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It seems that gay romances are only Oscar surefires when they use the following equation: tragedy + time + secret+ desolation + more time + demise.
Brokeback Mountain was nominated for Best Picture in 2005; its depiction of two star-crossed Wyoming ranchers with a doomed, decades-long (and secret) relationship that ends as violently sad for viewers as the violence that physically destroys their earthly bond.
It’s entertaining, in the most ghoulish sense.
But most of all, there’s inherent condescension from the mainstream world, compelled by a story like Brokeback; they can leave the theater thinking, ‘How sad for them! How sad for gay people,“ and go home to their ostensibly not-sad, not-tragic life.
In some way, the LGBT experience, to many Americans, is still perceived to be one forged in oppression, depression, disappointment, and brutality – despite all the “advancements,” and inclusion in the heteronormative mainstream (yay, gay marriage!).
So when a gay romantic relationship is depicted on the screen, it’s only natural that people – including, apparently, the Academy – can only make sense of it if it ends in misery.
‘Carol’s’ Best Picture Snub: Pop Culture Is Not Ready For LGBT Contentment | Carey O’Donnell for Paper
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Queer people are a lot more than mass media depicts us as, even now. Films with LGBT characters are especially far behind, considering some of the more progressive TV series out there.
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No wonder they barely work when you buy them.
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