Can someone please explain why the retired military father suddenly turns gay in American Beauty? It was very clearly established early on that he didn't approve of homosexuality. I thought I may of missed an important scene that would explain this development so I rewatched the film but nope there wasn't anything to indicate that he was gay. Quite the opposite in fact; he was married, had a son, and was adamantly against the idea of homosexuality. Then out of nowhere he tries to kiss another man? Makes no sense.
it was a trope back then. Masculine men, especially masculine men who disapproved of homosexuality, were held to be repressed homosexuals who then took out their anger on non-repressed homosexuals.
It's a trope back now too. It's (you) and (you)r dad and (you)r creepy pedo uncle (you) weird homeschooled little frick.
Anti-gay politician caught in 25 man orgy resigns - Medium
https://medium.com/thefunnydisco/anti-gay-politician-resigns-after-breaking-covid-restrictions-by-sneaking-out-to-a-25-man-orgy-f09f932df3fa
Kevin Spacey raped a boy on Nantucket and got away with it even though the kid went to the cops and took him to court
I instinctively tried to read this post as a limerick.
there was an old actor from nantucket,
who saw a young boy and said frick it,
"im and actor" said he,
"ill get away scot free"
and he went and got caught by the Met.
Pretty good
Same.
you can't trace the Space
He's about to have a trial in Britain
one of the biggest propaganda movies of all time
hilarious people still that the 90s were based with movies like this
the 90s was full-blown propaganda, zoomers are less progressive than the 90s.
Kevin Spacey sucks a good dick, man.
Also;
Alan Ball is gay and didn't have any better ideas. see also: the original edgy grimdark ending which got replaced with a lame non-sequiteur happy ending.
Because Hollywood is filled with homosexuals and tries to make everybody else look like a homosexual too....
If you've read Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys or watched Once Upon A Time In Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino, you'd know that the best way to defeat your enemy is not to directly oppose him, but to edit how he is perceived by other people. You don't have to beat your enemy if you can successfully mock him.
In Anansi Boys, the main character defeats a fearsome magical tiger whose roar frightens everyone. How? Not through combat, no. By comically parodying his roar into sounding ridiculous and childish, so every time the tiger roars again everyone will laugh because they're reminded of the parody instead of the real thing. The tiger no longer scares anyone or commands any respect, his power is gone.
In OUATIH, Tarantino mocks the murderers of Sharon Tate by creating a scenario in which they don't actually kill her, but get killed instead in a very humiliating and comedic fashion. Even though real life events were far bleaker, Tarantino somewhat edited history by popularizing an alternate version of events that makes the murderers look weak and stupid. Their infamy is weakened and people now remember them as more idiotic than monstrous.
Turning fear into laughter - something similar is done in American Beauty. How do you compromise a homophobic man? Easy, just make him seem homosexual. That's all you need to do. He can't be taken seriously again, everyone jeers and smirks because he unraveled himself without anyone else interfering, how can he claim to hate something if he's the exact same? The fear and the threat is gone, you can only pity this man or laugh at him. Therefore homosexuality wins.
At its heart this is a demoralization tactic and it's very effective.
impressive digits
now let's see who got
Checking in.
This makes me much happier than it should, I'm 51yo.
Insanely good film though, check it out.
you know I'm the same anon from the other thread? the one that bore witness to your post. I'm actually going to watch your rec since it looks good.
what's it like being 51 and posting on Cinemaphile? any wisdom you can bestow on a wayward 34 old dude?
Not him, but I am 46.
Take care of your health. Eat healthy, get exercise and lose weight if you are overweight. Shit will catch up to you. Also, acceptance is a very useful tool.
Make Way For Tomorrow is one of the greatest films ever made.
As for being 51, simple minded Black folk and AIDS ridden homosexuals have taken over the internet.
Dial up had a better crowd.
I've been monitoring both threads and I'm sold. Thanks for the recommendation, old-timer.
Good post.
it's a chud pasta
It's literally true.
Hahaha! Y-yeah... Err. Demoralization.. Yeah
http://www.newnownext.com/19-republican-politicians-gay-sex/12/2016
https://globalgrind.com/182718/a-list-of-republicans-that-got-caught-in-gay-scandals/
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/11/1870982/-Republican-Sexual-Predators-Abusers-and-Enablers
>outliers
Premium cope. Keep seething chud.
How original
Politics is different from private life. Most of what politicians project to the public is fake.
what's there to explain? "conservative homophobe = self hating homo" hollywood trope.
you ARE aware that this post happened quite some ago, right?
military mkultra victim
1 step away from dahmer
He didn't suddenly turn gay. He was always gay and his refusal to accept that is why the family was so dysfunctional. He thought Lester was gay and felt he could reveal himself to him. When Lester turned out to be straight, he was so humiliated he killed him.
This is pretty basic stuff dude.
Just because you throw the garbage one day, doesn't make you the garbage man. Kissing another man is not gay