Ah, Brokeback Mountain....the Oscar-nominated, critically acclaimed film chronicalling the tale of two cowboys who discover a forbidden love....that nobody wants to see with me. Yes, Abhishek, I'm talking about you. How frusting - I know Abhishek isn't homophobic, like me, he's a huge supporter of gay rights - so why won't he go see Brokeback Mountain with me? Well, apparantly, it's not just Abhishek. Last night, at a gathering a friends, I heard an overwhelming consensus from the males that they were indeed very uncomfortable during certain scenes of Brokeback Mountain, and that almost all of them went under female pressure. How strange, I thought. After all, us ladies are exposed to many many examples of lesbian onscreen love, but nobody seems to consider that it may make US uncomfortable. Of course most of the lesbian love portrayed in the movies isn't actually love - it's just two hot chicks who are getting it on for the titillation of the male (and lesbian?) audience members. And what exactly do they think is going to happen? Is Heath Ledger going to jump out of the movie screen, grab the unwitting male audience member, and announce in a deep manly baritone, 'Now I am going to make you my lover.'??? All the men at our gathering last night managed to make it through Brokeback Mountain (and one of them even got some nice heterosexual action from his grateful fiancee afterwards), but they still expressed some residual discomfort. Which is why I'd like to bring everybody's attention to this wonderful article.
The straight mans guide to surviving Brokeback Mountain. In it, I found out that not only does it feature more heterosexual sex scenes than homosexual sex scenes, it also features lots of 'naked hot chicks'. So everybody who's afraid of seeing Brokeback Mountain, read the article, and COME SEE IT WITH ME!!! I'll even shield your eyes during the gay stuff.
Comments (8)
Why see it?
Why, cuz there's horses and shootin' and pickum-up trucks, and smokin' and wrasslin' and dogs, and rod-e-o, and most of all, Titties--TWO sets of em, big as the Grand Tetons!
Posted by GWB (AKA Cardinal) | February 5, 2006 3:20 PM
Posted on February 5, 2006 15:20
Why do you want to see Brokeback Mountain? It's a chick flick. I seem to recall you not liking "romantic comedies."
I wouldn't particularly want to see a movie about a man and woman falling in love while ranching. So why would two men falling in love entice me to go see the movie?
Posted by Abhishek | February 6, 2006 7:21 PM
Posted on February 6, 2006 19:21
No, I wouldn't want to see a man and woman falling in love either. But I bet you'd want to see two hot chicks falling in love ;p.
Posted by Tracy | February 8, 2006 9:09 PM
Posted on February 8, 2006 21:09
I always find my way back to this blog through Dan Yeo. Tracy, I will see Brokeback Mountain with you. I was busy opening weekend and all my friends saw it without me and my boyfriend refuses to see it (maybe he's afraid Heath Ledger WON'T jump out of the screen at him oooh! PWND!).
If you're still in the DC area, we can schlep to wherever is still brave enough to run it and be one of the few losers who haven't seen it yet.
;-)
Posted by Angel | February 10, 2006 3:28 PM
Posted on February 10, 2006 15:28
Angel - I'm in! Let's do it when the roads become passable again! :p
Posted by Tracy | February 12, 2006 9:00 AM
Posted on February 12, 2006 09:00
Is this movie Cold Mountain quality? Did I get the name right? Nicole Kidman?
A DFNYC woman suggested this movie to me, if I would like to go watch it? I said sure. But she never bought me a ticket.
Is it on Netflix?
"I wouldn't particularly want to see a movie about a man and woman falling in love while ranching. So why would two men falling in love entice me to go see the movie?"
This is a lame excuse. At least that is where I come from. But you would watch cowboys shooting each others' brains out? Westerns?
It is nice to see a lively comments section. This movie must be upto something.
Posted by Paramendra Bhagat | February 17, 2006 9:51 PM
Posted on February 17, 2006 21:51
I just am now reading the article Ms. T linked to, (you know how you end up opening a hole bunch of tabs, so it takes a while to process them all) and it is hilarious. "Your skittishness over this movie has a lot to do with the degree to which society has failed you. But there is still some good in your heart....... There's safety in numbers. ..Just as packs of women went to see "The Vagina Monologues" and packs of Christian conservatives went to see "The Passion of the Christ," the best way for straight men to see this movie is by the busload....... Don't sit next to each other...... Every time Ledger's character, Ennis, crawls into a tent, take a trip to the restroom or refreshment stand, and make sure you're gone for at least three minutes....... Watch gay porn... How do great athletes such as Jerry Rice and Oscar de la Hoya make themselves stronger for game day? They train on hills at high altitudes, so a level playing field seems like nothing by comparison....... All this time you thought you were part of the problem. Who knew that seeing a movie about two gay men could make you feel like an even bigger man?"
LOL
Posted by Paramendra Bhagat | February 18, 2006 12:02 AM
Posted on February 18, 2006 00:02
"Why go to Mexico, where labor costs are higher than in India? Because the efficiency gains from working close to the U.S. and in the same time zone mean nearshoring in Mexico costs about the same as offshoring in India, says Treviņo. Up to 95% of work can be performed off-site, in Mexico, compared to just 60% to 65% for clients working with Indian providers, she adds."
Oops, sorry, this is a whole different article in a whole different tab.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_05/b3969427.htm
Posted by Paramendra Bhagat | February 18, 2006 12:05 AM
Posted on February 18, 2006 00:05