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- WHY GAY GUYS LOVE THE '300' MOVI
- 300'S DIRECTOR ADMS G HOMOSEXUALY TO SRE 20 YEAR OLD {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY MICHAEL JENSENMARCH 11, 2007/3:25 AMBY MICHAEL JENSENMARCH 11, 2007 / 3:25 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"300'S DIRECTOR ADMS G HOMOSEXUALY TO SRE 20 YEAR OLD MEN","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-03-11T07:25:04.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-03-11T07:25:04.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU FOLKS, BUT I HAVE HAD UP TO HERE WH HOLLYWOOD G HOMOSEXUALY AS SHORTHAND FOR EVIL. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, 300 IS THE BIG BUDGET ACTN ADVENTURE BASED ON FRANK MILLER'S GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME THAT OPENED ON FRIDAY. 300 REUNTS THE EPIC BATTLE BETWEEN THE SPARTANS AND PERSIANS AT THERMOPYLAE 480 B.C. THAT SOME HISTORIANS CRED WH PRERVG WTERN CIVILIZATN AS WE KNOW . IN AN TERVIEW NNG THIS WEEK'S EDN OF ENTERTAMENT WEEKLY, 300 DIRECTOR ZACK SNYR ADMS TO DOG EXACTLY THAT. ACRDG TO THE ARTICLE:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DIRECTOR SAYS THAT THE FILM'S (HOMO)SEXUAL UNRTON WERE TEND TO MAKE YOUNG STRAIGHT MAL THE DIENCE UNFORTABLE, BEE "WHAT'S MORE SRY TO A 20-YEAR-OLD BOY THAN A GIANT GOD-KG WHO WANTS TO HAVE HIS WAY WH YOU?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEE, WHERE ON EARTH DO YOU THK 20 YEAR OLD STRAIGHT GUYS GET THE NOTN THAT HOMOSEXUALY IS SOMETHG TO BE AAID OF? IT DIDN'T HURT THE BOX OFFICE ANY, HOWEVER, AS 300 HLED $70 LN WHICH MAK THE HIGHT GROSSG MARCH OPENG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OH, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO DOUBT, SNYR'S HOMOPHOBIC MENT WILL PASS LARGELY UNNOTICED BY THE MASTREAM PRS, BUT IMAGE IF HE HAD MA HIS VILLA A HULKG BLACK MAN AND SAID HE'D DONE SO BEE NOTHG SR WHE WOMEN LIKE A GIANT BLACK GOD-KG WHO WANTS TO HAVE HIS WAY WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I SPECT HE'D GET TRASHED FOR A BIGOT TRADG UGLY STEREOTYP WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HE'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND THIS IS OM AN EARLIER TERVIEW SNYR DID WH EW:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MOVIE, TE TO MILLER'S VISN, IS ALSO LOAD WH SWEATY HUNKS NNG AROUND THOSE TIGHT LEATHER SPEEDOS AND P. NONE OF THIS IS PLAYED FOR GAY APPEAL, BUT ULD DUCE SNICKERG AMONG SOME TEENS. SNYR SHGS OFF. ''SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID TO ME, 'YOUR MOVIE IS HOMOEROTIC,' AND SOME HAVE SAID, 'YOUR MOVIE'S HOMOPHOBIC.' IN MY MD, THE MOVIE IS NEHER. BUT I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WH PEOPLE TERPRETG THE WAY THEY'D LIKE TO.'' AS LONG AS THEY BUY TICKETS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHY WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE TERPRETG YOUR MOVIE AS HOMOPHOBIC AS LONG AS YOU GET $9 OUT OF THE DIENCE, RIGHT ZACK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NONE OF THIS AS A SURPRISE TO HERE AT AFTERELTON. LAST MONDAY WE RAN OUR ARTICLE FRANK MILLER AND 300'S ASSLT ON THE GAY PAST WHICH DOCUMENTED HOW MILLER, UPON WHOSE GRAPHIC NOVEL THE FILM VERSN OF 300 WAS BASED, HAD PREVLY ED D HOMOPHOBIA HIS WORK, AND DONE SO AGA 300 WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ERASG GAYS OM THE HISTORIL RERD. THEN WE FOLLOWED THAT UP WH OUR REVIEW OF THE MOVIE BY BRIAN JUERGENS WHICH NFIRMED HOLLYWOOD WAS GIVG YET ANOTHER VILLA WHOSE CREEPS WAS AMPED UP BY MAKG HIM SEEM GAY. NOW WE'VE GOT SNYR NFIRMG WAS DONE TO REALLY EAK OUT THE 20 YEAR OLD MALE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT AN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JT HOW EGREG IS 300'S OFFENSE? WELL, GIVEN THAT GRAPHIC NOVEL AND MOVIE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE "HISTORIL", YOU WOULDN'T THK EHER WOULD STRAY ALL THAT FAR OM THE HISTORIL RERD. YOU'D BE WRONG OF URSE. NOT ONLY DO THE FILM DO AWAY WH THE SPARTAN'S KNOWN HOMOSEXUAL PRACTIC, BUT CHECK OUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ACTUAL KG XERX (300'S VILLA) AND THE WAY HE IS PORTRAYED THE MOVIE. HERE IS AN ANCIENT STONE RVG OF XERX:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND HERE IS MILLER AND SNYR'S TERPRETATN OF HIM:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ADD JT SE THE CREEPY, HOMOEROTIC SUBTEXT ISN'T CLEAR ENOUGH, HOW ABOUT THIS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEP, NOTHG SAYS PREDATORY, SISTER, AND CREEPY LIKE AN EFFEMATE, HAIRLS MAN DRIPPG JEWLRY. I'LL SAY THIS FOR SNYR: AT LEAST HE ADMS TO WHAT HE'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS FOR THE GAY MEN WHO N'T WA TO SEE THE MOVIE FOR THE EYE NDY, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GET YOUR NDY SOMEWHERE ELSE. THE PEOPLE DON'T SERVE A CENT FOR FLGG MORE HOMOPHOBIC GARBAGE LIKE THIS AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- 10 REASONS WHY "300" IS GAY
WHY GAY GUYS LOVE THE '300' MOVI
300 and s sequel 300: Rise of an Empire have h the sweet spot Amerin culture, occupyg the veted space where straight du-bros, neons, and flagrant homosexual men meet. This article is om the archive of our partner blood-soaked Greek epic 300 and s new sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire, have h the sweet spot Amerin culture, occupyg the veted space where straight du-bros, neons, and flagrant homosexual men meet.
Straight dubros love the rawr of war and fns spiratn ("300 workout" ntu to be a very popular Google search), but for gay guys, 's one of the guiltit of pleasur.
Here's why:The Biggt Reason: the Mcl and the Dus the Mcl Are Attached ToWhat a neon se: Warrrs preparg to fend the Wt (Ameri) om barbarians om the EastWhat a du-bro se: Some Persians about to get a gay du se: Heaven. Gay guys do have more terts than jt sewy almost-naked men.
300'S DIRECTOR ADMS G HOMOSEXUALY TO SRE 20 YEAR OLD {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY MICHAEL JENSENMARCH 11, 2007/3:25 AMBY MICHAEL JENSENMARCH 11, 2007 / 3:25 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"300'S DIRECTOR ADMS G HOMOSEXUALY TO SRE 20 YEAR OLD MEN","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-03-11T07:25:04.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-03-11T07:25:04.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU FOLKS, BUT I HAVE HAD UP TO HERE WH HOLLYWOOD G HOMOSEXUALY AS SHORTHAND FOR EVIL. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, 300 IS THE BIG BUDGET ACTN ADVENTURE BASED ON FRANK MILLER'S GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME THAT OPENED ON FRIDAY. 300 REUNTS THE EPIC BATTLE BETWEEN THE SPARTANS AND PERSIANS AT THERMOPYLAE 480 B.C. THAT SOME HISTORIANS CRED WH PRERVG WTERN CIVILIZATN AS WE KNOW . IN AN TERVIEW NNG THIS WEEK'S EDN OF ENTERTAMENT WEEKLY, 300 DIRECTOR ZACK SNYR ADMS TO DOG EXACTLY THAT. ACRDG TO THE ARTICLE:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DIRECTOR SAYS THAT THE FILM'S (HOMO)SEXUAL UNRTON WERE TEND TO MAKE YOUNG STRAIGHT MAL THE DIENCE UNFORTABLE, BEE "WHAT'S MORE SRY TO A 20-YEAR-OLD BOY THAN A GIANT GOD-KG WHO WANTS TO HAVE HIS WAY WH YOU?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEE, WHERE ON EARTH DO YOU THK 20 YEAR OLD STRAIGHT GUYS GET THE NOTN THAT HOMOSEXUALY IS SOMETHG TO BE AAID OF? IT DIDN'T HURT THE BOX OFFICE ANY, HOWEVER, AS 300 HLED $70 LN WHICH MAK THE HIGHT GROSSG MARCH OPENG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OH, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO DOUBT, SNYR'S HOMOPHOBIC MENT WILL PASS LARGELY UNNOTICED BY THE MASTREAM PRS, BUT IMAGE IF HE HAD MA HIS VILLA A HULKG BLACK MAN AND SAID HE'D DONE SO BEE NOTHG SR WHE WOMEN LIKE A GIANT BLACK GOD-KG WHO WANTS TO HAVE HIS WAY WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I SPECT HE'D GET TRASHED FOR A BIGOT TRADG UGLY STEREOTYP WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HE'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND THIS IS OM AN EARLIER TERVIEW SNYR DID WH EW:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MOVIE, TE TO MILLER'S VISN, IS ALSO LOAD WH SWEATY HUNKS NNG AROUND THOSE TIGHT LEATHER SPEEDOS AND P. NONE OF THIS IS PLAYED FOR GAY APPEAL, BUT ULD DUCE SNICKERG AMONG SOME TEENS. SNYR SHGS OFF. ''SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID TO ME, 'YOUR MOVIE IS HOMOEROTIC,' AND SOME HAVE SAID, 'YOUR MOVIE'S HOMOPHOBIC.' IN MY MD, THE MOVIE IS NEHER. BUT I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WH PEOPLE TERPRETG THE WAY THEY'D LIKE TO.'' AS LONG AS THEY BUY TICKETS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHY WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE TERPRETG YOUR MOVIE AS HOMOPHOBIC AS LONG AS YOU GET $9 OUT OF THE DIENCE, RIGHT ZACK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NONE OF THIS AS A SURPRISE TO HERE AT AFTERELTON. LAST MONDAY WE RAN OUR ARTICLE FRANK MILLER AND 300'S ASSLT ON THE GAY PAST WHICH DOCUMENTED HOW MILLER, UPON WHOSE GRAPHIC NOVEL THE FILM VERSN OF 300 WAS BASED, HAD PREVLY ED D HOMOPHOBIA HIS WORK, AND DONE SO AGA 300 WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ERASG GAYS OM THE HISTORIL RERD. THEN WE FOLLOWED THAT UP WH OUR REVIEW OF THE MOVIE BY BRIAN JUERGENS WHICH NFIRMED HOLLYWOOD WAS GIVG YET ANOTHER VILLA WHOSE CREEPS WAS AMPED UP BY MAKG HIM SEEM GAY. NOW WE'VE GOT SNYR NFIRMG WAS DONE TO REALLY EAK OUT THE 20 YEAR OLD MALE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT AN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JT HOW EGREG IS 300'S OFFENSE? WELL, GIVEN THAT GRAPHIC NOVEL AND MOVIE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE "HISTORIL", YOU WOULDN'T THK EHER WOULD STRAY ALL THAT FAR OM THE HISTORIL RERD. YOU'D BE WRONG OF URSE. NOT ONLY DO THE FILM DO AWAY WH THE SPARTAN'S KNOWN HOMOSEXUAL PRACTIC, BUT CHECK OUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ACTUAL KG XERX (300'S VILLA) AND THE WAY HE IS PORTRAYED THE MOVIE. HERE IS AN ANCIENT STONE RVG OF XERX:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND HERE IS MILLER AND SNYR'S TERPRETATN OF HIM:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ADD JT SE THE CREEPY, HOMOEROTIC SUBTEXT ISN'T CLEAR ENOUGH, HOW ABOUT THIS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEP, NOTHG SAYS PREDATORY, SISTER, AND CREEPY LIKE AN EFFEMATE, HAIRLS MAN DRIPPG JEWLRY. I'LL SAY THIS FOR SNYR: AT LEAST HE ADMS TO WHAT HE'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS FOR THE GAY MEN WHO N'T WA TO SEE THE MOVIE FOR THE EYE NDY, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GET YOUR NDY SOMEWHERE ELSE. THE PEOPLE DON'T SERVE A CENT FOR FLGG MORE HOMOPHOBIC GARBAGE LIKE THIS AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
But we're not gog to prive ourselv of a movie anchise which provis sewy almost-naked men, jt to prove Symbolism and Insi JokWhat a neon se: Warrrs preparg to fend the Wt (Ameri) om barbarians om the EastWhat a du-bro se: Some Persians about to get a gay du se: Sorry, I'm way to watch 300 is to kd of pretend 's seepg subversive symbolism (which may or may not be), and you're the only one who gets (you're not). And there's somethg funny the thought that theaters all throughout Ameri, legns of straight men will be crammg to theaters to watch all of this homoeroticism — whether they're aware or Hey, ThemistoklWhat a neon se: Really good-lookg warrr preparg to fend the Wt (Ameri) om barbarians om the a du-bro se: Some Persians about to get pwned by a really good-lookg a gay du se: A really good-lookg man, though he isn't sure if he wants to sleep wh him or jt look like him.
)A Gay-Friendly Pot HistoryWhat gay history buffs like to tell you is that there was a lot of homosexualy ancient Greece.
10 REASONS WHY "300" IS GAY
There was a lot of olr-younger same-sex relatnships Athens (which you may have read about llege), and Sparta's ary, men fed homosexual bonds wh one another. "At Sparta, for example, the separatn of the sex at an early age, together wh attus peculiar to other Greeks on the role of women, rulted overtly homosexual relatnships centerg on life the barracks, " an Amerin ary historian and scholar wrote his book The Wtern Way of War.
Bt Gay Scene: Murray Bartlett, Las Gage 'The Whe Lot'. Bt Sp-Roastg a Gay Married Couple: Jake Weary 'Animal Kgdom'.
Whatever the talysts that spark sexual reactn, we fd them here, the 30 sexit gay film scen--all of which, though wildly different, pture the raw and visceral experience of passn, leavg viewers feelg both eply aroed and self-nscly the over-the-top hilary of Wet Hot Amerin Summer's gay romp to the pugnac fervor that driv the tular anti-hero of Querelle; the quiet longg Bent to the bacchanal hunger that stroys Caravagg; the affirmg naivete of My Own Private Idaho to the boundary-phg world-wears of Edward 's all here, eager for your ey, wag for you to watch:1. " But they did: Max (Clive Owen) and Horst (Lothaire Blute) brg each other to ecstasy whout ever makg a sgle move Bent, about gay men who fall love a Nazi ncentratn mp. G Van Sant, 1991It's tenrns that fuels the sexualy this pick, Van Sant's beloved tale of a gay narleptic street htler (River Phoenix) who is sperately love wh his bt iend, Stt (Keanu Reev).