Actual conversation last night at the Double-A Ranch:"Andy?"
"Yes, Alex?"
"Can I ask a favor?"
"Yes."
"Will you go with me to see Brüno?"
"Are you fucking kidding me?"
Let me start by explaining it's usually Andy who has the bad taste in movies. I know that's mean, but he's made me watch Tremors more than once. If gay divorce were legal, I think that would be grounds for it. Also, I don't really want to see Brüno for entertainment value. We know he's supposed to be "edgy", but neither of us is a Sacha Baron Cohen fan. You may consider me unspeakably square, but his humor makes me feel queasy. I just want to see it for research. I'm intrigued by accusations that this Brüno character is a minstrel show of faggotry, even though many defend his humor for pointing out the homophobia rampant in certain segments of society. Fine, but does he have to do that in hotpants? I need to sit in a theater with whoever the intended audience is for this shitfest to really judge how I feel about it, and I'd prefer company. Or backup.
Once I explained, Andy agreed, and that's when I asked a second favor: let's go to the National Equality March in Washington on October 11. Of course he agreed to that (always lead with the worse proposition), and we're extending the invitation to everyone who reads Alex and Andy: come march with us! We know this protest is getting some flak for being a bit rushed and disorganized, and some are questioning the effectiveness of a march on Washington at this point, but we're on board. It's not a march for any one issue, but a march for gay equality across the board: marriage, military, job protection, all of it, everywhere, in all 50 states. Will it ever happen in our lifetimes? Not if we sit on our butts! There is power in numbers, and we still believe things like this can send a message. And how much fun will this be?More fun than seeing Brüno, I suspect.
Um, Tremors is a really good movie.
ReplyDeleteYou watch it, then! It has Reba McEntire. I cannot abide her.
ReplyDeleteThe Equality March is a great idea!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, out here in suburbia, under my pile of laundary and homework help for the kids, I don't even know who Bruno is, but Andy did drag me to more than one movie and repeatedly asked me throughout, "Do you like it? What do you think? Do you like it? What do you think? Do you like it? What do you think?" So, I definitely think you should drag him to see Bruno! And remind him that Pauly Shore is too hot!
I'm totally down for the equality march. We should get hotel rooms and make a weekend out of it.
ReplyDeletea. Tremors also stars Ms. Charlotte Stewart, best known as Ms. Beadle from TV's "Little House on the Prairie." Now, how can you NOT love Tremors?
ReplyDeleteb. Theresa: you have to bring you husband, so he can be referred to as "delicious" as he was at the Stonewall 25th!
c. I totally lied when I told Alex that I'd go see Bruno with him.
d. We're going to DC for the happy hours at JRs, with the march being second on the priority list.