I was going to see it anyway. It's not like they were showing penetration or something.

I'll confess I had the typical "straight man" reservations about seeing it: I'm interested in the story, but not the man-on-man action. Does that make me a homophobe? Maybe. Admitting it is the first step to recovery.

I think I'll have to see this eventually.

I actually haven't heard anything about it from conservative Christian outlets. I actually looked it up on Focus on the Family's Plugged In website (just for laughs), but they didn't review it. I'm sure the longer it's out the more negative attention it will get, especially around Oscar time.

Read the short story first.

I absolutely can't wait to see this b/c I loved the story so much. It's hightime for this to hit the mainstream because it destroys the stereotype and homosexuality has been around for thousands of years.

Who called me a knuckledragger once? They're sadly (and stupidly) mistaken.

Man, you are really bent up about this knuckledragger thing. Maybe you should talk to the person about it.

Have a heart to heart... on Oprah! :o

I have no objections to it on a moral level. I just think the whole "gay cowoys eating pudding" thing is laughably ridiculous.

Yet I know you will at least rent the DVD so you can see Ann Hathaway show the goods :)

oh it's THAT movie???? Oh the inner conflict!!!

why exactly is the concept laughably ridiculous? am i missing something?

hmm, bent up? yes and no. coming from a person whom i respected and making a blatantly false accusation after the fact of spelling it out several times. only now i see the blatant hypocrisy of a do as i say not as i do policy which i find rampant on this blog from time to time.

maybe that person should say something. i've done enough already.

i just want to make a point and this topic bolsters my side. if i want to say gay or call something gay i've every right and it's got absolutely nothing to do about being prejudice. there's several ways to say the word and i've utilized it to the max. i can say it, we're talking about stupid emo kids being gay. we're talking about a stupid trend that will fade just like any other. and for someone to call me a knuckledragger genuinely and mean it! more then they'll, or any of you for that matter, ever know of me, my thoughts and my feelings. they don't know the beginning of it. it was and is meant as distasteful satire. if one can sit there and watch the daily show, southpark, or watch the 40 year old virgin, or read the onion and then sit there and call me such a thing and mean it... that i have problem with. especially when i know in my heart of hearts that that particular issue hits close to home for me probably moreso than anyone here. coming from a gent who i thought was cool, who i respected and thought was easy going... and then genuinely call me such a atrocious name and mean it. yep.

ok, end of rant. i feel better now. i'm not losing any sleep over this and i enjoy speaking my mind from time to time, this was one of them. they can bite me and go to hell until they apologize... until then. =) have a nice day.

emos are gay and stupid.

and read the short story, it's amazing, will only take half hour so.

Who called you a knucledragger?

gringo,
Of course I didn't mean it. I was trying to engage in satire, too. I was trying to demonstrate that namecalling isn't any fun and that you're not as thick-skinned as you seem to want everyone else to be. I went to far and I'm sorry. I am really sorry. I haven't said anything to you or responded to the email you sent me because I didn't want to make it worse. I don't want you to not like me. I want to be your friend. Your email seemed to suggest that you weren't interested in that, so I didn't think you even wanted an apology.

I wish I had never posted that first comment. You're free to make jokes like that and I should have just chuckled and went on.

-Danny

why exactly is the concept laughably ridiculous? am i missing something?

The old South Park episode where Robert Redford comes to town and tries to start a film festival and the kids complain that every indie movie is just stupid pretentious fluff about gay cowboys eating pudding. sure enough....

so why exactly is laughably ridiculous then?

i realize there are some crap pretentious films out there that don't even deserve to be mentioned. some have so much money thrown at them and they try so hard... it's just a bit nauseating.

but seriously, you should read the story.

yeah I admit I'm speaking out of ignorance and a generalization about pretentious indie films and scenesters.

some of my best friends are gay cowboys!