I thought the Irish video was quite moving. It models positive peer pressure. There are no adults in the video telling the youth how to behave. They act on their own and it didn't feel condescending.
And speaking of homophobia, I watched the beginning of the Country Music Awards and one of the hosts made a joke about why Jake Gyllenhaal broke up with Taylor Swift, the punchline to which was, "Well, he was in Brokeback Mountain." The audience roared. CBS should be ashamed....
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Date: 2011-04-04 12:50 am (UTC)And speaking of homophobia, I watched the beginning of the Country Music Awards and one of the hosts made a joke about why Jake Gyllenhaal broke up with Taylor Swift, the punchline to which was, "Well, he was in Brokeback Mountain." The audience roared. CBS should be ashamed....