This movie incorrectly paints all Christians as...

I don't think the nuns at my HS even knew that homosexuals existed. They sure never talked about it in front of us. Among the students there was the usual immature snickering, but I was pretty clueless. I imagine that kind of talk starts at a younger age now. But they were clearly uncomfortable talking about sex in general, so I doubt homophobia was behind it. For all I know, there were "special friendships" between certain nuns. I've since found out that one of my closer friends is bisexual, but I doubt that even she would say that anyone at the school was homophobic.

I think the film makes fun of fanaticism in general. People can hide behind religious principles to excuse bad behavior, and there are people of every faith who do that. Some of the Christians, like Patrick and Mary, were good people who showed Christians in a good light.
Dean too, and Roland. They were just normal people who happened to be Christian.

I wasn't insulted by the film. I remember in my parish there were girls who were "queen bees" whose parents kissed up to the nuns and priests. But most of us were just regular teenagers.

I thought the film avoided meanspiritedness pretty well.
I'm sorry about johnmichael's obvious bitterness about his school, but it wasn't my experience.
And we were taught that it was wrong to hate differently colored people and wrong to hate the Jews. Actually, we were taught that it was wrong to hate anyone, that we were all God's children.

My boyfriend all through HS was a sort-of-observant Jewish guy. Obviously different religions were not a problem. Hey, it was the Sixties! Love and peace :)


"Joey, have you ever been in a Turkish prison?"

The movie doesn't paint "ALL Christians" as anything. Mary and her mother, as well as Dean and Patrick are Christian and they are not painted as any of what you list. Even Hilary Faye who's really the only one you are listing from here, is shown to realize how over the top she was at the end.

Did you see the movie or did you just read about it on some "Christians are martyrs" blog?

For every lie I unlearn I learn something new - Ani Difranco

That was one clique of students. Patrick Fugit's and Macauley Culkin's characters weren't like that. Neither was Mary's mom, or Mary herself, or just just about everyone at prom, in the end.

I think the ribbing given Christianity is very gentle in the film.





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It's just a movie, dude.

BTW, you think that's all Black People did? Even in a satire standard? LOL

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Seems like this movie is talking about a small group of people in a high school. It isn't painting every Christian with the same brush.