Posted on 05/30/2018 7:22:53 PM PDT by tjd1454
Western culture is in the midst of a full-bore campaign to promote the full acceptance – indeed, the “celebration” of non-marital sexual behavior, including homosexuality, bisexuality, and transgenderism.
Hollywood is certainly playing its part in this indoctrination process. There has been a concerted effort by the film industry to present a positive portrayal of the LGBTQ lifestyle. According to industry analysis site BoxOfficeMojo.com, out of over 200 film genres and sub-genres, gay and Lesbian-themed films rank an astounding #6 in terms of sheer quantity. Since 2007, some 342 gay/lesbian movies have been produced – more than double the number of films with a Christian theme.
Furthermore, the film review site RottenTomatoes.com reports that gay and lesbian films typically receive top ratings from hundreds of reviewers as well as garnering an impressive number of award nominations. One recent example, “Call Me by Your Name,” a movie about an older man’s "romance" with a 17-year-old boy, had a Rotten Tomatoes average rating of 95% and picked up four Academy Award nominations. This despite the film being labeled a “dishonest, dangerous film” by no less than a commentator in the liberal Boston Globe because of its pederastic depiction of sexual relations between an adult and a minor.
The people, as they say, vote with their feet, and despite the enthusiastic endorsements of the film critics and award presenters, the box office receipts tell a very different story. Gay and lesbian movies rarely do well at the box office. The aforementioned Christian-themed films, despite being dwarfed by the numbers of gay and lesbian offerings, have accumulated nearly three times the gross receipts.
As an example, 2004’s “The Passion of the Christ” – despite a mediocre 49% rating by the film critics – accumulated $370,782,930 in U.S. revenues, tripled the earnings of the top-selling gay-themed movie, the comedy “Birdcage” (#490). Not one of the 600 top grossing films has had a gay theme that included any overt homosexual elements.
In fact, a review of the all-time top grossing films reveals that of the top 40 films of all time, only one – “The Passion of the Christ” – was rated “R” (and understandably so). Without exception, all of the top-grossing films were either rated “G” “PG” or “PG-13.” Not a single LGBTQ-themed film appears high on the list. Even the highly-touted “ground-breaking” gay film “Brokeback Mountain” was buried way back in the pack, ranking a measly #873 on the list of top-grossing movies.
A clue as to why there is so little interest in gay-themed films was provided by one trendy magazine geared toward teenagers, which surveyed its readers as to what they disliked to see or read about. Surprisingly, high on the “yuk factor” list were expressions of same-sex affection. Could it be that the vast majority of people have limited toleration for the unnatural behaviors of 2-3% of the population – as bluntly expressed by one response: “When you piss and moan about not being represented in everything, you make yourselves look pathetic. Try realizing that life doesn’t revolve around you.”
Despite this unimpressive performance, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) issued a report boasting that, along with films, television has played an important role in bringing about “changes in social attitudes." One network, Fox, was singled out for having gay and lesbian characters in 42% of their programming hours – although this earned the network only a “Good” – not “Excellent” – rating by GLAAD.
As Founder and President of the Media Research Center L. Brent Bozell notes: “These people are all about tolerance and sensitivity. But if you disagree with them, they will have your head. Ask anyone in Hollywood who's pro-family.” It appears that organizations like GLAAD are expecting even more influence for the minuscule representation of their aberrant lifestyle among the populace. If they have their way, it’s only a matter time before “you will be made to care.”
Links to sources:
Box Office Mojo: Genre Index http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/
Box Office Mojo: Genre – gay/lesbian themes http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=gay.htm
Rotten Tomatoes: Call Me by Your Name https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/call_me_by_your_name
Rotten Tomatoes: The Passion of the Christ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/passion_of_the_christ
Box Office Mojo: gay/lesbian http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=gay.htm
Box Office Mojo: Christian http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=christian.htm
Box Office Mojo: Domestic Grosses http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm
Boston Globe; Opinion; Cheyenne Montgomery: ‘Call Me by Your Name’ is a dishonest, dangerous film https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2018/01/25/call-your-name-dishonest-dangerous-film/I7urrCBxwZYrfPTT7eycdM/story.html
Variety: GLAAD Report: Major Film Studios Fail to Increase LGBT Representation http://variety.com/2017/film/news/glaad-major-film-studios-lgbt-characters-1202443842/
Slate: Sam Adams, Disney and Sony Get Failing Grades in GLAAD’s Report on LGBTQ Representation in Hollywood http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/05/25/glaad_report_on_lgbtq_inclusion_gives_sony_and_disney_failing_grades.html
Cnsnews.com: Brent Bozell, TV Has to Be at Least 42 Percent Gay? https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/l-brent-bozell-iii/tv-has-be-least-42-percent-gay
The critics could just be intellectually lazy. To appear as effete intellectuals, they need to pan what is popular and embrace what they know is crap. Plus, most critics are fags.
The Bird Cage is funny even if it does contain blatant generalizations of gays. It comes off like a minstrel show at times.
“The Crying Game” 1992, big rave critics reviews about and IRA member, Stephen Rhea, who kidnaps black British soldier, Forrest Whitaker and during the course becomes odd friends. Rhea promises Whitaker he talk tp W’s “girlfriend” when his murder is imminent. Rhea does so, falls into a relationship only to discover the “girlfriend is a tranny...but...it’s alright Jack because... gay
I can also remember the big bookstores (Walden and B. Dalton) during the late 70’s and early 80’s having a “gay and lesbian” book section - an entire category by themselves. It just stood out so bizarrely to me. Ironic that it always seemed to be right next to the “self-help” section.
Their in our schools, teaching our young folk the art of being a queer.. Oh, not that there’s anything wrong with that.. PPFFFT..!! (Spit)!
Even in the Masterpiece series “Victoria”, they had to introduce a gay sub-plot between Lord Alfred and Edward Drummond. Totally unnecessary to the plot.
Yes...a badge of honor.
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I have links to dozens of related studies.
It’s almost impossible to conduct such studies today because they’re “not allowed” for fear of their conclusions.
Note: Surveys are NOT a substitute for studies.
Traumatic childhood events are often suppressed.
Try finding trained professionals to conduct the interviews who don’t have a gay sympathy bias.
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My new rule is that I boycott anything tainted with a single drop of political leftism, and I don’t care how innocuous or brief it is. After decades of having this stuff shoved down my throat, I can recognize these political inserts instantly.
Oh, yeah. I saw lez couples embracing, bending one girl backward, performing "suck in the entire face" kissing for all to see in the halls. I also frequently witnessed hetero couples practically making a baby in halls, stairwells, etc. No sense of shame, no sense of morals, just like rutting mindless animals.
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