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This movie pushes gay marriage

posted 9 years ago by Cocobay9
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I was disappointed that this movie was pushing gay marriage. Instead of racism I felt it was more about homosexuality. I wouldn't have wasted my $10 if I had known. They didn't show this in the trailer. I felt they mislead the audience in the trailers. Do you agree?

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[–] jrhpax 9 years ago

Like the rest of the world, we have no idea what you're talking about.

The movie is "Black or White," not "Gay or Straight."

[–] smh1026 9 years ago

WTF??? HUH???

[–] Cat_Lvr2015 9 years ago

Actually, no, I don't agree that it "pushed" anything. It was mentioned that a family member "and her wife" lived across the street. That was about the extent of it. I'm for all equality anyway -- not my business who someone else loves or marries! Love is love - and unfortunately hate is HATE... :/

[–] sparkinthedust 9 years ago

As the church lady would say, "You must be special."

[–] cynthia_booker 9 years ago

The movie showed diversity among the friends and family of the lead characters and in their neighborhoods. What's the problem?

[–] TamPalm 9 years ago

It didn't "push g a y marriage" but I will agree with the overall sentiment. That part of the storyline I found distracting and unnecessary. I've come to roll my eyes now whenever Hollywood's "agenda" rears its head in unsuspecting places. A FAMILY-FRIENDLY film is one of those places. Damn, you can't even take your kids to see a family-friendly film now without having to be confronted with that b.s. This constant push by Hollywood to normalize this, to make it seem like "it's in every other house on the average American street" is just overwhelming. This movie didn't need that and I don't appreciate the writers going there. I now know why I've been into the Hallmark channel so much lately lol. It's like the ONLY place you can actually watch with the whole family and know you won't really have any of those awkward moments in which something offensive or controversial happens and you have to fast forward or cover the kids' eyes or something.

Really disappointed this movie went there. It is otherwise a solid film (not unbelievably spectacular, but solid just the same).

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[–] joekiddlouischama 9 years ago

It didn't "push g a y marriage" but I will agree with the overall sentiment. That part of the storyline I found distracting and unnecessary. I've come to roll my eyes now whenever Hollywood's "agenda" rears its head in unsuspecting places. A FAMILY-FRIENDLY film is one of those places. Damn, you can't even take your kids to see a family-friendly film now without having to be confronted with that b.s. This constant push by Hollywood to normalize this, to make it seem like "it's in every other house on the average American street" is just overwhelming. This movie didn't need that and I don't appreciate the writers going there. I now know why I've been into the Hallmark channel so much lately lol. It's like the ONLY place you can actually watch with the whole family and know you won't really have any of those awkward moments in which something offensive or controversial happens and you have to fast forward or cover the kids' eyes or something.

Really disappointed this movie went there. It is otherwise a solid film (not unbelievably spectacular, but solid just the same).

Gay couples can marry in thirty-seven states (plus the District of Columbia); soon enough, depending upon how the US Supreme Court rules later this year, they may be able to marry everywhere in America. The film's (what, two?) brief, in-passing mentions of a married gay couple across the street are more a reflection of reality than an "agenda." Indeed, your comments are years behind the times by this point.

The film did not show any kind of 'gay intimacy.' In fact, I don't think that it even showed the gay couple, at least not to the point where one could necessarily identify those individuals. Unless you are going to keep children quarantined in some enclave somewhere, exposure to gay marriage is everywhere; it is the new reality in America. And of course, a child's sexual orientation has nothing to do with whether gays can marry.

Thus there is nothing that is not "family-friendly" in this film regarding gay marriage. If anything, the violent encounter between Reggie and Elliott, or Reggie's history of crack abuse, is far less "family-friendly."

[–] joekiddlouischama 9 years ago

Instead of racism I felt it was more about homosexuality.

If that's what you seriously felt, then hopefully you are seeing a shrink.

[–] Cocobay9 9 years ago

No but I hope you are seeing a shrink. Some people think we should be like robots and have the same trendy opinions just because MSNBC or Oprah or Obama tells us too. Some of us form opinions and moral values based in church, our parents and our traditions and beliefs.

We have a right to disagree and debate in America and over half of the country believe a marriage is only between a man and a woman and if we see movies promoting a different agenda we should warn other people not to waste their hard earned money.

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[–] joekiddlouischama 9 years ago

Some people think we should be like robots and have the same trendy opinions just because MSNBC or Oprah or Obama tells us too. Some of us form opinions and moral values based in church, our parents and our traditions and beliefs.

So you are criticizing one form of conformity in favor of others ...

over half of the country believe a marriage is only between a man and a woman

No, over half the country supports the right of gays to marry. You are years behind the times at this point; get up to date. I could not care less if you want marriage to remain exclusive to heterosexuals, but you are incorrect about public opinion.

We have a right to disagree and debate in America and .. if we see movies promoting a different agenda we should warn other people not to waste their hard earned money.

You are missing the point. I hardly think that a couple of brief references to a gay married couple constitutes "promoting an agenda." Rather, it is reflective of reality.

Moreover, I said nothing about your First Amendment rights.

No but I hope you are seeing a shrink.

In your original post, you said that you felt that the film was more about homosexuality than racism. If you stand by that comment, then I stand by mine.

[–] joekiddlouischama 9 years ago

I should also note that most people who support gay marriage do so out of principle and philosophy, not "trendy opinions." Some people, such as myself, look to the Thirteenth Amendment of the US Constitution, which calls for "the equal protection of the laws." Moreover, Oprah's show ended a few years ago and she thus does not quite possess the platform that she once did. I hardly think of her as some gay marriage crusader, anyway. Obama, meanwhile, was actually late to the game. By the time that he announced that he supported gay marriage in May 2012, most of the progressive or liberal community had already moved in that direction. Obama moved with the country and with the public opinion polls. So your comments in these regards are dismissive and inaccurate. Indeed, some churches support gay marriage rights.

http://www.ucc.org/lgbt_issues_marriage-equality_index#Marriage_Equali ty_and_the_UCC

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