An Acceptable Compromise...

...If compromise it was. Hollywood chose to honor Phillip Seymour Hoffman for his portrayal of Truman Capote. A somewhat-biopic of Truman Capote-- a brilliant writer, who also happened to be gay --is hardly a film that glorifies the homosexual lifestyle. Nor is it a film that centers itself around homosexual love.

Brokeback Mountain however, centers itself entirely around the homosexual love-affair between two sheep-herders.... Not cowboys.

The fact that Ang Lee won Best Director, only speaks to his ability, and his achievement-- as director, NOT to a ringing endorsement of the film's subject matter.

Hollywood seems to be on a crusade to enlighten the world-- to ring in a Modern Utopia of Peace, Love, Understanding, and Acceptance... Completely discounting Man's true nature. And that's fine, it is my firm belief that while perfection is impossible to achieve, the pursuit of it is not without merit. Homosexuals should never be beaten, lynched, or murdered, and in most cases discriminated against. They should instead be loved, with compassion freely extended, but their lifestyle should never be glorified or accepted as normal. It isn't.

So, thank-you Hollywood! Whether it was a conscious decision to avoid glorifying the abhorrent... Or not. Racism is a far more acceptable issue to tackle than the life, times, and troubles of gay sheep-herders.... NOT cowboys.