Vince Vaughn’s Gay Gag Video: Cinema’s Goers Get Remote Controls To SKIP, MUTE And PAUSE Best And Worst Bits
VINCE Vaughn wants the gays to lighten up and take the joke at their expense. In his new film, The Dilemma,Vaughn’s character – who like Vauhgn is white and straight – says:
“Ladies and gentlemen, electric cars are gay. I mean, not ‘homosexual’ gay but ‘my parents are chaperoning the dance’ gay.”
That was the film’s trailer. Anyone who found it funny and wanted to see the film on the strength of the gag alone will be disappointed to learn that the joke has been expunged from the film’s new trailer (original one is below).
Presumably, the joke still exists in the film. But we reserve the right to be offended and call on cinemas to equip each person in the auditorium with a remote control. If over half press “SKIP GAY“, the gag will be skipped. The system will be adapted for other films – a “PAUSE” button for nude scenes; a “REWIND” button for, er, nude scenes you might have missed; and a “MUTE” for Mel Gibson’s lines.
It’s a huge media shitstorm into which CNN’s Anderson cooper (gay) wades in on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”:
“I was sitting … in a movie theater over the weekend, and there was a preview of a movie, and in it the actor said, ‘That’s so gay.’ And I was shocked … not only that they put that in the movie, but that they put that in the preview, they thought that was okay to put it in the preview to the movie to get people to go and see it. We gotta do something to make those words … unacceptable, ’cause those words are hurting kids.”
Gay-rights organization GLAAD also weighed in on the controversy. GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios says.
“The use of the word ‘gay’ in this trailer as a slur is unnecessary and does nothing more than send a message of intolerance about our community to viewers.”
What says Vince Vaughn, star of films watched by people who don’t see or crave meaning in anything? Well, (via Deadline):
“Let me add my voice of support to the people outraged by the bullying and persecution of people for their differences, whatever those differences may be. Comedy and joking about our differences breaks tension and brings us together. Drawing dividing lines over what we can and cannot joke about does exactly that; it divides us. Most importantly, where does it stop.”
Gays jokes bind people and communities. Vince has spoken.
To your keypads, viewers. The Dilemma is on. Press the “SHOULD HAVE SEEN SOMETHING ELSE” button now!
Vaughn wants the gays to lighten up and take the joke at their expense. In his new film, The Dilemma,
Posted: 15th, October 2010 | In: Film Comments (2) | TrackBack | Permalink
