I have always believed that all humans are truly bisexual. We each feel attractions to others no matter what the gender, but we have certain characteristics that we individually find more appealing. With that being said, why do bisexuals get the short end of the"Brokeback Mountain" really drove this point home to me. Both lead characters obviously were attracted to men and women. By chance, they met and found a soulmate. It had nothing to do with external plumbing but more to do with their hearts. However, most reviews label them as being gay. It is as if when a person has any physical contact with a member of the same sex they must be strictly gay. Why does society have to pigeonhole a person into an either or?
People tend to see the world as black or white, if a man has sex with a man then they are gay, same with a women. However those who are gay, bi, pan sexual will feel differently because they are less ignorant. I would imagine those who wrote that were straight and more ignorant. They would pigeon hole simply to label in a term they would understand
I don't know that they were truly bisexual. Jake Gyllenhal's character you could argue the case more for. But you don't have to be attracted to someone to feign interest or have sex. I do agree with the rest of your premise though. I wouldn't come out as bi-curious (or bisexual) to just anyone because I'm not gay and I know that a lot of people's stigma would completely change their opinion of me.
Yeah I'm actually the same in that I'm very picky who I chose to tell that I'm bi curious (also because its kind of in limbo so no point saying anything in case it turns out you are not) because I know some people were just go GAY! which I wouldnt actually have a problem with if I were gay. On another note never seen Brokeback Mountain, is it actually good? Heath Ledger is a rather crap actor apart from the Dark Knight but that got him killed
Bisexuality is still really taboo in our society. Im not saying homosexuality isn't, but it's slowly becoming more and more accepted, hopefully. Look at the media, u see a lot of tv shows/fictions that feature gay people (im not talking about fictions that are about homosexuality like Will&Grace, im talking about shows where gay people are just a part of the story, like in Six Feet Under, Buffy, etc., or reality shows like the Real World, which has a gay quota). BUT we have yet to see a bisexual character in a popular series/tv show. We still live in a very narrow-minded society. As for Brokeback Mountain, it was stupid how the media made a big deal out of the fact that it shows sex between two men. Imo it was a love story, end of the story. They could have shown the exact same story with a man and a woman or with two women, and most of the viewers failed to see that. When it was released i got so annoyed cuz pple kept saying "aw beautiful, which goes to show gay people are lovely too". i wanted to yell at them "DUH, did u really need a Hollywood movie to figure that out?". So the movie didn't help educate people, it only encouraged them to keep on thinking gay people have to hide to be together. Pffft
It's directed well (though the gay scenes are actually kind've insulting, in my opinion) with absolutely beautiful cinematography, and some great acting (Heath Ledger's best by far), and the ending is a real kicker; but no, not really. It's really drawn out and the story just isn't that interesting, at all.
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There is little point in getting irritated. We live in a fast and somewhat superficial age. A guy who is having sex with me is gay for me. His other interests may include model railroad, stamps collecting and women, furbies or whomever or whatever he cares to get involved/interested in. None of my business. The problem with generations of people who have been indoctrinated to believe that they ARE the center of universe is that this ideology ceases to function, if we all subscribe to it. So, I'd suggest that you shrug with your shoulders and say, "from this other guy's point of view, I am gay! from this other gal's point of view, I am a hetero dude!". I do not care and run my show as I find fit. KD
yeah, you are what you feel and want to be. no need for lables or to be pigeon-holed. I'm bisexual and proud of it - it's the best of both worlds but doesn't mean I wanna get it off with every person i meet. I reckon most of us are bi but society doesn't accept it, even less than being gay. Simon :sunny:
well some people truly have no attractions toward one sex at all. i understand some guys may be attracted to both sexes to a degree, but just because you experience that level of attraction to both men and women doesn't mean that everybody does. maybe it's difficult for you to see how anyone could feel attraction to one sex only, because you see beauty in both. some guys however truly don't. i don't have a problem with any sexuality but just because you're bisexual don't assume everyone is. i've been gay my whole life. i remember wanting to be with guys (boys back then) when i was 5. i've never once felt any kind of sexual or emotional attraction toward women in my life at all. it's always been like this. i find some women good-looking but i have absolutely no desire to touch them, kiss them, or go any further. the sole idea of it repulses me. that's how it is for me. and that's how it is for a lot of guys. that is why it might be difficult for some heterosexual guys to understand how men can be attracted to other men. it's not ignorance. it's the basic fact that we judge other people according to our own life experience. we make the assumption that what feels natural to us must feel natural to everybody. but sometimes that's not the case. and i am comfortable with labels. i'm gay, why shouldn't i be labeled gay. i don't see it as a bad thing or something to fight against. label is a definition in essence. and if it applies to a person there's nothing wrong with it. maybe you don't like it, but then it's just the case with you.
Are you trying to claim you dont stereotype? The question is, why do you pigeonhole people into either/or?
