That is doubtless the case, RiffRaff. But it is still homophobic. The *hero* of the film uses implications of queerness completely gratuitously to 'insult' Bonesaw and to get a laugh from the cinema audience. This plays into any homophobic tendencies the audience might have, and makes homophobia look morally ok, because it is the *hero* of the film who is making the joke. Just because some people are offended if you imply they're queer, does not make it ok to use implications of queerness as an insult. And just because people do it is real life, does not mean that Hollywood, at least in this one area, could not set a good example. Keeping gratuitous homophobia out of films is the least they can do,
Also, the film started off with fat-phobia. Peter Parker says that he'd even rather be the fat kid eating a doughnut on the bus - that's how much he wants to be near M.J. Watson. So, the implication is: fat is bad, but hell, I'd even be *fat* if it meant I got to be near her... |
