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Hey bitches, I just wanted to pepper your Saturday (or what’s left of it) with some fantastical news: Jakeypoo and hunky Heath are on the cover of the newest issue of Entertainment Weekly for Brokeback Mountain. Now, I think that this is pretty awesome, considering that the movie is a gay love story between something so all American that it is begging for a backlash; but hopefully, this may be a sign of little or no lashing. I think that it is momentous that this movie is getting so much attention (they gave it an A!!), and hopefully, it will show that gay men are just normal people that can feel and express love, and it is just as, if not more, profound and deep that heterosexuals. As I was reading the article, I must say that I did find one thing quite disconcerting; in the beginning intro, they describe the two actors as “putting their careers on the line” to be in this movie. I thought that it was the challenge and DUTY of anyone that wants to call themselves and actor/actress, to take on challenging roles and prove that they can convince us they are indeed someone that they are not. It is their job to show us a different side of themselves, and embrace something that may or may not be true about them. They are meant to play characters, and however challenging they may be, it is their obligation to do so; if they be actors at all. I just find it insulting that someone would consider this a potential “career-ender” to play gay. Why? The characters are not coming out in real life (although, that shouldn’t be a career ender either, but I do live in the real world, and I do realize that it would possibly happen). Jake and Heath are just as straight as they were before making this movie; so why should showing that they can take on a challenge be a possible career-ending move? I say that is complete rubbish, and I also don’t understand how something that gains this much praise could be considered bad.

I know for a fact that coming out and being gay, as well as just playing gay, commands a great deal of courage; and I wish upon wish that those that make statements like this about anyone that attempts to put themselves out there and show that they understand and possibly identify with our way of life could understand and at least respect everything that we go through. Have a freaking heart; we go through this persecution all of the time, and sometimes, we don’t give a damn about making everyone else happy, sometimes it is just enough to make yourself happy, and I don’t think that anyone should ever be punished for that; even someone that is willing to portray us on the screen. I would like to think and believe that we, as a society have more compassion than to persecute and punish those that are true to themselves, as well as those that step out there and try to represent us.

And with that, we begin the Brokeback countdown. I seriously can’t wait. Don’t worry Jake and Heath, when you get your Oscar nods, you can site this ugly “career-ending” nonsense as what it is, utter bullshit, and slam that in their faces. YEAH!