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By: Beverly

Beverly — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:20:46 +0000

Good

By: Ricky

Ricky — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:51:09 +0000

I think we will be discussing this again on our next show in the feedback section.

By: Beverly

Beverly — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:19:22 +0000

I think super straight folks would have similar reactions or even more surprised and amusing reactions if someone who was playing the straight stereotype came out to them. Reinforcing the gay male predator image, like Rick mentioned, is just stupid.

By: Ricky

Ricky — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:25:32 +0000

The Asian guy was gay?

By: Simon H.

Simon H. — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:24:52 +0000

Additionally, I very much doubt anyone working on Bruno thought his character “represented” any real homosexuals. And of course I don’t decide who gets to be offended…

By: Simon H.

Simon H. — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:20:05 +0000

Um, the Asian gangster? Gay, frequently nude? Remember him?

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:46:12 +0000

I really didn’t find the scene where they say “faggot” in the Hangover that offensive or surprising. It’s one very brief scene and it’s from characters who would realistically say use that word. Plus it wasn’t even being directed at a homosexual.

By: Ricky

Ricky — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:52:44 +0000

Simon The Hangover doesn’t have any gay characters much less an ugly gay stereotype. It just had a group of irresponsible straight men who just happen to use the word faggot in one scene. If anything it just shows ignorance on the part of some straight men where as the film Bruno has a character who is supposed to be gay and represent gay men. I guess it’s too hard for an average straight white man to understand how it feels like to experience the extreme prejudice some gay men experience, but regardless that doesn’t give you the right to decide if the gay community should or should not be offended.

By: Simon H.

Simon H. — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:01:30 +0000

And I’m not just talking about the use of the word “faggot.”

By: Simon H.

Simon H. — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:59:20 +0000

I still think that if you compare BRUNO, a movie that at least attempts to confront real people with a stereotype they may or may not conform to when they think of homosexuals, you come out with a series of scenes that’s funnier and more transgressive than your average studio comedy. Also, I think it’s far less homophobic than THE HANGOVER.

By: Ricky

Ricky — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:56:42 +0000

Ramin Setoodeh

Some members of the gay community have asked if anybody would accept a movie starring Baron Cohen in blackface. Probably not. So why is it appropriate for him to terrorize the nation as a gay stereotype? But that argument misses the problem, which is that his stereotype exists for no reason beyond cheap laughs. A generation of straight teen guys will hit the summer multiplex to hoot at Brüno, and they’ll probably think of the lecherous sexual predator the next time they meet a gay person. That’s not progress. Brüno is a comedy of errors.

By: Tristan

Tristan — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:04:36 +0000

Being an openly gay male myself, I agreed with what Rick had to say to some extent about BRUNO. The film isn’t really doing the gay community any favors. At the same time Sacha Baron Cohen is a character actor, and none of his characters are politically correct in really any way. I used to watch DA ALI G SHOW back when I lived at my mom’s house because she had HBO. I liked it. My favorite character was usually Borat, though after the film got talked about so much I pretty much got sick of him. Bruno was always the character that was least shown on that show, so it was definitely good to see him have his own little film for a change. I did find the film to be really funny and I pretty much laughed constantly, but then again that might have to do with the fact that I don’t have television. I did see the trailer for the film on the internet, but that was so long ago that I don’t even remember what it was like. Overall I wouldn’t say that BRUNO was as funny at the BORAT film, mainly because it has the same basic plotline as BORAT and that was a bit tiresome. Also the character of Bruno is a bit of a douchecookie whereas Borat was completely naive about his misogynistic and racist opinions. I will say, however, that, despite the flaws that the BRUNO film had, it was still a million times better than that terrible ALI G film. That was probably one of the worst films made in the past ten years! Wow…