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It's OK to be gay in Malaysian movies - as long as you go straight

Discussion in 'Current Events, World News, & LGBT News' started by Dan82, Mar 22, 2010.

  1. Dan82

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    http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/its-ok-to-be-gay-in-malaysian-movies-as-long-as-you-go-straight/story-e6frf7jx-1225844027693

     
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    ...obviously they don't know that gay can be a good thing and isn't necessarily a synonym for evil. Plus, you don't just 'turn straight'. You either turn away and don't act on homosexuality or you were bisexual and choose to act straight.
     
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    OMG, that is really stupid. Even though my country has its bigots, its nothing compared to Malaysia.
     
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    Weird I thought malaysia was an asian country.
     
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    Malaysia is an Asian country
     
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    Islam has been there a long long time.
     
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    *dies loudly, hiding the voices of ignorance*
     
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    Now imagine how many people will get the completely wrong idea, especially gays themselves.
     
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    :frowning2: those poor people
     
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    I know.. and it's my home country... I escaped to Canada 3 years ago though.
     
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    such as from a gay (character) who turns into a (straight) man...

    Not sure that anyone would dare to, but they could perhaps twist the rules to make a film where a gay person is the lesser of two evils or something; obviously they can't push being gay as not being wrong, but they can make small progressive moves. The required 'lesson' being that being gay isn't as bad as being a small-time thief or whatever.
     
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    id make a film where a gay super hero pink sparkly spandex and blond firey hair is captured and turned straight by the bad guy and loses his powers he becomes grey and meh. ... well it fills the criteria :wink: