocritical and a small-minded bigot.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <<Do you find those same acts disgusting when heterosexuals do them? Because really, there is no sexual thing that homosexuals do that heterosexuals do not also do.>> Yeah there is a certain one I'm definitely not in to.
Originally Posted By scottie People are disgusting sometimes. So yes, that includes homosexuals. Duh. The thought of my parents having sex is disgusting. What's the point? I don't know.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Reminds me of the old SNL skit, original cast... Gilda, Jane, and Laraine having a slumber party with Madelaine Kahn, who is supposed to be slightly older and telling them the facts of life... Madeline: It sa-id ... the first step in human reproduction is: the man-- [again, she whispers into the other girls' ears, again they retch loudly in disgust: "Ewww! Aaaagh!"] Laraine: Eww! That's DISGUSTING! Aaaggghh! Madeline: It's tru-ue! Jane: Well, I just know it can't be true because nothing that sickening is true. Madeline: Boogers are true. Girls ponder the heaviness of this statement.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice ^^*LMAO* "This is Frankie, I'm Annette, and these are my breasts." - Gilda Radner to Carrie Fisher dressed ala "Princess Leia Meets the Beach Party Gang"
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <<but I do feel that the theater owner is hypocritical >> If this is in regards to showing Hostel, then I agree. And if I was forced between the two. And by forced I mean I have to watch one of the two movies in order to get the antidote to save the world, then I would chose Brokeback. To me there is no redeeming value to a movie like Hostel.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut You can disagree with what someone does and not be a bigot or a "whatever"phobe. There is a big difference between thinking that homosexuality is wrong and saying that they are the devil for being homosexuals and should be banished from the earth. A big difference. But because someone decided to not show the movie, they must be bigots and small minded. Im sure he didnt show Dust to Glory either but I dont see a big thread about that. So you might say that its just a movie about off-road racing. But tell that to a sierra club member. They will tell you how off road racers are the devil destroyers and should be beaten and banished. It may not seem like the same thing but it is.
