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Socially Progressive for a Mid-90's Comedy...

posted 9 years ago by Guernicaman
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I feel like the lesbian relationship between Marsha & her best friend, while somewhat played for laughs, was not mean-spirited. The joke was how Marsha was rather oblivious of her lesbian friend & the crush she obviously had w/her. Another movie might've made fun of & even ridiculed lesbianism, but this movie was brave enough not to go there for some cheap laugh.

In the last scene in front of the house, when Mike has his speech in front of his neighbors, there's even a gay couple among the group who embrace.

Again, this is a movie made in 1995, when being gay was still considered silly & a cheap laugh in movies. Kudos to the writers for being so progressive.

[–] holly61 (956) 4 years ago

Gen X was quite progressive and were open to a lot of things and this movie reflects their culture quite well. Millennials were actually more conservative due to living in the Bush Era through the 2000's. If you watch some 90's movies you will see abortion, overt sexuality, being gay, being liberal were all things talked about out in the open and not frowned on. Compare that to the 2000's and you will start to see a more conservative culture change where things were suddenly (yet again) swept under the rug.

[–] vegan_voorhees (383) 4 years ago

Definitely. The mid-to-late 90s (up to 9/11, pretty much) were a very positive, progressive time. Probably wasn't paying enough attention, but on the surface everyone seemed quite peacefully stable and tolerant.

[–] aavfreak (3322) 4 years ago

Even the early 90s. In addition to all the others mentioned in this thread Seinfeld gave us "not that there's anything wrong with that" in 1992.

[–] Burk48917 (11365) 4 years ago

Its just another example that shows how much society fails to recognize how the country in general doesn't really have an issue with the things that modern day SJWs feel they need to constantly virtue signal on their behalf. Racism, sexual discrimination, odd kinks....aside from the minority of society, these things haven't been a real issue in 30-40 years. Politicians have elevated these non issues for selfish purposes to increase their voting base. Unfortunately, that deception has a very real cost to societies simple minded that can't see the truth for themselves.

[–] trevorh321 (5495) 3 years ago

There was no lesbian relationship. It was just a friendship between a straight woman and a lesbian. The lesbian was portrayed as a masculine ass kicker. Stereotypical!

And being gay should be considered silly. It is silly. Have you taken a gander at the Hulu ads of gay guys making out and ready to get it on in the backroom? That's silly.

[–] nooneimportant (271) a year ago

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[–] hyperjet (723) a year ago

I miss the days when movies were made to entertain people.

[–] liscarkat (18410) 10 months ago

The 1990s were still the pre-woke world, now just a sweet memory.