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Date Posted: 10:44:34 05/13/03 Tue
Author: James
Subject: I think this sort of thing is really important...
In reply to: Princess Eddi 's message, "Amid action, 'X2' offers quiet message of struggle" on 19:46:28 05/12/03 Mon

I think it brings up issues and makes people think a lot more - even if it's just subconscious, people register that they sympathise with the mutants and in one scene at least (the one with Iceman) it's really obviously treated like coming out. It's the same sort of subtle conditioning which has been used for decades to undermine gays in media, only this time it's positive rather than negative.

Also it's great cos its a family film, and so parents will see it with their children and hopefully think "those parent characters are wrong to reject their son for who he is". I hope there are more films that use their huge influence to change people's views, however subtly.

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Sounds like the fine art of misogyny hits an all time low in this flick... -- Kris, 20:40:03 05/13/03 Tue

?? (NT) -- Drew Greyfox, 21:16:38 05/13/03 Tue

Kris honey, the last I checked, gay means attraction to the same gender. NOT hatred of the opposite. (NT) -- Mitchell, 21:34:32 05/13/03 Tue

OH shaddup Mitchey.. let me have my obsessions... I let you guys hunt out homophobia where you find it.. let me find misogyny in the way the sun sets! -- Kris, 21:44:18 05/15/03 Thu