Right Attacks 'Paranorman' For Featuring Likable Gay Jock

[sunoftheskye]

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[schmiss]

It’s a time-honored technique of the gay community to hide the fact that a character is gay until the audience has developed a real affinity for him/her, then catch the audience off-guard by divulging that the character is gay.

Kind of like... real life?

Unless this dude's friends introduce every conversation with "Sorry, I'm gay, I apologize deeply, if that upsets you please don't talk to me". Although given he works for Breitbart, that's entirely likely.

[bethan_b_bad]

I assume that that's what Breitbart wants, anyway. Fucker.

[skellington1]

I know! I'm constantly fooled by meeting gay people who hide their evil agenda by being likeable! BASTARDS!

[bethan_b_bad]

Well, I wasn't going to see Paranorman before, but now...

Anyone else? I believe in voting with my wallet, or at any rate my Unlimited card.

[bushy_brow]

I was kinda, sorta thinking about it, but now it's a definite yes. :-D

[bethan_b_bad]

Hmm. That's a thought: I wonder if I buy several tickets to it with my Unlimited card, do they count towards attendance like a normal ticket would?

[bushy_brow]

I'm not sure what an Unlimited card is, but I would assume so. At least I've always heard it in terms of ticket SALES, rather than actual head counts of attendance.

[maladaptive]

I just saw that yesterday and was torn between "yay! A gay character who is around for most of the film!" and "yup, a gay punchline."

It was a great movie. Haters can stay pressed. ♥

[maladaptive]

He was a dumb jock-- the movie deals pretty strongly in archetypal figures (on purpose, I'd say)-- that's constantly being hit on by the self-absorbed sister, so the "haha, he's gay!" punchline wasn't a surprise, really. But it was nice because he was still in the movie for much of the run-time, and it's not something I expected in a kid's flick. It's a trope I see mostly in adult movies, so even if it was just a joke, it's still pretty open for a mainstream kid's movie.

[effervescent]

I don't like the idea that it's a punchline, but it seems to have been handled well other than that, so yay. :3

[livinghope]

Parents might actually have to talk to their children after the movie?! Oh the humanity!

[mirhanda]

And you know, from what people are saying, it doesn't sound like kids would really get it anyway. (Disclaimer, I haven't seen the movie.)

[chimbleysweep]

None of the kids were the ones who reacted to that part when I saw it. I definitely think it went sailing right over their heads.

Actually, most of the kids in the theatre seemed really bored by about half-way in (yawning and fidgeting around and not even scared when I thought they would be). It's a great movie but the humor seems to be a bit too old/inaccessible for really young ones. It's subtle, with a lot of references.

[mirhanda]

You've made me even more excited to see it, honestly!

[angi_is_altered]

Yes...GOD FORBID people/characters aren't stereotypes. Ugh!