Lesbian line insulting
-
deem714 — 17 years ago(December 20, 2008 03:20 PM)
To me, homopPHOBIA in this movie would have been something like "You a lesbian? get out of my cab!"
She was probably in too much pain to snap back at him
Come to think of it MOM (Olympia Dukakis's Character)made a crack about lesbians: When told that Mollie was artifically incem., she says "This is the act of a woman who is very ugly or a lesbian this is not the act of a beautiful, intelligent girl who could have anyone she wants!"
I am surprised, OP didn't catch that.
You're laborers, you're supposed to be laboring! That's what you get for not having an education!! -
jenni_doll_1 — 16 years ago(October 09, 2009 12:28 AM)
Someone else put up a post about this movie trying to push a pro-life agenda and now we're talking about homophobia. Why are some people determined to believe there has be some hidden political agenda being pushed in every Hollywood movie? The entertainment industry is supposed to exist for the purpose of ENTERTAINMENT, not to be a role model. If people really look to movie characters and Hollywood types to be examples of good moral character and judgment, that's not what I call very smart.
-
Misa_Malone — 14 years ago(July 10, 2011 07:53 PM)
There usually a political agenda associated with all forms of entertainment. It's no accident that movies that are, say, pro-gay or anti-religion, get special consideration and lots of backing in advertisement revenue. Hollywood does have an agenda and they push it hard, and subliminally, might I add. The intelligent are always wary, my friend. ALWAYS WARY
Grandma, your tootsie rolled out a long time ago -
HookerBabyHaver — 15 years ago(May 29, 2010 10:16 AM)
Heehee, I don't think she slapped him, she just made a (very funny) horrified face. I got the feeling that she was more appalled at the unkind word "Lesbo" than the idea of being considered one.
Experience is what you get right after you need it. -
lroy77 — 15 years ago(August 28, 2010 11:04 AM)
Just because a female gets pregnant without actually having sex (IVF-which, as a devout Catholic I believe is immoral), does NOT mean Molly is a lesbian.
I would've throttled him but good!
True it would've been better if she had sex with a husband (male). -
beautifulmachine — 14 years ago(January 06, 2012 08:09 PM)
My sister is in the LGBT community and she thought the line was funny.
The point is that it was an inappropriate question to ask a complete stranger, not that assuming she was a lesbian was a negative issue. -
Guamley — 12 years ago(March 01, 2014 12:10 PM)
Because straight people consider it insulting to be perceived as gay. Why is that so hard to understand? Nothing homophobic about that. Would a black or white person who are mistaken for the other race be considered racist if they got insulted?
-
Lost_Woods87 — 12 years ago(March 17, 2014 08:18 PM)
Oh boo hoo. So you got insulted by a comment but this is america and everyone can get offended or make offensive comments. Stop trying to throw a pity party just because you're lesbian and got offended. There are plenty of non-PC things in this movie and I was offended when they made the comments about bulimia, sending the message that its not a serious disorder requiring comfort and medical attention since I myself was bulimic but guess what, I GOT OVER IT. Why? IT'S A beep MOVIE
-
Jack2979 — 11 years ago(May 03, 2014 02:19 AM)
Even back in 1989 we should have been more enlightened.
I realize that I am over 7 years late, but OH SHUT THE EFF UP! I just watched this movie earlier and I just thought to myself "I know someone is going to bitch about John's lesbo comment either calling him a bigot or a homophobe when the comment was neither" Big fat surprise here it is.
In 89 there were a lot less PC crybaby douchebags - too bad I was 9 at the time and didn't get to fully appreciate living in a time when people didn't whine about everything. Now as an adult I have to put up with people being called bigots/homophobes if they are sick and tired of hearing gay people bitch about everything all the way down to why there isn't a lesbian Disney princess.
Ugh.
I really like your car Mrs. Larusso!