Steve's Soapbox

Saturday, January 14, 2006

Brownwood Brokeback: Will straight men watch this movie ?

AP: Do you think straight men will watch this movie ?

Proulx: They are watching this movie. Of course, why wouldn't they watch it? Straight men fall in love. Not necessarily with each other or with a gay man. My son-in-law, who prides himself on being a Bud-drinking, NRA-member redneck, liked the movie so much he went to it twice. Straight men are seeing it, and they're not having any problem with it. The only people who would have problems with it are people who are very insecure about themselves and their own sexuality and who would be putting up a defense, and that's usually young men who haven't figured things out yet. Jack and Ennis would probably have trouble with this movie.

  • read interview here...

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    Who are the " Jack and Ennis' " of Brownwood ?
  • where would they hang out and who would they bash ?...