Quote of the Day

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In the middle of an affecting piece about a soldier who was discharged because of the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy - and more specifically, his attractively giant ass - Rich at FourFour takes the time to slide over to Sacha Baron Cohen's upcoming Big Gay Gut-Punch Brüno and to add this:

"In the end, the reason for the ban on open gays in the military seems to come down to what it always has: the discomfort of the ignorant and hateful. That we always end up acquiescing to those who are misinformed, desperate for a false sense of superiority or just plain incorrect is only getting more infuriating (and it started out pretty fucking infuriating). You know, a few weeks ago a rash of premature Brüno examinations broke out all wondering if Sacha Baron Cohen's gonzo outreach (exposing the idiocy of the hateful via an over-the-top gay stereotype) was, in fact, harmful to the cause of gay equality. I know that the bigger picture is important, but I wonder if zooming in on this case might be helpful. By assaulting homophobes with gayness, he's inflicting a little bit of pain on them for the suffering they've caused. It isn't political retribution, it's practical retribution. Instead of a political activist, perhaps Brüno is best viewed as a superhero. There's a reason why Batman works in the shadows and alleys, not at City Hall, you know?"

The humorless reaction from the insipid and cowed gay-rights-establishment towards Brüno has been predictable but still galling - they do not speak for me, yo - so I'm glad to see somebody else annoyed and putting their frustration about eloquently, as Rich always does. If somebody's not getting Brüno's gag - in the absence of a gag-reflex, naturally - that's their fucking problem, and SBC need not apologize or dumb down his material to spell it out for the fucking nimrods to catch up. We are laughing at you, nimrods! And you don't even get it! Ha fuck you.
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