tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post8875430052765620690..comments2023-11-05T06:51:51.312-06:00Comments on Here Comes Johnny Yen Again...: Milk and MomJohnny Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-44956769746532281162009-05-16T13:14:00.000-05:002009-05-16T13:14:00.000-05:00Wow! What a smart mother you have. I was fortuna...Wow! What a smart mother you have. I was fortunate to have not even have heard of homosexuality growing up in Arkansas until I was contemplating it in myself (uhhh) and hence very in favor of it. I have however had to undo a lot of racism in my adult years and found in a situation similar to Bubbles' that children do have a great influence on their parents.<br /><br />My step-father's seems pretty unhappy about the changes in the times, but my mom's going with the flow quite well.Freida Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489663202315694313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-63446943080913680912009-05-15T22:13:00.000-05:002009-05-15T22:13:00.000-05:00Vikki-
A couple of people have actually told me th...Vikki-<br />A couple of people have actually told me that-- I actually checked it out from my local library branch and made a copy-- I should make a point to make the time to watch it before summer school starts.<br /><br />Have you ever read Martin Duberman's book "Stonewall?" One of the people the book is about, Craig something, actually dated Harvey Milk, before Milk became an activist, and Duberman mentions this in the book. I highly recommend the book, BTW.Johnny Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-13670415126741797032009-05-15T18:44:00.000-05:002009-05-15T18:44:00.000-05:00JY, not to be one of those "I prefer the documenta...JY, not to be one of those "I prefer the documentary" kind of stuck-up jerks, but if you haven't seen "The Life and Times of Harvey Milk," it's really good.vikkitikkitavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01501311175482530001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-3634693615362469742009-05-15T10:22:00.000-05:002009-05-15T10:22:00.000-05:00Mathman-
Thanks!
Dr. Monkerstein-
No shame needed...Mathman-<br />Thanks!<br /><br />Dr. Monkerstein-<br />No shame needed-- it would only be shameful if you hadn't ditched it!<br /><br />Erik-<br />Reminds me of a bumper sticker I've seen-- "The Moral Majority are neither."<br /><br />Churlita-<br />Me too!<br /><br />I love the your parents were beatniks! When I was very young, my family lived in Chicago's Lincoln Park. It's now a yuppie ghetto, but back in the mid-sixties, it was filled with wonderful hipsters. Unfortunately, my family ended up in the suburbs by the time I was in junior high school. The first thing I did when I graduated college was to move back to the city. <br /><br />MnMom-<br />Thanks! My folks were very liberal when they were young, got conservative in middle age and have slowly moved back to being flaming liberals again, which I'm very happy about. <br /><br />Bubbles-<br />I'm glad you straightened your father out!<br /><br />Kristi-<br />Yeah, her hair never left the fifties, did it?<br /><br />Vikki-<br />I guess I didn't pay too much attention to the artistic end-- I got really wrapped up in the story-- Milk's development as a person. The movie really reminded me of how rough it was for gay folks-- and still is in a lot of the world. <br /><br />Distributorcap-<br />Thanks! She is great, thank you!Johnny Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-12958722179347792362009-05-14T21:48:00.000-05:002009-05-14T21:48:00.000-05:00very belated birthday
and what a great momvery belated birthday<br /><br />and what a great momDistributorcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149154929149577121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-36656874831638684022009-05-14T15:34:00.000-05:002009-05-14T15:34:00.000-05:00Johnny, you're the only blogger out there who does...Johnny, you're the only blogger out there who doesn't make me feel old.<br /><br />I appreciated the subject matter of the movie, but I thought the direction was pretty workman-like. I would've enjoyed a more imaginative approach.vikkitikkitavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01501311175482530001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-21507566834227234932009-05-14T15:33:00.000-05:002009-05-14T15:33:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.vikkitikkitavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01501311175482530001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-44374684356747638212009-05-13T01:44:00.000-05:002009-05-13T01:44:00.000-05:00p.s. Happy belated birthday, dude!p.s. Happy belated birthday, dude!Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-56477393130165578762009-05-12T16:44:00.000-05:002009-05-12T16:44:00.000-05:00That's sweet.
I remember hating Anita Bryant's c...That's sweet. <br /><br />I remember hating Anita Bryant's campaign from the start. Of course because of the whole equality thing, but also because she had really bad hair.GETkristiLOVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873004576844292852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-23109551608763364232009-05-11T22:38:00.000-05:002009-05-11T22:38:00.000-05:00Great story, JY.
My dad was gay-bashing once, not...Great story, JY.<br /><br />My dad was gay-bashing once, not that he was a bad guy - just a guy of his times. Without thinking (teenager) I said, "I think your reaction is the fear of the homosexual within you."<br /><br />My dad said nothing. My mom told me years later that she was so proud of me, and that my dad never, ever said anything anti-gay again.<br /><br />From the mouths of babes.... I was just a kid!bubbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309024574089677684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-59878421693519970182009-05-11T09:32:00.000-05:002009-05-11T09:32:00.000-05:00That took a lot of courage to admit - thank you fo...That took a lot of courage to admit - thank you for your honesty. My parents were the original odd couple. Mom a die-hard liberal and Dad a knee-jerk reactionary. Life wasn't always easy with them but hardly every boring.Mnmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004472091756966173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-85095018711758510982009-05-11T00:12:00.000-05:002009-05-11T00:12:00.000-05:00I was lucky too. My parents were beatniks and most...I was lucky too. My parents were beatniks and most of their friends were gay. I was raised to think it was just another way to be. I hope some day, everyone is raised that way.Churlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05018288474865559384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-17155410164102970842009-05-10T20:13:00.000-05:002009-05-10T20:13:00.000-05:00Wow. Way to go, Mom! One of my sisters had a lot o...Wow. Way to go, Mom! One of my sisters had a lot of gay friends in the 70s in North Carolina, which was cool. I didn't like Anita Bryant nor the "Moral Majority" at all ;-> On the one hand, they were a joke; on the other hand, they were destructive.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-4453498516145939262009-05-10T15:05:00.000-05:002009-05-10T15:05:00.000-05:00Great post. It reminded me that I'm ashamed of my...Great post. It reminded me that I'm ashamed of my former homophobia.Dr. Monkey Von Monkersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370062692837972451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-38590863187694621352009-05-10T12:33:00.000-05:002009-05-10T12:33:00.000-05:00Glad you changed your mind. And happy mother's day...Glad you changed your mind. And happy mother's day to all the mom's in your family.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246047045851719992noreply@blogger.com