0,/ONEWALL0 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,*RI/OPH] ,Z4 ,HOBSON 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE W]E FEW] ?AN A DOZ5 PEOPLE AT ! MOVIE 0,/ONEWALL0 7#b#a#e7 :5 TWO FRI5DS & ,I SAW IT ON AN ,OCTOB] ,SUNDAY4 ,?IS IMPLI$ JUDGM5T BY POT5TIAL AUDI5CES SEEMS G5]AL4 ,! MOVIE E>N$ A MODE/ @s#a#a#c1 9 ! WEEK ( ITS RELEASE1 @s#f#a1 ! SECOND WEEK1 @s#a#b1 ! ?IRD1 & !N FELL (F ! ONL9E *>TS4 ,SO :AT'S ! REASON = COMM5T+ ON A MOVIE ?AT IS ALREADY DEAD 9 ! WAT]8 ,I ?9K 0,/ONEWALL0 HAS IMPORTANT LESSONS TO TEA* US4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 DESPITE SOME GOOD ACT+ & /IRR+ SC5ES ( ! ,JUNE #aifi ,/ONEWALL REBELLION & ! FIR/ ,GAY ,LIB]ATION M>* A YE> LAT]1 MO/ ( ! LESSONS PO9T TO ! WRET*$ *OICES GOOD PEOPLE MAKE BECAUSE ( LACK ( >TI/IC VISION & !IR [N 9F]ABLE IDEOLOGIES4 

0,/ONEWALL0 IS A PRO-GAY MOVIE4 7,!RE'S A REASON ,I DON'T USE ! MORE CURR5T T]M ,L,G,B,T,Q1 & NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT IS ANA*RONI/IC47 ,! PRODUC]-DIRECTOR1 ,ROL& ,EMM]I*1 & SCRE5WRIT]1 ,JON ,ROB9 ,BAITZ1 >E OP5 AB\T BE+ GAY & >E AMONG ! TOP TAL5T 9 !IR FIELDS 7?\< ,EMM]I* IS MA9LY KN[N = 9VASION_/DISA/] FILMS LIKE 0,9DEP5D5CE ,DAY0 & 0,! ,DAY ,AFT] ,TOMORR[10 AS WELL AS = AN UN9T5D$ DISA/]1 0,ANONYM\S10 AB\T :O REALLY WROTE ,%AKESPE>E74 ,! MOVIE IS /RUCTUR$ SO ?AT IT CLIMAXES ) ! FIR/ NI<T ( ! F\R-DAY ,/ONEWALL REBELLION &1 AFT] MORE PLOT BUS9ESS1 ! FIR/ ,GAY ,LIB]ATION M>* UP ,NEW ,YORK'S ,FIF? ,AV5UE ON ! REBELLION'S FIR/ ANNIV]S>Y 9 #a#i#g4 ,! MESSAGE ( GAY PRIDE IS L\D & CLE>1 & IT'S GOOD TO BE REM9D$ ?AT PROTE/ VIOL5CE IS JU/IFIABLE1 CAN GET RESULTS1 & CAN LEAD TO1 RA!R ?AN 9T]F]E )1 ORGANIZ$ PROTE/4 ,ALL ?IS IS POSITIVE4 ,! MOVIE WAS CRITICIZ$ BE=E RELEASE = C5T]+ ON A :ITE *>ACT] :5 ! REBELLION WAS MULTIRACIAL1 & = NOT US+ ANY TRANS ACTORS1 BUT :ILE BO? PO9TS HAVE SOME M]IT1 ! FIR/ IS TOO N>R[ & ! SECOND DOESN'T RELATE TO 0,/ONEWALL'S0 >TI/IC VISION4 

,! MOVIE'S REAL PROBLEMS BEG9 ) PO9T ( VIEW1 & DO 9VOLVE ! C5TRAL *>ACT]1 :O IS NOT ONLY :ITE BUT CONV5TIONALLY MASCUL9E & MIDDLE CLASS4 ,HE IS ,DANNY ,W9T] 7,J]EMY ,IRV9E71 A WELL-BUILT1 H&SOME BOY FROM ,9DIANA1 :O >RIVES 9 ,GRE5WI* ,VILLAGE A C\PLE ( MON?S BE=E ! REBELLION & FALLS 9 ) A GR\P ( /REET QUE5S & HU/L]S1 SEV]AL ,BLACK OR ,PU]TO ,RICAN4 ,! L>GE/ SUPPORT ROLE IS = ,RAY_/,RAMONA1 A ,PU]TO ,RICAN QUE5 EXP]TLY ACT$ BY ,JONNY ,BEAU*AMP4 ,FLA%BACKS %[ ,DANNY1 9 ,9DIANA1 BE+ DISCOV]$ SUCK+ (F HIS HI< S*OOL LOVE & BE+ ORD]$ BY HIS FA!R TO GET 0HELP0 OR MOVE \T2 9 ,NEW ,YORK1 HE DISCOV]S ?AT HIS DAD HAS REFUS$ TO PUT ?R\< ! PAP]S = HIS ,COLUMBIA S*OL>%IP1 PROLONG+ HIS TIME ON ! /REET4 ,:ILE !RE1 HE TURNS TRICKS = MONEY & IS ALSO /RONG>M$ 9TO P]=M+ AS A HI<LY PAID R5T BOY 7?AT IS1 HIS ,MAFIOSO BOSS IS HI<LY PAID7 = A GROTESQUE AG+ TRANSVE/ITE4 ,RAGE AT SUCCESSIVE POLICE RAIDS ON ! ,/ONEWALL ,9N & AT ITS [N]1 ! ,MAFIOSO JU/ M5TION$1 BUILD UP TO ! REBELLION1 A R\<LY TW5TY-M9UTE SEQU5CE4 ,9 !SE SC5ES1 :ILE ALL ! MEMB]S ( ,DANNY'S CREW MIX IT UP ) ! COPS1 IT IS ,DANNY :O FIR/ YELLS \T 0,GAY ,P[]0 & :O ?R[S ! FIR/ BRICK ?R\< ! ,/ONEWALL'S W9D[1 MAK+ ! REBELLION'S C\RSE SEEM TO TURN ON HIS ACTS4 ,9 ! AFT]MA?1 ,DANNY REVISITS ,9DIANA1 :]E WE LE>N ?AT HIS MO!R1 HAV+ BROK5 UP ) HIS HOMOPHOBIC DAD1 HAS BELAT$LY S5T 9 ! S*OL>%IP PAP]S1 SO IT'S AS A ,COLUMBIA /UD5T LIV+ UPT[N ?AT ,DANNY VISITS HIS OLD /REET ACQUA9TANCES & JO9S ! M>* A YE> LAT]4 
 ,HAPPY 5D+1 NICE & TIDY1 

 ,IT'S A RULE ,I LE>N$ 9 S*OOL 

 ,GET Y\R MONEY EV]Y ,FRIDAY1 

 ,HAPPY 5D+S >E ! RULE4  

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0,/ONEWALL0 & ! ,MIDDLE ,CLASS 

  

,AS ,I HOPE ?IS SUMM>Y MAKES CLE>1 ! FILM IS TOLD FROM ! VIEWPO9T ( A MIDDLE CLASS GAY Y\? ON A TEMPOR>ILY-9T]RUPT$ UPW>D ACADEMIC TRAJECTORY1 :O HAS 9ADV]T5TLY PUT 9 SOME TIME ) WORK+ CLASS & /REET Y\? BE=E RETURN+ TO HIS /UDIES &1 WE GUESS1 FUTURE ACADEMIC OR PR(ESSIONAL SUCCESS AS A MORE OP5 & PR\D HOMOSEXUAL4 ,! MOVIE'S POSITIVE VISION APPE>S TO BE ONE ( MIDDLE CLASS EXI/5CE EXP&$ ?R\< ! GAY EMP[]M5T ?AT ,DANNY'S WORK+ CLASS COMRADES F\<T = ALONG ) HIM4 ,?IS IS A ?OR\<LY CORRUPT VIEWPO9T3 ! AUDI5CE IS CONFRONT$ ) AN ACT ( VIOL5T /REET PROTE/1 BUT L$ TO VIEW IT NOT FROM ! /&PO9T ( ?OSE :O W]E MO/ PROM95T 9 IT1 BUT ?AT ( A Y\? ASSUM$LY MORE LIKE !IR [N DEMOGRAPHIC4 ,!SE EMPHASES >E ! >TI/IC TEAM'S *OICES4 ,( C\RSE1 MIDDLE CLASS GAY Y\?S--& MANY MORE WORK+ CLASS GAY Y\?S--DID COME TO ! ,VILLAGE 9 ! ,SIXTIES4 ,MANY /AY$ !RE1 LIVES TRANS=M$4 7,MORE ON ! WORK+ CLASS Y\?S BEL[47 ,BUT IT'S ,EMM]I* & ,BAITZ'S *OICE TO SANITIZE ?IS LIFE = A PRESUM$ MIDDLE CLASS AUDI5CE BY FOCUS+ ON A PROTAGONI/ ?IS AUDI5CE CAN EASILY ID5TIFY )--SO H&SOME6 SO MASCUL9E6 &444A ,COLUMBIA BOY4 

,?IS *OICE1 ,I'M GUESS+1 IS P>TLY ONE ( >TI/IC CORRUPTNESS1 ?AT IS1 A CONSCI\S ADJU/M5T ( ! REALITIES ( A SITUATION TO FIT ! PRECONCEPTIONS ( ONE'S AUDI5CE ON ! ASSUMPTION ?AT ! DIRECT VIEWPO9T ( WORK+ CLASS & /REET Y\? W\LD BE ( LITTLE 9T]E/ OR APPEAL TO ?AT AUDI5CE4 ,FUR!R1 ?\< ?IS IS ONLY SPECULATION1 ,I AM ALSO GUESS+ ?AT ! *OICE ALSO REPRES5TS ! LIMITATIONS ( ! CREATORS' >TI/IC VISION1 ?AT IS1 !IR [N ABILITY TO ID5TIFY MO/ CLOSELY ) SOMEONE MO/ LIKE !MSELVES4 ,AFT] ALL1 IF WE PROJECT ,DANNY AT ,COLUMBIA SOME DECADES 9TO ! FUTURE1 WE CAN IMAG9E HIM AS A SUCCESSFUL1 GAYID5TIFI$ FILM PRODUC] OR WRIT] LIKE HIS CREATORS4 ,! RESULT IS A FLATT5+ ( ! RI*NESS ( ! HOMOSEXUAL CULTURES ( ! #a#i#fS--?AT MIX ( MIDDLE CLASS & PR(ESSIONAL MALES1 /REET Y\?1 ,BLACK & ,LAT9O Y\?1 LESBIANS1 WORK+ CLASS PATRONS ( NEI<BORHOOD GAY B>S 9 ,QUE5S & ! ,BRONX--& AN IMPOV]I%$ VIEW ( :Y ,/ONEWALL WAS IMPORTANT4 

0,/ONEWALL0 FLATT5S ?AT TIME'S CULTURE 9 ANO!R WAY AS WELL1 BY LEAV+ \T ! BOIL+ RADICAL POLITICAL SC5E ( #aifi ,NEW ,YORK ?AT HELP$ FUEL ! REBELLION4 ,DANNY'S ABRUPT 0,GAY ,P[]0 %\T S\NDS 9CONGRU\S IF ONE DOESN'T BE> 9 M9D ! POPUL>IZATION ( 0,BLACK ,P[]0 FROM #aiff ON2 ! REBELLION ITSELF IS H>D] TO UND]/& )\T ! H]OIZATION ( ,BLACK URBAN REBELLIONS & ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY SO *>ACT]I/IC ( RADICAL Y\? !N2 ! WORDS 0,GAY ,LIB]ATION ,FRONT0 ON A BANN] 9 ! #aig M>* SEEM JU/ WORDS )\T 9CLUD+ ! POPUL>IZATION ( 0,WOM5'S ,LIB]ATION0 FROM #aifh ON & ?AT G5]ATION'S ID5TIFICATION ) ! ,NATIONAL ,LIB]ATION ,FRONT 9 ,VIETNAM4 ,A MOVIE ?AT %[$ ! ,VILLAGE CROSS-CUT BY W9DS FROM ALL !SE EV5TS1 AS IT WAS1 W\LD BE A V]Y DIFF]5T FILM4 

,! IRONY IS ?AT !SE *OICES >E NOT ONLY CORRUPT BUT ALSO UNNECESS>Y--! MOVIE FAIL$ TOTALLY TO REA* ! MA9/REAM DEMOGRAPHIC IT SO CLE>LY AIM$ AT--& ?AT IT C\LD HAVE BE5 MADE BETT] & MORE HONE/LY4 ,TO TAKE JU/ ONE EXAMPLE1 BUT A C5TRAL ONE3 NOBODY REALLY KN[S :O DID :AT AT ,/ONEWALL4 7,I WASN'T !RE2 ,I WAS LIV+ 9 ,*ICAGO AT ! TIME47 ,V>I\S MEMOIRS & HI/ORIANS HAVE CR$IT$ DRAG QUE5S ) ! 9ITIAT+ ROLE 7AN E>LI] 0,/ONEWALL0 ) ?IS PREMISE WAS MADE 9 #a#i#i#e71 HAVE /RESS$ ! ROLES ( WOM51 HAVE FOCUS$ ON PEOPLE ( COLOR & ON MALE ID5TIFI$ HU/L]S AS C5TRAL TO ! FI<TBACK AGA9/ ! POLICE4 ,S9CE NO ONE KN[S = SURE1 :Y NOT FOCUS ON DIFF]5T 9DIVIDUALS FROM V>I$ GR\PS & LEAVE IT UNCLE>--AS 9 REALITY--:O ?REW ?AT BRICK8 ,SU* AN APPROA*1 TRU]1 MORE EXP]IM5TAL1 MORE 09DY10 MI<T HAVE MADE A MORE 9T]E/+ FILM4 

,HOMOPHOBIA 

  

,?\< PRO-GAY1 0,/ONEWALL0 IS ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY HOMOPHOBIC4 ,NOT AS P>ADOXICAL AS IT MAY S\ND--SOME HOMOSEXUALS HAVE ALWAYS LOOK$ D[N ON O!RS--?IS HOMOPHOBIA %[S 9 TWO WAYS4 ,FIR/1 ,DANNY IS MASCUL9E 9 AFFECT1 A HI< S*OOL A?LETE ) NO EFFEM9ATE MANN]ISMS 7?\< HE HAS A LITTLE TR\BLE ) PU%UPS74 ,HIS COHORT ( /REET FRI5DS DOES 9CLUDE FLAMBOYANT QUE5S1 & ! FILM VALUES !M1 BUT DOESN'T SEE ! WORLD FROM !IR SIDE4 ,! MO/ SIGNIFICANT ( !M1 ,RAY_/,RAMONA1 IS PLAY$ AS A SOME:AT PA!TIC FANTASI/1 IMAG9+ A MIDDLE CLASS LIFE ?AT IS BEYOND HIS_/H] COMPET5CE AS A DISADVANTAG$ Y\? & A LOVE ) ,DANNY ?AT WILL NEV] MAT]IALIZE4 ,9 REAL LIFE1 MO/ QUE5S W\LD MAKE A PLAY = ,DANNY--:O JU/ MI<T SAY YES--&1 IF HE DIDN'T1 W\LD SAY1 0,T\< %IT1 GIRL DOESN'T KN[ :AT %E'S MISS+40 ,9 ! FILM1 9 !IR MO/ SIGNIFICANT MOM5T TOGE!R1 ,DANNY ANSW]S ,RAY'S OV]TURES1 9 A HE>TFELT TONE1 0,I CAN'T LOVE Y\1 ,RAY40 ,! MO/ TELL+ PO9T IS ?AT 9 ! FILM'S CONTEXT ! REPLY NE$S NO EXPLANATION--SOMEONE LIKE ,DANNY CAN NEV] LOVE SOMEONE LIKE ,RAY_/,RAMONA4 ,( C\RSE SOME GAY M5 DID HAVE SU* LIMIT$ SELF-CONCEPTIONS4 ,BUT ! FILM NO:]E SUGGE/S ?AT IT'S ! N>R[NESS ( ,DANNY'S S5SE ( HIMSELF ?AT KEEPS HIM FROM OP5+ \T TO A POSSIBLE LOVE4 

,! SECOND TYPE ( HOMOPHOBIA 9VOLVES ,DANNY AS HU/L] & R5T BOY4 ,HE IS %[N ) TWO CU/OM]S1 ONE ON ! /REET & ! O!R 9 A G>I%LY LUXURI\S AP>TM5T4 ,BO? >E %[N NEGATIVELY--ONE IS A CONV5TIONALLY UNATTRACTIVE1 UPTI<T BUS9ESSMAN :O GOES D[N ON ,DANNY 9 A VACANT LOT1 ! O!R IS CONV5TIONALLY UGLY AS WELL AS MASSIVELY FAT & MIDDLE AG$ 7/]EOTYPICAL NEGATIVES71 & DUR+ BO? SEX ACTS WE FOCUS ON ,DANNY'S FACE1 LOOK+ S\LFULLY UPW>D1 APPE>+ TORM5T$ & CLOSE TO TE>S4 7,WE NEV] GET A CROT* %OT--TOO BAD47 ,SEX = MONEY1 9 O!R WORDS1 IS DEGRAD+ & SAD = DEC5T PEOPLE LIKE ,DANNY4 ,?AT ?IS PRES5TATION IS HOMOPHOBIC IS LESS OBVI\S ?AN ) ,DANNY'S REJECTION ( ,RAY_/,RAMONA1 BUT IT IS4 ,9 REALITY1 MANY GAY M5 HAVE HAD SEX ) HU/L]S & MANY HAVE BE5 HU/L]S4 ,I MYSELF HAVE HAD FRI5DS :O W]E OR HAD BE5 HU/L]S & HAVE PAID HU/L]S = SEX4 ,MO/ CU/OM]S >E PRETTY ORD9>Y PEOPLE :O = ONE REASON OR ANO!R DON'T F9D IT EASY TO =M RELATION%IPS1 OR :O DO BUT ALSO LIKE WORK+ 0! TRADE0 AT TIMES4 ,MO/ HU/L]S >E WORK+ CLASS Y\?S1 :ITE1 ,LAT9O1 OR ,BLACK1 /REETWISE & PRETTY T\<M9D$4 ,9 ! FILM'S P]IOD1 !Y (T5 LIV$ NOT 9 ! ,VILLAGE BUT AT ! ,SLOANE ,Y 7#c#d? ,/REET1 CLOSE TO ,TIMES ,SQU>E1 :]E MU* HU/L+ TOOK PLACE74 ,?\< ! SEX C\LD TAKE PLACE ANY:]E1 MO/ (T5 ! HU/L] W\LD GO TO ! CU/OM]'S PLACE OR BR+ HIM TO ! HU/L]'S [N1 & 9 EI!R PLACE W\LD HAVE SEX 9 A B$1 JU/ LIKE HE KNEW :AT A B$ WAS4 ,! IDEA ( A HU/L] BE+ BR\<T TO ! V]GE ( TE>S BY ! DEGRADATION ( HIS ACT IS PRETTY LAU<ABLE & ONLY PLAUSIBLE AT ALL BECAUSE ,DANNY IS SO NEW TO 0! TRADE40 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ?IS RESPONSE 9 ! FILM IS CONNECT$ TO ,DANNY'S /ATUS AS A MIDDLE CLASS NEWCOM] TO ! /REET1 :O WILL NOT BE !RE = ANY L5G? ( TIME4 ,H[ CAN ?IS BE HAPP5+1 ! FILM SEEMS TO ASK1 TO SOMEONE AS NICE AS ,DANNY8 ,& SO 0,/ONEWALL0 SUB/ITUTES AN \TSIDE VIEW ( HU/L]S & !IR CU/OM]S1 :I* ULTIMATELY DEVALUES BO?1 = AN HONE/ LOOK AT EI!R4 
 ,!RE >E SOME :O >E 9 D>KNESS 

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,I WI% ,I C\LD WRITE A 0HAPPY 5D+0 = ?IS REVIEW1 F9D A WAY 9 :I* 0,/ONEWALL0 FULFILLS AN IMPORTANT SOCIAL OR >TI/IC PURPOSE4 ,BUT BEYOND ! OBVI\S--IT'S SOCIALLY IMPORTANT ?AT !SE EV5TS CAN BE TREAT$ AS A CELEBRATION ( PRAISEWOR?Y H]OISM--!RE >E NO REAL VIRTUES TO REVEAL4 ,! FILM'S VIEWPO9T IS ONE 9 :I*1 AS 9 ,! ,?REEP5NY ,OP]A1 0,VICTORIA'S MESS5G] RID+ COMES0 = ! PROTAGONI/ BUT NOT = ! ONES 9 0D>KNESS0 :O MADE ,/ONEWALL HAPP54 ,& ! FILM CAN'T BE CALL$ PRO-,L,G,B,T,Q--,LESBIAN1 ,GAY1 ,BISEXUAL1 ,TRANSVE/ITE-,TRANSSEXUAL1 ,QUE]--BECAUSE IT CELEBRATES A MU* N>R[] CONCEPTION ( GAYNESS1 ONE ?AT VALUES O!R GR\PS ?AN ,DANNY'S BUT KEEPS !M AT A DI/ANCE4 0,/ONEWALL0 REMA9S A BASICALLY FLAW$ REPRES5TATION ( MAJOR EV5TS1 MA9LY AS A RESULT ( WEAK >TI/RY & A N>R[ WORLD VIEW4 

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