Newer PostOlder PostM O N D AY, J A N U A RY 2 3 , 2 0 0 6"Brokeback" -- What Larry David Really SaidTime magazine has a decent wrapup of "Brokeback Mountain's"success.</p><p> But they -- like almost everyone else -- either didn'tunderstand or didn't get the joke in Larry David's op-ed in the NewYork Times about the movie.</p><p> Time magazine, in talking about supposedresistance to the film, saysAnd there are plenty of liberal straight guys like Seinfeldco-creator Larry David, who wrote a puckish Op-Ed in the NewYork Times, confessing, "Cowboys would have to lasso me, dragme into the theater and tie me to the seat" for him to see it.But read the entire column for yourself.</p><p> Larry David wasn't saying hewouldn't see the film.</p><p> He was satirizing people who wouldn't; he wasmocking the men who were "afraid" to see "Brokeback." For God's sake,he is a comic.</p><p> Didn't anyone notice that David said he was so easilyinfluenced that if he went to see a movie like that, all bets were off andhe might go gay? Joke! He even ends by referencing the famous"Seinfeld" episode about Jerry and George being mistaken for gay thatlaunched the catch phrase "Not that there's anything wrong with it." Soenough with people quoting Larry David as if he was serious when hesaid he'd never go see "Brokeback." It was a joke.POSTED BY MICHAEL IN NEW YORK AT 1:35 PM 0 C O M M E N T S :Post a CommentL I N K S T O T H I S P O S TCreate a LinkHomeSubscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)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" -- What Larry David Really...http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/01/brokeback-what-larry-d... 1 of 37/29/09 4:04 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" -- What Larry David Really...http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/01/brokeback-what-larry-d... 2 of 37/29/09 4:04 AMPOPSURFING.COM: "Brokeback" -- What Larry David Really...http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/01/brokeback-what-larry-d... 3 of 37/29/09 4:04 AM
