This is indeed quite interesting. I didn't really think about it while watching the movie, but now that I do I realize that it might actually be a rather ham-fisted attempt at.. nuance? (oof, talk about an oxymoron!)
It's true, on first look there does seem to be an inequality to their level of change, however, I think it's all founded in their individual ability of acceptance. While your stereotypical straight guy would obviously have a big problem with suddenly being attracted to men, immediately plunging head first into denial and all that sh*t, I don't think it's too far fetched that the average gay guy would find it much less challenging to accept their newfound affinity for the opposite sex.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a definite 6 on the Kinsey scale myself and that would take some getting used to, but unlike straight guys (who probably just act on instinct.. or so I guess) we've all had to deal with our sexuality on an emotional level before so I think there's a whole different mindset that would make it much easier to adapt to the situation. Not to mention that I assume all gay people, at some point in their lives (if just for the briefest of moments), were cogitating about how much easier life would be if they were straight so.. maybe a tiny part of us would even be, dare I say it, relieved?
Now I'm not trying to insinuate that every gay person secretly wants to be straight, but I do believe that there's a reason these characters were showing a very different attitude to their swapping of sexual preference (even though the movie depicted it in an extremly simplistic yet exaggerated way).
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