This is a must read, if you have friends or coworkers that are going to see the homosexual cowboy film, Brokeback Mountain.
WorldNetDaily: ‘Brokeback Mountain’: Rape of the Marlboro Man
Recently, WND Managing Editor David Kupelian, author of the best-selling book, “The Marketing of Evil,” was widely quoted in the news media for his criticism of the new film “Brokeback Mountain.” Here, Kupelian explains how and why the controversial movie is one of the most powerful homosexual propaganda films of our time.
The article goes on to say…
Ultimately, propaganda works because it washes over us, overwhelming our senses, confusing us, upsetting or emotionalizing us, and thereby making us doubt what we once knew. Listen to what actor Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays Jack, told the reporter for Entertainment magazine about doing the “love” scenes with Heath Ledger:
“I was super uncomfortable … [but] what made me most courageous was that I realized I had to try to let go of that stereotype I had in my mind, that bit of homophobia, and try for a second to be vulnerable and sensitive. It was f—in’ hard, man. I succeeded only for milliseconds.”
Gyllenhaal thinks he was “super uncomfortable” while being filmed having simulated homosexual sex because of his own “homophobia.” Could it be, rather, that his conflict resulted from putting himself in a position, having agreed to do the film, where he was required to violate his own conscience? As so often happens, he was tricked into pushing past invisible internal barriers — crossing a line he wasn’t meant to cross. It’s called seduction.
This is how the “marketers of evil” work on all of us. They transform our attitudes by making us feel as though our “super uncomfortable” feelings toward embracing unnatural or corrupt behavior of whatever sort — a discomfort literally put into us by a loving God, for our protection — somehow represent ignorance or bigotry or weakness.
Related links:
How Christians Can Talk to Homosexuals
A former lesbian explains how to reach out to homosexual friends and family members.
How should I witness to a homosexual? – Ray Comfort
Hell’s Best Kept Secret
Download the MP3 and hear how to reach the lost – regardless of their “sexual preference”.
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I think its only propaganda if the person watching the movie is already predisposed to leaning in that direction. My wife drug me to the movie….its really long and boring….good performances, but I still feel homosexuality is wrong. Plus, I don’t think you were suppposed to feel sorry for the characters. If the movie were between a man and a woman it would be about adultery (see numerous titles). I personally don;t think this movie is going to change anybody’s mind any more than other movies change people’s mind on other moral issues (I’m not saying entertainment doesn’t influence people’s moral choices, I’m just saying that this movie isn’t any better or any worse than other movies at doing it.)
To call this film propaganda is an amusing logical error – you would then have to say that all Hollywood love stories are propaganda, including, for example, While You Were Sleeping. I argue this point in the weblog above, if you would like to read it.
Whew, Newsisgood, that’s too long for me today. I’ll have to read your post some day when I have more time. You might provide a summary. If so, let us know.
In short we only have to ask ourself, “why do companies spend so much on simple product placement in movies and on TV if they don’t influence us?”
Hollywood knows what Madison avenue has known for years. Your feelings do motivate your actions. I’m out of time, but more on this later…
I’m pretty sure the Marlboro Man has throat cancer now.
Actually, there have been several Marlboro Men. I think they are all dead. But the article was not about the man himself, rather the agenda behind it. Thanks for chiming in.