Does homosexual movies educate  those who don't understand?
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I would think those that are homophobic would stay away from homosexual movies. I could care less who loves who but I about die whenever I have to go to San Francisco with my mom who feels she has to make some noise when seeing any gay couple! No movie in the world will change her mind.
304194
Fear is a very basic uneducated response to a situation. These people are making assumptions about things before taking the time to get to know people. It's just like in the 1960's and prior when so many people were close minded towards African Americans and other minority races. They don't understand something or someone so they degrade them. It's disgusting and sad. People can love one another in a number of ways and there doesn't need to be one set guideline as to how you go about doing it. And the term is misused, 'homophobia' is to be scared of gay people, as in you don't want to approach them. But these people are not afraid of them in that sense. They need to stop interjecting their ridiculous religious claims and learn to be a little more open minded.
584461
No. What does sexual orientation have to do with teaching?
324448
Since is a stereotype of homosexuals they hire homosexuals to play the roles.
883047
The movie media has always been used for propaganda.  Some push overt messages, others, subtle messages.  And "Unholywood" is very liberal at this time; and liberals hate religion.  These sound like the subtle sort.\n\nWhat's particularly despicable of this in this movie is that it will be viewed by many, many children, who will be subconsciously imprinted with this negative image of religion.
1174528
I used to jerk off with straight guys while watching straight porn. They didnt know i was gay. And believe me i was not paying too much attention to the movie. There is no way in hell that i am even remotely straight and a porno flick is not going to convert me. I have watched dozens of staight with my straight friends since then and I have still never got the notion to boink chics.
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I cannot get over the stupidity of those of you who answer thinking that the question is comparing gays to animals.  The writer is merely pointing out that natures considers homosexuality as normal. Animals having that instinct canot be blamed on intellectual choice or mental illness the way antigayists try to portray.  So please if you want to answer the question, try understanding it first.\n\nThat said, most antigayists are homophobic, which really means they are fearful and fear means "what can happen to me? How can thishurt me?  Subconsciously the fear is they themselves may be gay if they allowed themselves to accept it in others.  Why fear that? because then they believe they may be ostracized by their friends, familiy and neighbors and perhaps by their GOD.    Animals, which include humans, by the way....mammal.......there is no intellect. Man is the only mammal withy extensive intellect and reasoning.  If we take that away, tere would be no fear and no ostracism.  There would merely be survival. It is clear that despite homosexual behavior in animals, that is not a concommitant of their extinction ior being endangered , the continue to survive.  In this analysis antigayism is fear based and there is no good reason for it to be wrong.
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well this is what the LGBT people have been protesting the whole tome such as gay marriage , as they say love is blind . \n\nI my self have been in love with a member of the same gender . It wasn't all homo erotica as people would like to believe that homosexual relationships are about , but because we were of the same gender we were forced to hide it. Because of the secrets that we had to base our relationship didn't work out SO my advice to you or any one if you are in love do not hide love is a glorious thing that should be shared
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I don't think it fostered any greater understanding of the gay community - all it does represent, to my mind, is a landmark achievement of mainstream cinema realising it CAN make money by portraying gays as other than deviants with mass murdering tendencies or as foppish shells with little to no characterisation.  It helps too that the principals were established and respected actors and not some unknowns who had no reputation to lose by prising gay roles.\n\nThe movie itself was not that hot.  The best thing about it for me was the cinematography/art direction.\n\nOh and it did give the media something to write about - not that much of what I saw was gay friendly - rather they just (rather salaciously, IMHO) reported on the brouhaha that the right-wingers saw fit to instigate about it.  If anything, the only thing they helped was ticket sales - with all the free advertising.
491654
it shows that the ones who are the most vocally anti-gay are usually the biggest closet-case gays themselves.\n\nand gee!  tha's the way it is in real life, too, not just in the movies!
604061
This movie has the best understanding of different cultures and times, especially in America.  Go to the strictness in the 1890's and compare it the 21st century...what do you get?\nTime Changer portrays it almost perfectly.  Morals without Jesus Christ leaves out the standard and author of who quoted it.  I have watched this movie at least twenty times and I continue to be more impressed.  It critiques today's church with standards that have been forgotten in "walk in love" and selfishness Christianity.  This leaves some churches dry and void of the true life given by Jesus Christ.\nRecommend this movie to teenagers, if you can, or others who believe that the Bible should change with the times.  If some don't understand that God does not change (Malachi), then His word does not change, either.  Only those who interpret the Bible for their benefit.\nSearch for Family Christian on the web, they have a sale on the movie if you order online.  Give it as a gift to others if you have seen it.  Let the shock value begin...
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I agree with sfbarbara49. One of the purposes of studying literature is to gain a greater understanding of those that are different from you whether it be race, religion, sexual orientation, age or culture. Ignorance of these subject matters breeds hatred and misunderstanding.\n\nSomeone mentioned teaching his/her children at home about homosexuality. Do you really? If so, how? Should we trust a racist to teach his children about African-Americans and Jews? \n\nThe prevention of academic freedom is a slippery slope that can only lead to further restrictions on civil rights and freedom.
766315
no-but i understand homosexuals use it to open up the sphincter muscle so they can have sex
1112797
Some people can't see past ignorance.
357874
Actually, it says nothing about homosexuality, but it does have some vague passages that people interpret to mean homosexuality.\n\nIt's only okay to do it if you are a priest, preacher or church leader. If not, most god speakers forbid it.\n\nBut, who cares what they think?
859903
the bigger question is ...\nwho hurts homosexuals ?\n\nwhy does anyone feel that they can be hurtful to others simply because they dont understand them
366444
The things you see depicted in those movies are a distortion of real life, or the components of someone's fantasies. Those things rarely occur in real life, and when they do, they're probably directly attributable to someone having gotten a spark of an idea from watching something like what you've described; someone who either didn't understand or who couldn't separate fantasy from reality. Oftentimes we portray ourselves as depraved, but the truth is most of us don't condone teachers having sex with students, our spouses having sex with people besides us, or many of the other things you may see on screen. It's not real.