tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post2578435400506316874..comments2024-03-27T17:40:18.022-07:00Comments on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters: Know Your LGBT History - Fortune and Men's EyesBlackTsunamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349560427762283170noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-19995207139022554412009-10-19T04:15:04.338-07:002009-10-19T04:15:04.338-07:001971. When homosexuality was still considered a me...1971. When homosexuality was still considered a mental disorder. I haven't seen all this film but the rape suggests that the gay is innately psychotic. This type of representation is slanderous, and would not be so easily accepted by civilised society, today. Hence, I hope that this film is not seen by some ignorant audiences as their only perspective of gay identity. John Elliott EnglandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-81976019835422138042009-10-12T06:20:21.679-07:002009-10-12T06:20:21.679-07:00I was going to point out the sonnet link, but some...I was going to point out the sonnet link, but someone beat me to it. Nice poem. As for the film, I'd heard of it but have never seen it. Yes,BT, it's a vile scene, but a powerful one, well directed. In those days, gays were always portrayed as either helpless, limp-wristed victims or really baddies. I'm glad that has changed in so many movies and TV dramas - well, over here in the UK, anyway. Sometimes we get a gay character and his gayness is not an issue: he's just a character who happens to, say, have a partner of the same sex. Thanks for the vid.Andy Armitagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12213759012659482379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-84755628705494253572009-10-11T06:55:57.917-07:002009-10-11T06:55:57.917-07:00You are very welcome, BT. This site is always inte...You are very welcome, BT. This site is always interesting and worthwhile to read. This particular post was a real blast from the past.Mary O'Gradynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-23083440585553880432009-10-10T13:50:12.199-07:002009-10-10T13:50:12.199-07:00You got me, Mary. Thanks for the correction ;pYou got me, Mary. Thanks for the correction ;pBlackTsunamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349560427762283170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-16004883704370758602009-10-10T13:35:30.092-07:002009-10-10T13:35:30.092-07:00Actually, the title is "Fortune and Men's...Actually, the title is "Fortune and Men's Eyes," from the first line of Shakespeare's sonnet 29, "When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes..."<br />The Fortune Society, which works to help former inmates, took its name from this play and film.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_and_Men%27s_EyesMary O'Gradynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-80363157292439813592009-10-10T07:48:40.577-07:002009-10-10T07:48:40.577-07:00So true. All the more reason to realize that neith...So true. All the more reason to realize that neither has anything to do with the lgbt community.BlackTsunamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349560427762283170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-2485709352410388892009-10-10T07:38:12.328-07:002009-10-10T07:38:12.328-07:00Isn't rape like pedophilia, it's not about...Isn't rape like pedophilia, it's not about the sex but the power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com