M O N D AY, A P R I L 1 0 , 2 0 0 6"Brokeback Mountain": Wal-Mart Says Yes,Prisons Say NoBrokeback Mountain continues to make news.</p><p> The New York Timesreports that the lovable American Family Association is calling for aboycott of Wal-Mart over Brokeback Mountain.</p><p> To show how weak theAFA has become, they're not even trying to stop Wal-Mart fromcarrying the DVD.</p><p> No, what they object to is the fact that Wal-Mart hasput posters promoting the DVD in the front of its stores "wherechildren can see them." The AFA spokesperson also says since hedoesn't consider the movie a blockbuster that Wal-mart's agenda mustbe to "normalize" homosexuality.</p><p> Wal-Mart is ignoring them, which isnice.</p><p> But how sad they can't even pretend that anyone objects to themovie itself.</p><p> All they want is Wal-Mart to take down those posters,because obviously any kid who sees Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledgeron a poster would turn gay or might forget to mock and belittle gay kidsat their school the next day.</p><p> Meanwhile, Reuters reports a correctionalofficer in Massachusetts will be disciplined for showing Brokeback toinmates.</p><p> They don't object to the content; they simply try to avoidmovies with sexually explicit scenes.</p><p> I wonder if the prison also avoidsmovies with violence.</p><p> I doubt it; but if they do, those prisoners musthave seen The Little Mermaid a thousand times by now.POSTED BY MICHAEL IN NEW YORK AT 5:38 PM 2 C O M M E N T S :Bon said...This is really good, I wonder what Sam Walton would say.</p><p> Personally, Ithink the sun shines out of Jake Gyllenhaal's rear end.10:55 PM Michael in New York said...Followup -- now Wal-Mart is pulling guns from a third of stores for"lack of demand." No guns AND they sell Brokeback Mountain? Whatis this world coming to?7:22 PM Next Blog»sal1mineo@hotmail.comSEARCH BLOG FLAG BLOGFOLLOW BLOGP O P S U R F I N G .</p><p> C O MS U R F I N G T H E WAV E S O F P O P U L A R C U LT U R EB Y M I C H A E L G I LT Z & F R I E N D SPOPSURFING.COM: "Brokeback Mountain": Wal-Mart Says Y ...http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/04/brokeback-mountain-w... 1 of 37/29/09 2:09 AMFAV O R I T E L I N K SAmericablogFive O'Clock Lightning baseball blogDeep Pop -- Lori Lakin's BlogThe Back Page -- Jason Page on ESPNRadioCine-Blog -- George Robinson's BlogDocuments On Art & Cinema - DarylChin's BlogBrucie G's Wondrous Blog OfAdventure and Mystery -- BruceGreenspan's BlogB L O G A R C H I V E▼ 2009 (17)▼ July (3)1939 -- The Greatest Year ForMoviesSwimming Bans Those Hi-TechSuits!Best Movies Of The Year -- TheMaster List► June (3)► May (1)► March (2)► February (1)► January (7)► 2008 (86)► 2007 (781)► 2006 (2412)► 2005 (5)C O N T R I B U TO R SAaronBiboyMichael in New York POPSURFING.COM: "Brokeback Mountain": Wal-Mart Says Y ...http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/04/brokeback-mountain-w... 2 of 37/29/09 2:09 AMPOPSURFING.COM: "Brokeback Mountain": Wal-Mart Says Y ...http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/04/brokeback-mountain-w... 3 of 37/29/09 2:09 AM
