And the Double Standard Award goes to . . .

or; make a stand but keep standing!

Published on April 18, 2006 By SanChonino In The Media

I don't know how many of you are familiar with what happened here in Utah when "Brokeback Mountain" came out, but for those of you who don't know, here's a quick synopsis.
Local business owner Larry Miller owns three theaters in the Salt Lake area. His theater had purchased and was planning to show "Brokeback Mountain" because there was a lot of hype behind the film, and of course the observant capitalist is always looking for a way to make some more money . . .
Then a couple of days before the nationwide release of the movie, Mr. Miller heard what it was about. And promptly pulled it from all three of his theaters.
Mr. Miller didn't make a statement about why he pulled the film, so the public was left to its ruminations, which ranged from people being outraged over his "bigoted" behavior to people praising his "stand for morals".

Then, in April, he finally broke the silence, and shared with a newscaster that he pulled the film in support of "traditional families". Never mind the other smut-filled tripe that his theaters were playing, his stance was for the family.
For those who also don't know, Mr. Miller owns a TV station here too, and the TV reporter in the newspaper wrote a fascinating article comparing what his TV station airs to what Mr. Miller used as his reasoning for pulling the flick.
The results are interesting: Link
This is the station that airs Will and Grace on a daily basis. Will and Grace, a show about flamboyantly homosexual individuals is okay, but "Brokeback Mountain" is an attack on traditional families?
Sounds like a double standard to me . . .

Comments (Page 4)

SanChonino

on Apr 21, 2006

Hmm, now that is an interesting image. But I cant get the vision of foghorn leghorn in that white suit for some reason. Ah Say, Ah Say. What ya doin boy?

ha ha ha ha ha ha! Okay, I've obviously not gotten enough sleep of late, because that joke had me laughing so hard that if the laptop hadn't actually been on my lap, I probably would have fallen on the floor.
Do you remember those old commercials with the stupid animated colonel sanders? That's who I imagine . . .

bakerstreet

on Apr 21, 2006

Nope, I'm not missing out, I hear a Kentucky accent every time I open my mouth. The Col wasn't a bad guy, either, and I've known several members of the Order of Kentucky Colonels. You imagine the Col any way you like, but I don't wanna think about it.

Gideon MacLeish

on Apr 21, 2006

The funniest part is, he didn't miss out on much cash at all. The movie didn't do very well domestically, and really did horrid here in the state of Utah.
Not too many people around here (because there is a SERIOUS conservative majority here) were willing to see the movie.

What most people don't realize is it was NOT the blockbuster it claimed to be. The numbers were dishonestly manipulated, and the only reason it played to packed houses everywhere it played was because they didn't take the risk of releasing it in areas with a conservative majority. The hype around this movie was despicable and dishonest.

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