Hollywood: Occupied Territory & Affirmative Action
The Best Picture nominations were announced today. " Munich", " Good Night, and Good Luck" were based on the problems of the Jewish life experience. ' Capote" and " Brokeback Mountain" dealt with homosexual issues with ground-breaking homosexual recruiting in " Brokeback..". And " Crash" deals with race tensions in the Los Angeles area.
Quite a few other films which were comparitively wholesome and more broadly appealing were passed over. The nominated list reflected an affirmative action agenda toward perennial minority members of Americas society. Who identifies with these misfits? Other misfits and their lawyers? But what about the rest of us?
Hollywood has become an " occupied territory" of minorities, homosexuals and ultra-left leaning liberals who have lost touch with mainstream America. Look at ticket sales. Like all occupiers they will have to go home someday. In this case maybe they will just have to keep their complaints and queer behavior to themselves.
Quite a few other films which were comparitively wholesome and more broadly appealing were passed over. The nominated list reflected an affirmative action agenda toward perennial minority members of Americas society. Who identifies with these misfits? Other misfits and their lawyers? But what about the rest of us?
Hollywood has become an " occupied territory" of minorities, homosexuals and ultra-left leaning liberals who have lost touch with mainstream America. Look at ticket sales. Like all occupiers they will have to go home someday. In this case maybe they will just have to keep their complaints and queer behavior to themselves.
posted by Barry Leonardini at 1:08 PM
1 Comments:
I've read, with some amusement and bewilderment, your February 1 blog post entitled "Hollywood: Occupied Territory & Affirmative Action" wherein you write about the "ground-breaking homosexual recruiting in [the film] 'Brokeback [Mountain]..'."
Gee, it's been a while since I've seen the word "recruiting" used in conjunction with homosexuality. It's a savory old chestnut, isn't it?, with a lovely sort of world-is-flat, intelligent-design flavor that so many seem to find comforting.
Of course I reject it totally, but your post did pique my interest. I'm wondering: when you saw "Brokeback Mountain," was there a specific scene that resonated with you? Was there a particular line of dialogue that you found especially useful in supporting your "recruiting" argument?
Signed,
Your "queer," "misfit" cousin,
Frank Fontana
And, oh, by the way . . . in reference to something you wrote in your "Where Are the Meek?" essay, being gay is not my "sexual preference" but, rather, my sexual orientation. I might be willing to accept the former term if you'd be willing to say you've had sexual experiences with men and women and found that you "prefer" women.
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