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WillParkinson

(16,862 posts)
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 04:38 PM Aug 2012

I'm going to see ParaNorman just for this!

Breitbart: Gay Filmmakers Target Children

From an entry on Breitbart today:

You knew it was only a matter of time before the gay community, which has successfully integrated gay characters into every possible form of entertainment for adults, targeted children. Now, for the first time, an American animated feature features an openly gay character.

Laika's stop-motion animated zombie comedy "ParaNorman" has a character named Mitch, who is, of course, a heavily-muscled jock who seems heterosexual until the end of the movie, at which time a girl named Courtney asks him if he wants to see a movie. Sure, he says, you’ll just love my boyfriend, who’s into chick flicks.

It’s a time-honored technique of the gay community to hide the fact that a character is gay until the audience has developed a real affinity for him/her, then catch the audience off-guard by divulging that the character is gay. If they really were “brave” they’d announce from the start that Mitch was gay and see just how many parents would take their children to see this movie.

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2012/08/breitbart-gay-filmmakers-target-children.html

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I'm going to see ParaNorman just for this! (Original Post) WillParkinson Aug 2012 OP
Hey. Just like real life: Smarmie Doofus Aug 2012 #1
Yep... WillParkinson Aug 2012 #2
I always knew Breitbart was blatantly racist...nice to know they're proud joeybee12 Aug 2012 #3
 

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)
1. Hey. Just like real life:
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 06:36 PM
Aug 2012

>>>>It’s a time-honored technique of the gay community to hide the fact that a character is gay until the audience has developed a real affinity for him/her, then catch the audience off-guard by divulging that the character is gay.>>>>

WillParkinson

(16,862 posts)
2. Yep...
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 07:03 PM
Aug 2012

That's exactly what I thought. Not "oh, let's make him obviously gay so that people can decide they don't want to deal with it right away" instead of getting to know the person and letting them develop feelings. Then crush them out like some insignificant insect.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
3. I always knew Breitbart was blatantly racist...nice to know they're proud
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 08:55 PM
Aug 2012

of being homophobic assholes also...

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