Question to America: the black talkshow audience's response.

"What is the reason for this massive condemnation?"

Institutionalized homophobia.

I had the feeling that most of the show scene was acted, just like with every Jerry Springer show, don't forget that in a majority, people will follow the option that is supported the most, and in this case it was against two man raising a child...

Why aren't you questioning the UFC scene where the predominately white audience was screaming homo and fags?That scene was far more worse than the black talk show audience.Neither response was acceptable but at least the black audience didn't throw things or use homophobic slurs. is this REALLY how the main White population of the USA thinks of homosexuality?

I think the reaction is more to the photographs taken with the baby. I don't think it matters if Bruno was straight or gay, but the pictures showing sex acts with a baby present is pretty outrageous.

Black people are a paradox in America. Generally speaking, they are to the left of the political spectrum as a whole. They vote and think in a "liberal" fashion. They are in favor of higher taxes, in favor of entitlements, etc, BUT the one area where black people differ from most on the left is in the question of homosexuality. It is well known that black people generally are intolerant of homosexuals while people who otherwise agree with them on most other political issues are actually quite liberal about homosexuality as well.

To answer your question, I believe a white audience with similar socioeconomic backgrounds would be as "intolerant" yet I would be willing to wager they are more conservative on other issues as well.

Much of this has to do with the fact that black people have a differing social structure form the rest of the country. In many ways they are a sub-culture with their own mores and what's more, GENERALLY SPEAKING (I can't stress that enough, I am speaking in generalizations here) black people tend to be more religious than their white liberal counterparts. This leads to less of an acceptance of a homosexual lifestyle which manifests itself in this manner. What I'm saying is, while I too am conservative (in most if not all manners of speaking) and I am religious, I am also Catholic. As a Catholic I have a more intellectual and more fleshed out manner of disagreeing with the homosexual lifestyle than say a smaller more egalitarian church with no real leadership, or rather no centralized leadership. This leads to hate, and basically ignorant rantings about gays. This is something you won't see in MSOT Catholics, what we mostly will say is "I will not call your sin virtue" but mostly Catholics have a live and let live attitude.

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Um, all you people on this post are stupid.


So are we just going to ignore the ending scene when they started throwing drinks and calling the guys *beep*

The black people in that scene were pissed off that Bruno was exploiting his black adopted kid. He also was ignorant and disrespectful of the black African culture.

It had nothing to do with him being a homosexual. And personality, I don't think its okay for a baby to have such a political stance thrust upon him in the form of wearing a shirt anyway.

Quite honestly, I'm offended by most of the responses here from people who barely know any black people personally (I don't mean that you once dated a mixed girl in college or that you have one black friend who is your co-worker). Assumptions based on generalizations and the media representation of black people is EXTREMELY dangerous and that is why harmful stereotypes exist that people like me have to fight against every freaking day.

Long story short: The percentage of African Americans who associate themselves as religious Christians, is significantly higher than that of White Caucasians...religions that condemn homosexuality.

The end.

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