[lbo-talk] Re: I Heart Huckabees

Michael Dawson mdawson at pdx.edu
Sun Nov 21 07:57:30 PST 2004



>> The heroes are out of business because of excessive
lawsuits?


>What is rightwing about that? Heterosexuals often use lawsuits
to close down queer meeting spots with accusations of violation of zoning laws, etc., etc.

Huh? You're upset because of the anti-gay element of the election, so now the claim that we're plagued by excessive lawsuits is no longer a right-wing thing? And you're treating sexshops like they're some place of gathering for political organizing?


>> Dad wanders around in self-pity, ignoring emotions and
seeking self-aggrandizement.


> No, Dad is struggling against the closet that he has been forced
into by those who want him to be the same as everyone else. He is too "big" for his car and his office cubicle -- he cannot be contained. The fear of the queer is what motivates the public in the movie. The backlash that The Incredibles face is the same as the backlash queers are experiencing today.

Well, you _can_ see it that way, but only if you admit that's 100 percent your mental template and zero percent based on any images or words in the movie. Seriously. What in that movie puts any suggestion of homosexuality on Dad? He's as straight as they come, no pun intended.

And, excuse me, but what backlash? Gay marriage was voted down and many people still have ridiculous attitudes about gayness. But what backlash? Backlashes range in severity, from El Mano Blanco in El Salvador to the attack on feminism and liberalism since the 1960s. What queers are now experiencing is a lull in progress, maybe. That's it. Save the backlash talk for when it's really happening. I assume you've heard of the Boy Who Cried Wolf.



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