Sep
1
Gladiatress
September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment
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IMDB rating: 4.20 Plot: This sword and sandals movie is an off-the-wall comedy adventure about three unlikely heroines, who set out to save Celtic Britain, by thwarting the Roman invasion in their own unique and outrageous style. |
Actors: Hayman David,Vibert Ronan,De Grossouvre Philippe,MacGregor Rory,O’Hea Brendan,Chubb William,MacDonald Dorian,Keaney Dermot,Lastra Bruno,Comedy,
Since Ninja-Assassin AKA Gladiatress…….?
can’t cook or clean or plz a man doesn’t that make her worthless?
Not necessarilly, she could just lie there, be quiet, and take it like a woman
strrretch | Oct 22, 2007
Exactly, She needs to go back to the kitchen.
The Chair Wizard lll TEAM LIKE | Oct 22, 2007
no, she is still good for something, she can go to work all day
Party Boy | Oct 22, 2007
not really…
BOM CHIKA WAH WAH | Oct 22, 2007
Nope not at all, she can answer so much questions and something else..
harsh | Oct 22, 2007
she can’t be sent to the kitchen..world will be short of cucumbers.
no_id420 | Oct 22, 2007
hmmm. i think she could kill any one of us..with both boobs tied behind her back!
*please don’t kill me!!*
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Aug
26
Vengeance
August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
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IMDB rating: 7.60 Plot: A young police officer, a local guide and his daughter follows the trail of a prison escapee, Nasor, into a mysterious forest with many hidden secrets, one of which directly relates to the death of Nasor’s father at the hands of the father of the officer. As the group ventures deeper into the forest, the eerie realm unleashes its spirits unto the intruders, killing them one by one. Still intent on bringing Nasor to justice, the officer relentlessly pursues the criminal in a race against time and the unseen forces of the ancient forest. |
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Actors: Na Songkhla Chalad,Sang-aakaat Sorachai,Tangkaprasert Watchara,Action,Horror,Thriller
Spiders in the car! How do you keep them out (like 4ever)?
Really cannot handle spiders getting inside the car. Is there any safe deterrant I can use to keep them out. Should I spray the inside of the car with surface spray too – I usually use this around doors to keep them out of the house. We have some very LARGE huntsman spiders around here and no hungry geckos live here either. The redbacks are usually placid spiders and they keep to the woodpiles not inside homes or cars. I even have earwigs inside the (cemented) letterbox! I use surface spray in there or they tend to munch on the letters – I hate earwigs with a vengeance.
Don’t usually mind spiders and snakes BUT I don’t want them in my space!
Always place my gardening gloves in a zip up bag or tin to keep them free from bugs.
Don’t park near trees. I find that I have had more occurrences of spiders entering my vehicle when I am parking near trees.
COCHI LOCO | Feb 09, 2010
i HATE when spiders catch a ride in my car! i have not been able to find any way to keep them out because they can find so many ways to get in. i hope someone has an idea that can help us both!
candyface | Feb 09, 2010
Can’t say that I’ve ever had a spider in the car. I would really hate that!! And snakes – even worse!
I have had flies though, which are infuriating as they buzz around and can distract one from driving. I stop if possible and get them out.
Driving in the UKs cooler climate, windows are kept (mostly) shut for quite a few months, so less opportunity for insects to enter the car. many are holed up in some cavity to keep out of the cold. Today is about 4C with snow flurries, especially in SE England. Brrr!!
wiggy52 | Feb 10, 2010
Aug
13
Baader Meinhof Complex, The
August 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment
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IMDB rating: 7.40 Plot: Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the yet fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he’s only dealing with the tip of the iceberg. |
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Finding a location in Berlin?
Hi
Is anybody Local to Berlin; or knows Berlin very well? I am travelling there in a few weeks and need to track a location down.
Ive seen the film "The Baader Meinhof Complex" and would like to see Ulrike Mienhof’s gravestone.
Ive been on Google Maps and tracked the location to:
Heilig-Kreuz-Kirchhof, Mariendorf,
Cemetery, which I believe is North of Tegel Airport.
Ive found U-Bhan stations around the area although they look a distance away. Does anybody know if the cemetery is in realistic walking distance; and how long it would take to walk from the nearest U-Bhan Station?
Also is the cemetery large; is her grave easy to locate. Ive tracked down its in "Zone A"? Does anybody know where that is in the cemetery?
Any help would be much appreciated
BT
UK
In reality Ulrike Meinhof is burried in the city of Stuttgart not in Berlin so you won’t find her gravestone there.
The burial was very controvers at the time the major of Stuttgart defended the right of the terrorists to get a burial place and said that with the dead even terrorists aren’t to be considered as public ennemies anymore
Georg | Oct 26, 2009
Just use Google earth or Google maps
Randi/Retarded Turkka | Oct 29, 2009
Aug
3
Sands of Iwo Jima
August 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment
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IMDB rating: 7.10 Plot: John Marion Stryker is the ultimate Marine, a tough rifle squad leader who in 1943 is assigned a squad of new recruits saddled with three veterans and an old enemy of Stryker’s from previous duties in the Far East. One recruit in particlar is a source of friction with Stryker, Peter Conway, whose father was Stryker’s CO at Guadalcanal and who felt his son was too soft and cowardly to be a Marine. The squad grows more and more resentful at Stryker’s increasingly brutal training regimen and his lack of sympathy for the varied personal problems of the recruits, but his determination to mold them into fighting men helps save their lives when the squad is landed at Tarawa in November 1943 and Stryker risks his life to blow up a Japanese bunker that has slaughtered Marines trapped at a log wall. The now battle-tested squad becomes more closely-knit and Stryker’s relationship with the men warms as the squad eventually finds itself in the bloodiest island battle of the war, at Iwo Jima. |
Actors: Wayne John,Agar John,Tucker Forrest,Cassell Wally,Brown James,Webb Richard,Franz Arthur,Holden James,Coe Peter,Jaeckel Richard,Murphy William,Tyne George,Baylor Hal,McGuire John,Milner Martin,Action,Drama,War,Romance,
Who loves old movies?
and what are you favorite classic movies, actors & actresses?
Mine:
"Out of the Past"
"The Grapes of Wrath"
"Tiger Bay"
"Sunset Boulevard"
"Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"
and I can’t help it, I love war movies
"The Longest Day"
"twelve O’Clock High"
And John Wayne:
"The Sands of Iwo Jima"
"the Searchers"
My favorite actors are:
Henry Fonda
Robert Mitchum
John Wayne
Actresses:
Ginger Rogers
Merle Oberon
Elizabeth Taylor
cabryg: I most definately have seen Double Indemnity, I couldn’t believe Fred McMurray playing a bad guy!
"The Great Escape"
"Chinatown"
"Who Shot Liberty Valance"
Incognito | Nov 12, 2007
My favorite old movie is Children of Paradise. OMG that movie is awsome, you know,if you dont mind reading subtitles.
*D* | Nov 12, 2007
The Wizard of Oz
It’s a Wonderful Life
Singing in the Rain
Seven Brides for Brothers
Any thing Audrey Hepburn
Charity L | Nov 12, 2007
bela lugosi, lon chaney i love old scary movies. i love baby jane!!! just watched it like 2 days ago. and the birds by alfred hitchcock, old movies have more content because they had no real special effects. i hate new movies like saw etc.. no imagination.. love john wayne whats that one movie where he has all them kids and the little one is kidnapped and he goes to find him? thats a great movie.
chrysti g | Nov 12, 2007
There are lots of great old movies. Some of my faves are:
Sunset Blvd
North By Northwest
Psycho
It’s A Wonderful Life (watch it every Xmas!)
East of Eden
The Fountainhead
There are too many to mention. I love James Dean, he is my fave actor, I also love Cary Grant and James Stewart. I like all of the Hitchcock Blondes and Marilyn Monroe.
snow'n'sun | Nov 12, 2007
you should watch the third man, double indemnity, and the wild bunch. The first two are really good noir movies.
cabreyg | Nov 12, 2007
movies:
some like it hot
gentlemen prefer blondes
my fair lady
breakfast at tiffanys
singing in the rain
clambake
seven year itch
doctor dolittle
the great escape
fave actors / actresses
gene kelly
jack lemmon
marilyn monroe
katherine hepburn
frank sinatra
elvis presley
tony curtis
chucky's niece | Nov 12, 2007
It was John Wain who first said "I will be back. "
Not that fellow who played the hulk.
But to answer your question. Have you watched "Gilda". She sings put the blame on me boys, put the blame on me, war time favorite.
Also "Rebecca"
Bet you do not remember "The Iron horse." It was a train – western.
Gregory Peck was funny.
Went The Day Well.
Mrs Miniver (American war film, brilliant).
My grandfather once was in a film with Patrick McGoohan who was Danger Man. (John Drake).
So, yes there certainly have been some excellent black and white films, including those in your list.
"Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" was another classic.
Richard Burton of course was a great actor. So too his wife Elizabeth Taylor.
But my favorite was – is Glenda Jackson. In serious films or comedy. Not many can do both successfully as she did.
Stevalia | Nov 12, 2007
I like the WW II movies especially with Nazis doing their intimidation thingy.
I also like the 60’s stuff with our people and the British dorking the KGB.
Jim D | Nov 12, 2007
Jul
20
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment
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IMDB rating: 7.30 Plot: Eddie’s friends are numerous, but the term friends is suspect. As a small time hood Eddie is about to go back to jail. In order to escape this fate he deals information on stolen guns to the feds. Simultaneously he is supplying arms to his bank robbing/kidnapping hoodlum chums. But who else is dealing with the feds? Who gets the blame for snitching on the bank robbers? |
Actors: Mitchum Robert,Boyle Peter,Jordan Richard,Keats Steven,Rocco Alex,Santos Joe,Ryan Mitch,MacLean Peter,O’Morrison Kevin,Lichterman Marvin,Tolkan James,Cowles Matthew,Crime,Thriller,Drama,
is The Friends of Eddie Coyle a good book?
I’m thinking of reading it, and have heard both good an bad things about it. The Dialogue is apparently good, but the story line is really straightforward. opinions?
Any other good read suggestions?
well worth a read
for some good crime books about twice as long as this one try any by Michael Connelly or Harlen Coben
im back | Feb 12, 1973
Jul
1
Balibo
July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment
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IMDB rating: 7.10 Plot: As Indonesia prepares to invade the tiny nation of East Timor, five Australian based journalists go missing. Four weeks later, veteran foreign correspondent Roger East is lured to East Timor by the young and charismatic Jose Ramos-Horta to tell the story of his country and investigate the fate of the missing men. As East’s determination to uncover the truth grows, the threat of invasion intensifies and an unlikely friendship develops between the last foreign correspondent in East Timor and the man who will become President. BALIBO is a political thriller that tells the true story of crimes that have been covered up for over thirty years. |
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Actors: Phillips Nathan,Winter Mark Leonard,Gameau Damon,Grantley Gyton,Isaac Oscar,LaPaglia Anthony,Sonkkila Paul,Winter Mark,Wright Tom,Thriller,
Need Movie Help!!!!!!!!!!! (guys only) !!!!!!?
Hi guys!
I’m going to the movies with my boyfriend and I don’t know which movie to see.
These are my options.
My Sister’s Keeper
Push
Balibo
500 Days of Summer
Please let me know!
Everybody is different. Perhaps you should ask him? As a guy, the thing that makes me the happiest is seeing something that my girlfriend wants to see, and on top of that, being with her.
| Sep 08, 2009
500 Day of Summer
Kyle | Sep 08, 2009
500 days of summer!!!! that movie is just fcking awesome. its not a chick flick. just watch it, you wont be disappointed. A+
Gabriel | Sep 08, 2009
i mean i dont know the guy, but to most guys Push looks the most appealing, if the push you listed is that action movie that came out a few months ago about the people with super powers.
bassman | Sep 08, 2009
500 days of summer cuz its about a love story but they break up so idk push was ok but kinda stupid too, i liked 500 days i saw it with my girl and we ended up sayin we’ll never be like that and we hooked up for wat seemed like days … have fun and enjoy … keep me updated
Jake | Sep 08, 2009
Push was OK. 500 Days of Summer looks really good and artsy. Never heard of Balibo… My Sister’s Keeper sounds like a tear-jerker.
Forest G | Sep 08, 2009
500 days of summer, i like the movie trailer
Wajid | Sep 08, 2009
Out of those I guess I would have to pick 500 Days of Summer
Embryoyo | Sep 08, 2009
me and my girl go for any movie but we kiss and make out.
leo wit my gameface ! | Sep 08, 2009
doesnt really matter ur just going to end up makin out but if u had to decide then i would go with ,…..
push i like it
P.U.M.A | Sep 08, 2009
Jun
23
Creating a World: Aeon Flux
June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment
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IMDB rating: 5.30 Plot: The sci-fi actioner is set 400 years in the future, when disease has wiped out the majority of the earth’s population except for one walled, protected city-state, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. The story centers on Aeon Flux(Theron), the top operative in the underground ‘Monican’ rebellion, led by The Handler(Frances McDormand). When Aeon is sent on a mission to kill a government leader, she uncovers a world of secrets… |
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Actors: Csokas Marton,Miller Jonny Lee,Postlethwaite Pete,Kinski Nikolai,Joseph Paterson,Huber Thomas,Liu Weijian,Queck Maverick,Action,Sci-Fi,Adventure,Thriller,
How does one get into the animation field?
I want to be able to create my own cartoons eventually. I love the unique worlds such as Cowboy Bebop, or Aeon Flux… and I want to know how to get a job like that.
I graduated from art college several years ago. AAC in the bayarea. If you don’t know anyone who’s in animation field, you can try to present your idea and art work to the teachers in art school. Most of teachers in my school are not professional educator but professional artist. Such as most teachers who is teaching animation may from the big film company. Some of them fly from LA to give us class everyweek.
I thought you may start from their if you go some good stuff. But if you really got some great stuff, be careful with who you deal with. We had sign the contract that all our works belong to school when we were. I have known there some teachers keep student’s idea become their own…
jenny | Mar 24, 2006
Look into getting enrolled in a graphic arts class in a college or school, and take it from there.
Harley | Mar 24, 2006
Do a course in Animation…. If your drawing is very very good, then you stand a good chance.
nice_libra_guy | Mar 24, 2006
If you have the love and obviously talent you can!
Good animation takes countless time and effort.
Be consistant do not drift in to other things in that area
You can professionalize abything if you just keep on keeping on!
Goodluck, animation is good fun work
bringin life to a character is certainlya great feeling of giving birth.
psalm | Mar 24, 2006
Jun
12
Baader Meinhof Complex, The
June 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
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IMDB rating: 7.40 Plot: Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the yet fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he’s only dealing with the tip of the iceberg. |
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Actors: Bleibtreu Moritz,Liefers Jan Josef,Erceg Stipe,Schmidt Niels-Bruno,Kiefer Vinzenz,Licht Simon,Schilling Tom,Lommatzsch Daniel,Blomberg Sebastian,Dilssner Eckhard,Action,Biography,Crime,Drama,History,
Oscar Nominations and Predictions (for some)?
Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Prediction: Slumdog Millionaire
DIRECTING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – David Fincher
Frost/Nixon – Ron Howard
Milk – Gus Van Sant
The Reader – Stephen Daldry
Slumdog Millionaire – Danny Boyle
Prediction: Gus Van Sant
ACTOR (Actor in a Leading Role)
Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Prediction: Sean Penn
ACTRESS (Actress in a Leading Role)
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Melissa Leo – Frozen River
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kate Winslet – The Reader
Prediction: Angelina Jolie
SUPPORTING ACTOR (Actor in a Supporting Role)
Josh Brolin – Milk
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road
Prediction: Heath Ledger
SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Actress in a Supporting Role)
Amy Adams – Doubt
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
Prediction: Marisa Tomei
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Frozen River
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Milk
WALL-E
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
ORIGINAL SONG
"Down to Earth" – WALL-E
"Jai Ho" – Slumdog Millionaire
"O Saya" – Slumdog Millionaire
ORIGINAL SCORE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Defiance
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
FILM EDITING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
ART DIRECTION
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road
COSTUME DESIGN
Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Duchess
Milk
Revolutionary Road
MAKEUP
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
SOUND MIXING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
The Wrestler
SOUND EDITING
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL-E
The Wrestler
VISUAL EFFECTS
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Baader Meinhof Complex – Germany
The Class – France
Departures – Japan
Revanche – Austria
Waltz with Bashir – Israel
DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the Far End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water
DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smilk Pinki
The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306
SHORT FILM (Animated)
La Maison en Petits Cubes
Lavatory – Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up
SHORT FILM (Live Action)
Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)
Best Picture
Slumdog Millionaire, Curious Case, or the Reader
DIRECTING
Danny Boyle even though I don’t think he really deserves it, Slumdog was great but not amazing
ACTOR (Actor in a Leading Role)
Mickey Rourke
ACTRESS (Actress in a Leading Role)
Meryl Streep
SUPPORTING ACTOR (Actor in a Supporting Role)
Heath Ledger! he was amazing! =D
SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Actress in a Supporting Role)
Marisa Tomei will probably win
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WALL-E
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Reader
ORIGINAL SONG
"Jai Ho" -Slumdog
ORIGINAL SCORE
Defiance
FILM EDITING
The Dark Knight
CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Dark Knight
ART DIRECTION
Curious Case or Revolutionary Road
COSTUME DESIGN
The Dutches
MAKEUP
The Dark Knight
SOUND MIXING
The Dark Knight
SOUND EDITING
The Dark Knight
VISUAL EFFECTS
The Dark knight but th Curious case will probably win that one
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
WALL-E (so cute)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Im American? haha
DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
Man on Wire
DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
Don’t know . . . sorry
SHORT FILM (Animated)
Haven’t seen them, but I have heard that Presto was not bad
SHORT FILM (Live Action)
Haven’t seen those . . . so I can’t tell you
MOVIE LUVER | Jan 22, 2009
Jun
2
The Yes Men Fix the World
June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment
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IMDB rating: 7.60 Plot: Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the environmental disaster in Bhopal, and other shocking events. |
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Actors: Watts Reggie,Bonanno Mike,Documentary,
Hetero, Homo and Bisexuality?
(Depending on the answers I get, I guess I’m either just an overtly curious teenager or a glutton for punishment.)
I usually stay out of most ‘wars’ like this, but there’s been many debates on sexuality centering around the idea that it’s in your genetics and not a personal choice at all.
I have to disagree. It may be true for some that they just weren’t interested in the opposite sex, but it doesn’t mean it’s in your genetics. If I disliked a certain genre of movie (ahem, old western movies), that doesn’t mean it’s in my genetics.
But that’s a frivolous explanation, so I’ll use myself as an example.
I like men. I like women. Hell, I’ll even love a brain in a jar as long as it can strike up a fun conversation. That is to say–I don’t base my liking of someone on sexual attraction. This was a personal choice, because while I understood that sex was a large part of relationships, I would be much more inclined to LOVE someone if they’re a good person. I dislike certain men and women so much that I’d never come near them with a ten foot pole even if they are hot. So, I had to think on whether I would be able to have a life-long relationship with someone that I loved, despite gender (or even trans-gender), and I said yes.
So, I ask… your view? Is sexual orientation in your genetics or is it a personal choice? The above is just an opinion. An opinion of a sex-depraved teenager who really finds no use in it besides being reproductive in an already over-populated world. (Despite partner decision, adoption for me, yeeeeeeeeah.)
(And please, if you’re going to hate on anyone just leave. You’re a sorry excuse for a human, you really should fix your grammar, and we’ve heard it all before. kthxbai.)
I have to agree that it is a hot debate, but this kind of fits into the topic of basic psychology. There are many views to look at any behavior. One of these views is the biological perspective which basically means "its in the genes." So sometimes it seems absurd to say that a behavior is influence by genetics, but it is possible. So like it is possible that one’s biological structure can very easily influence someone’s orientation. And just to put the point out there, it is actually possible to be genetically coded to like a specific genre of movie. (Goes into that a little more here … http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_ neuroscience )
And to answer the second part of the question is it a personal choice? I dont think it is. I really did not choose at all to be gay and a lot of people will be the same way. Just having to admit to yourself and even to others can be a painful process that i dont think anybody should have to endure. Sure, every case is different so it might be easier for some, but that doesnt mean that the one’s who had it harder got a chance to choose. So i dont believe it is a choice either.
But to add a third part to it, is it what your exposed to as a child that can influence it. I honestly believe that there can be some truth behind that. Its not a choice to be raised in a particular way, so you cant fault someone for it either. But you can notice some correlation between different people that recognize themselves as a particular orientation and what they were exposed to as a child. We do learn the most as a child, after all.
So to sum it all up, what is MY opinion? ummm…i dont know. ^_^ Im gay and thats ok with me. I dont care how i got here. haha.
I hope this helped. feel free to ask me any questions.
Woof | Feb 09, 2010
lol you’re weird.. you need to be dispossed of on an island.. gtfo out go to cali and have your gay parade
MurtM | Feb 09, 2010
Who you "like" has little to do with sexual attraction in your example. When it comes to preferring one gender over the other in terms of sexual attraction, I would say it’s mostly genetics, with some elements of environment and choice. But that’s just my opinion.
Stephen L | Feb 09, 2010
In high school, I knew a guy who was gay. He was raised Christian and was afraid that he was going to hell because of it. He denied it for years, and when he finally realized he couldn’t fight it anymore, he felt so ashamed that he tried to kill himself. He went into a mental institution for a year. When he finally got out, he was much happier and healthier because he could finally quit lying to himself and others. In some people it is a choice, but I firmly believe that others have no choice. They are what they are. Why would someone choose the life that would put them through so much hell like my friend went through?
Spex | Feb 09, 2010
My sexual orientation? I couldn’t really say it was my choice OR in my genetics. Growing up around a lot of Caribbeans I learnt that being gay is NOT acceptable at all! Stuff like Bun Out Da Chi Chi (Burn the gays) and Boom Bye Bye has scared me into me being the way I am (Straight). I don’t have a problem with gays (got a lesbian friend. She’s the best!) but I don’t think I could ever have those sort of feelings for another woman.
Soy Boricua Como El Coqui | Feb 09, 2010
I believe to an extent, it’s not a choice. There are so many chemicals and such that cause you to feel love that to think you can control it is absured. Whether you act on it or not, though, is a choice.
Jonathan | Feb 09, 2010
Sexual orientation depends on a person’s genetics and environmental influences. This brings up the arguement of nature vs. nurture. Was it the child’s genetics that influences his orientation, or was it the environmental (social) surroundings? The answer to this is: both. How the child was conditioned during his/her sensitive period by his surroundings (i.e. parents, classmates), and his genetics are all implicated. It’s relatively difficult to draw the line between the two.
V | Feb 09, 2010
It isn’t a choice for me; I’m only attracted to men. I could have a very close emotional relationship with a woman, but I would never want to sleep with her. Are you sexually attracted to boys or girls? That forms the basis of your sexuality. Friendships can be very strong but sex is what separates the two.
Rob | Feb 09, 2010
I don’t know if it’s genetic or personal preference, but liking and willing to have sex with someone is completely different! I like men and women… but NOT in a sexual way. I would never in a million years sleep with a woman. That’s by choice or genetic, either way it will never happen. You’re example is just infantile.
Sophie | Feb 09, 2010
I used to think that homosexuality was a choice. I thought that gay people made their decisions to be the way they were. I was raised very strict Southern Baptist and was told from the first time I knew what gay was that they were wrong and disgusting. I didnt really date in high school but I blamed it on waiting for the "right one". Then I met an amazing woman and fell head over heels for her. I tried for months to deny it; say that it was just her and that I wasnt a lesbian. I cried for weeks because I didnt want to be a lesbian. I eventually admitted to myself that I was a lesbian and that I was ok with that. Ive only come out to certain friends and family because when my family finds out they will disown me completely.
Now you tell me what in my childhood wouldve conditioned me to be gay? Where was my choice? If I wouldve had a choice I wouldve chosen no. Not to say that Im not happy being a lesbian I just wouldve taken the easiest path. Sexual orientation is NOT a choice.
newmetj | Feb 09, 2010
I’m bisexual. Both of my parents are straight, and so were their parents. This would, in theory, mean that my sexuality is a "mutation". And I do not believe that at all because I have pride in who and what I am, so I think it’s more to do with personal choice.
Me and my best friend always argue about this. He’s full-on gay, and extremely camp. It was always a problem for him, growing up in a Catholic family. His religion meant that homosexuality was a sin, and now he therefore cannot bring himself to believe in any God. It wasn’t a choice for him, though. For as long as I can remember, he’s wanted to wear make-up, coach dancing and he is completely repulsed by the idea of being anything more than friends with a girl. His family are homophobic, and completely ashamed of him. He says himself that if it was personal choice, he’d keep them happy- but also that he is what he is and he’ll never hide it.
It’s a tricky one…
Oh, and to the guy who posted the first comment?
GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL &TRANSGENDER PRIDE!!
HeyLittleAlternativeGirl | Feb 09, 2010
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IMDB rating: 7.70 Plot: Fact merges with fiction in writer/director Tom Quinn’s deeply personal tale of two teenagers struggling to make sense of their complicated family life after their mother and father decide to separate. While sixteen year-old Kat holds out hope that her parents will eventually work things out, her quiet suffering causes her to become emotionally isolated from both family and friends. Meanwhile, Kat’s brother Jack not only finds himself in the difficult position of having to mediate between mom and dad, but also having to keep track of their fragmented finances. Complicating matters is the fact that Jack plays in the string band his father longs to lead to victory in Philadelphia’s annual Mummer’s Parade. |
Actors: Blackway Paul,Conway Andrew,Lyons Greg,Segal Tobias,Voight Nick,Drama,
I think she knows…what should I do?
I think my mum might know/think I’m a lesbian (which I am, but I’m not ready to come out yet).
It all started when I told her I was getting annoyed by boys at school asking me out alot, either as a joke and once or twice seriously. I refused them all, and my mum approved of me turning them all down, since I wasn’t interested in them. This was this school year, and I’m 15 (the "normal" age girls and guys start to notice each other) so she was kinda happy I’d said no, but curious as to why. I told her I didn’t feel interested in any of the boys at my school.
Then more recently, with prom approaching in the summer, I told her I wasn’t going to wear a dress. I’m going to wear a tux. She minorly freaked, because she’d already been planning my whole outfit (creeeeepy she’d been doing it for longer than me!!!!). She tried to dissuade me, saying everyone would think I’m a lesbian. I said I didn’t care, and I don’t care what people think of me (just the people who are special or important to me).
More recently (like yesterday) she was half-joking about marrying me and my little brother off. We’re a Catholic family (but she’s very liberal), and she keeps saying she’s going to marry him off to a nice Irish girl to keep the redhead genes in the family. She then started joking about me marrying a nice Japanese girl! I laughed it off, but she seemed oddly serious – and perceptive. She tricked me into saying something about gay pride parades – I never said I wouldn’t join in one, I only said I thought some of it was slightly creepy (you know, the men dressing up and not wearing many clothes. I have no problem with anything else, I’m just not a big fan of public semi-nudity). She chose Japanese because all my friends are Asian (I’m not) and because I want to move there, and I’ve taught myself a bit of Japanese.
I don’t know what to do now. Should I come clean and come out to her? What do I do!!???
Come out when you are ready not because of your mom. If you do it may go all wrong and you might regret it later. But it seems like your mom is waiting for you to just come to her and confirm it.
teezy | Feb 05, 2010