With caution I’d like express an observation.

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Mr. Ed

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The other night my wife and I began watching PROM on Netflix with Merrill Streep. It’s about a lesbian girl who wants to attend prom with her date. Of course the school board opposes but Broadway stars come to the rescue with fashion tips and coming out encouragement.

My point is there are more gay and lesbian relationship portrayed in film than ever before. Which is ok except as heterosexual I cannot relate to the challenges and prosperity of same sex relationships. It’s not that I don’t understand I just can’t relate.

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Nor can I, but to each their own and life goes on.
We started to watch that movie too. Got to the second song and switched channels. I love a good musical, but, in my opinion, this wasn’t one of them unless things picked up mightily later on.
 
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I think that might have more to do with the filmmaker (or whatever their job title is) who should be telling a story in a way that everyone can relate. I mean, in some movies we can relate to robot or a princess or a dog named Dug (I think was the name of the dog in Up?), so I'd blame the movie itself if you didn't feel any emotional connection with the story.
 

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The other night my wife and I began watching PROM on Netflix with Merrill Streep. It’s about a lesbian girl who wants to attend prom with her date. Of course the school board opposes but Broadway stars come to the rescue with fashion tips and coming out encouragement.

My point is there are more gay and lesbian relationship portrayed in film than ever before. Which is ok except as heterosexual I cannot relate to the challenges and prosperity of same sex relationships. It’s not that I don’t understand I just can’t relate.

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A lot of people can't don't relate to stories that involve 'types' of people with which they are unfamiliar, be it racially, sexual orientation or ?

Same sex relationships(like inter-racial relationships) are more difficult due to societal attitudes.

On the surface people may appear different, but people do share common traits familiar to us all.
 
I watched about 20 minutes of Prom and then changed stations but not because I didn't relate to the story material or have strong feelings about it one way or the other. There was probably a decent story there and I did like the leading actors.

I left because I don't waste my time on poor movies and that seemed like it was going to be one and I didn't want to devote another 2 hours to it.

I researched and learned that it was an adaptation of a 2018 Broadway musical. To me, musicals need to be seen live.

I think I switch to series How the States Got Their Shapes. I love history and it was full of interesting little known facts about the formation of our country. Would have watched 2nd episode of that last night but there was too much repetition so quickly lost interest and moved on to something else.

I'm picky about how I spend my time as I near the end of it.
 
The deviant behaviors are being crammed down our throats. When a deviant love, ( one which feels unnatural to the soul) is indulged, it is an expression to move away from God. As Win said, they are trying to make this more acceptable, more natural to the masses, but i don't like that it is being stressed to the children and teens as normal behavior. Carnal lust is not to be mistaken for love.
I didn't see the movie, so, this opinion is flying blindly.

I should add, IMO
 
Unnatural behavior and relationships are constantly being crammed down our throats and we're forced to accept this lifestyle. We can't say anything because then WE'RE labeled as prejudice or unkind. I'm 74 and The Bible teachings were a way of life that I was brought up with and The Bible clearly says it's a sin for a man to lay with a man. I try not to judge. That's not up to me, but all I can do is steer clear of people and situations that are breaking God's law. I've noticed on HGTV more and more shows are featuring gay couples or presenters. We've quit watching HGTV altogether. Thanks, Mr. Ed, for pointing out the context of this movie. Kinda disappointed in Meryl Streep for her lack of judgement. She probably felt this was a way of bringing "awareness" of how gay people are treated. Don't know...but maybe money had more to do with it then anything else.
 
Isn't the subject matter of acceptance run it's course? By now are there any people not aware of the issue?
Remember "Hollywood" is not a place but an idea. It is free to do as it pleases and any outside influence to try to stop it is met with miles of lawsuits. Actors like Jon Voight are openly conservative and are passed for consideration for roles based strictly on their politics. It all stems back to the McCarthy era when Hollywood switched from conservative to liberal after so my of it's people were black listed and run out of the country.
 
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I loved Prom. To me it's a story of love and acceptance and I as a person can relate to desiring both of those gifts from others.

Oppressive christian values have been crammed down our throats for decades and centuries. I'm personally happy that we're seeing more love and acceptance being promoted even if those who have had their values crammed down our throats for such a long time are having difficult swallowing what they've sowed when it's the opposite.
 
All this current openness is illustrating just how many people ARE homosexual. It must be a relief to be able to express themselves freely instead of having to bottle it up.
However, like so many things, it is being taken to extremes so that it's constantly popping up.
I love ballet and this afternoon, I settled down to watch a new interpretation of Swan Lake. I enjoyed it until it became obvious that the story had been changed into a romance between two men. If someone wanted to do a ballet about homosexuality, they should have written a new story, not mangled a classic.
 
Obviously, there's a market for it and that's why it was made. That's capitalism for you. Netflix is simply capitalizing on the market.

Personally, I'm not going to watch it since it doesn't interest me, but I don't have a problem with it as long as I'm not forced to watch it. I also don't like movies about people with super-human powers, but there's a market for those, too. Or romantic comedies.

We're not all the same. Some people can't handle that fact.
 
Colleen said:
Unnatural behavior and relationships are constantly being crammed down our throats and we're forced to accept this lifestyle. We can't say anything because then WE'RE labeled as prejudice or unkind. I'm 74 and The Bible teachings were a way of life that I was brought up with and The Bible clearly says it's a sin for a man to lay with a man. I try not to judge. That's not up to me, but all I can do is steer clear of people and situations that are breaking God's law. I've noticed on HGTV more and more shows are featuring gay couples or presenters. We've quit watching HGTV altogether. Thanks, Mr. Ed, for pointing out the context of this movie. Kinda disappointed in Meryl Streep for her lack of judgement. She probably felt this was a way of bringing "awareness" of how gay people are treated. Don't know...but maybe money had more to do with it then anything else.
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I don't really care who lays with who, but I have to admit that I'm sorta creeped out when a man says, "My husband," or a woman says, "My wife." I don't agree with (legal) same-sex marriages, especially when children are involved.
 
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I don't really care who lays with who, but I have to admit that I'm sorta creeped out when a man says, "My husband," or a woman says, "My wife." I don't agree with (legal) same-sex marriages, especially when children are involved.
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Seems folks just can't mind their own business, even a free thinker like you win. Children of gay parents probably have a better deal than you & your sibs did.
 
Some folks found integration to be creeped out and wanted those yankees to mind their own business. It was also so bad for the wee ones, especially if interracial.

You're a good guy as most people go, IMO
 
Pepper said:
Some folks found integration to be creeped out and wanted those yankees to mind their own business. It was also so bad for the wee ones, especially if interracial.
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LOL. I happen to LOVE people with different skin colors, facial features, races, & accents. I find them very interesting. And I think it's boring when everyone looks & talks the same. It's not the same thing as gay marriage.
Like I said, I have NO problem with who sleeps with who; I just have a problem with making same-sex marriage legal.
 
Miscegenation, when marriage between races was illegal. Both parties must be a member of the human race to enter into such a civil contract. If you were gay, your opinion would be different, but since you're not it's fine to interfere into the bonds other humans commit to. In other words, if the law can be influenced by the whims of others, particularly on the 'moral' scale, opinions take on a more sinister tone.
 
Pepper said:
Miscegenation, when marriage between races was illegal. Both parties must be a member of the human race to enter into such a civil contract. If you were gay, your opinion would be different, but since you're not it's fine to interfere into the bonds other humans commit to. In other words, if the law can be influenced by the whims of others, particularly on the 'moral' scale, opinions take on a more sinister tone.
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The advice given in the Old Testament is sound, and that is where we get our moral code. Don't eat pork..pigs eat dead flesh and carry disease.....don't consume blood...we now know that blood carries diseases.....men should not lie together.....it's hardly surprising if anal sex passes on disease!
We don't know where this wisdom came from but it is all based on sound medical evidence.
 
Rosemarie said:
The advice given in the Old Testament is sound, and that is where we get our moral code. Don't eat pork..pigs eat dead flesh and carry disease.....don't consume blood...we now know that blood carries diseases.....men should not lie together.....it's hardly surprising if anal sex passes on disease!
We don't know where this wisdom came from but it is all based on sound medical evidence.
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As Gaer is fond of saying "IMO" which you conveniently left out, I guess since your opinion should be absolutely everyone's! A good thing god invented death, otherwise we'd never progress as a species. IMO.
 
I believe in tolerance. Who people love and who they have sex with is their own business, AS LONG as it is consensual…...that rules out sex with children, people who cannot give consent or animals.

I took a lot of flak when I married outside my religion. My granddaughter took flak when she married outside her race. Talk about flak? My great-grandparents couldn't marry legally because of miscegenation laws. I'm finished with flak. I want people to be happy with who they are. And if that means a man loving a man or a woman loving a woman, then so be it. Life is short, the world is falling apart.....let people be happy and live life to the fullest!
 

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