[lbo-talk] Re: Brian On "Brokeback Mountain" & "The Reception"

[Jim Devine]

On 2/1/06, BklynMagus <magcomm at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Dear List:
>
> Jim writes:
>
> > given the prevalence of homophobia, isn't that a good
> thing in many ways?
>
> Not when the context of the movie says that being queer
> is a violation of nature.

well, as I said in response to Yoshie's comment, I don't think that
Breakback Mountain says that homosexuality is a violation of nature. I
think it's reading too much into the movie.

As for "unnatural love," what about that in King Kong?
--
Jim Devine
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