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Originally Posted by dissention
The cast is going to be on Oprah tomorrow. http://www2.oprah.com/index.jhtml
With a caption like "Two gorgeous men secretly in love," this will prove to be an exercise in cringe-inducing vapidness like only Oprah can present. |
Cringe inducing ? Perhaps. Going to earn the movie another 5 million ? At least. Important event in terms of the mainstream acceptance of the movie ?
Absolutely. And I will explain why I think so.
The Okra seal of approval is a big assed deal to many of her, what (70 million worldwide?) viewers. She is a cultural phenomenon. Since the second arm of marketing of this film is directed at women, and 90% of her audience is women, the ones who may not have friends who have seen it or read a review will likely go in herds to see it. Unless they are nutbag religious extremists (most of whom would never watch her anyway), the movie is likely to move them immensely.
What will this accomplish ? A lot, and it is a ripple effect. Let's face it - as far as social mores and emotional rules in households go, women rule this country and most of the world. Although there are some straight guys out there who seem genuinely terrified, and perhaps rightly so, that seeing two handsome masculine men kiss is going to make them want to suck dick, many of these women are going to drag their husbands and/or boyfirends along with them to see it.
It will make an impact on them.
After seeing something like this film, it is pretty impossible to think of gay people as subhuman beings who exist only to pursue sex, act like pale imitations of women, and be clowns on sitcoms. It humanizes gay men. In the lives of people who see this movie, they are not going to think the same way about the subject anymore. They will not be so likely to reject and abuse a child who is gay or a family member who is gay. Even if a straight guy still feels like it, the women won't put up with it. And like I said, women rule the roost. So, yeah. This is a big deal. It will make some lives better right now, and many in the future. Just a movie ? Certainly not ? Just a daytime TV show ? Hardly.