Comments on: Bummed about Bruno? Austrians ‘get ueber it’

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:05:33 +0000

I went to see Bruno yesterday with my partner and while he laughed till he cried, I just cried. This movie quickly degenerated in to Bruno hitting oh straight ugly southern men. We already know they are homophobic so the reaction is not funny.

Only funny segment IMHO was the talk show with the black audience. Even a stiff like me can appreciate the irony of racists black Americans.

By: cm

cm — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:12:39 +0000

If it’s just a movie, why does black face cause such an uproar? Should African Americans just get over it?

By: ChuckSTL

ChuckSTL — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:00:20 +0000

Just got back from seeing it. It was appalling, offensive, moronic and just plain gross.

I laughed til I cried.

It’s just a movie folks, and I for one get a not so disguised kick out of seeing some kinds of str8 people squirm once in a while.

Bravo Bruno.

By: Gerry Fisher

Gerry Fisher — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:08:26 +0000

A reviewer made a really cool observation about Bruno. He said that it would have been more daring if Bruno made more appearances in the movie within the gay community and then they filmed gay people’s reactions to Bruno.

I agree! That would have been *really* interesting.

Also, in the reader comments, someone attempted to out the reviewer and make the silly claim that a gay man couldn’t review a gay themed movie without bias. (For what it was worth, the reviewer gave the film a lukewarm 2 out of 4 stars.) It was quite a free for all in those reader comments.

By: Gerry Fisher

Gerry Fisher — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:04:37 +0000

>So have a good laugh at the expense of your rights, dignity and equality.

Show me one study that shows the success of Bruno (which is yet to be determined) having a statistical effect on the progress of ENDA, repealing DOMA, ending DADT, or furthering marriage equality.

Oh, you can’t do that?! What you’re saying is pure conjecture on your part? Then why don’t you stop wagging your finger at us, lighten up, and redirect your efforts to effective politics instead of bullying attempts resist pop culture.

…and feel free to check out “The Celluloid Closet” to read about times when it was actually valid to fight for better representation in the movies. That’s just not the case anymore.

By: RJ

RJ — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:14:45 +0000

I’m all for comedy and making fun but, really: a straight man playing an over-the-top, outrageous sterotype of a gay man just doesn’t quite sit well with me.

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:26:50 +0000

I saw the premier last night. Was he making fun of gay stereotypes? Sure. Did anyone think it a truthful representation of gay culture? Of course not. It was so absurd that it, if anything, just showed the absurdity of those kinds of stereotypes.

All I know is that I saw a theater, packed to the brim with teenagers, that was surprisingly in the defense of gay people. Ghasps and appropriate awkward laughs over many of the homophobe’s actions in the movie, combined with a complete lack of gay jokes/jabs by the teenagers, was refreshing to say the least. I had never before been that comfortable being with my partner around so many straight strangers.

PS: If you really think Borat promotes racism, or Bruno promotes homophobia, I think you have a few cogs loose … or are just WAY the hell too overly sensitive. FAR too many people on this site are happy to stab our friends (gay or straight) in the name of PC BS … and if we don’t lighten up and let them laugh with us, they are just going to laugh at us some more.

By: Sessy

Sessy — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:13:36 +0000

I’m definitely looking forward to seeing this today.

By: BRAD

BRAD — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:47:41 +0000

Get over it people its a comedy movie. You American queers take yourselvs way too seriously. Loosen up, he’s making fun of all the homophobic freaks out there. And maybe us gays a bit as well but if you can’t take a joke then there is something wrong.

By: Jasun

Jasun — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:29:37 +0000

The message I got from that movie is that being homophobic is understandable kinda rather endearing. It’s also harmless.. the victims of it aren’t hurt and they kinda ask for it, anyway.