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Topic: *homosexual* cowboys

Posted By: Benjichang
Subject: *homosexual* cowboys
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 5:32pm

Originally posted by United Press International

United Press International wrote:

Were there *homosexual* cowboys?

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- "Brokeback Mountain," a movie about a love affair between two male cowboys, has provoked a debate about whether there actually were *homosexual* cowboys.

Former world champion bull rider Ted Nuce told the Modesto (Calif.) Bee he never knew any, either on the ranch or during his 16 years on the rodeo circuit.

"And I know a lot of people, too," he said.

Ace Berry, who went to the National Finals Rodeo 14 times from 1962 to 1989, told the newspaper Hollywood is imposing its agenda on the mainstream with the movie.

"Hollywood will do anything," he said.

Author Patricia Nell Warren says there were such cowboys. And, just as in "Brokeback Mountain," they needed to be discreet.

Warren, a Montana native whose 1974 *homosexual*-themed novel "The Front Runner" has sold more than 10 million copies in 10 languages, said the cowboy labor pool in the Old West included a lot of drifters who earned low wages and had little prospect of marrying and raising a family.

"Sometimes two men lived and traveled together as 'partners,'" she said. "As long as they did their job and were discreet, most people pretended like they didn't know what was going on."

I think there probably were. A lot of people probably just don't want to admit it, because cowboys are supposed to be seen as "manly" and part of the "rugged American West".

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Posted By: Trogdor2
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 5:35pm

I'm sure there were.

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Posted By: Boss_DJ
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 5:39pm

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when i hear brokeback mountain all i think of is southpark and ga.y cowboys eating pudding

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Posted By: jesus freak
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 5:40pm

Homosexuals have been around for ages it not like they stopped for the Wild West.

Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 5:48pm

jesus freak wrote:

Homosexuals have been around for ages it not like they stopped for the Wild West.

Some people would like to think that it had though.

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Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 5:51pm

Boss_DJ wrote:

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when i hear brokeback mountain all i think of is southpark and ga.y cowboys eating pudding

Well, looks like we're all out of pudding. Let's explore our sexuality.
Sick dude!

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Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 6:09pm

The only people who think there were/are no homosexual cowboys are the same idiots that think there are no homosexuals in the NFL/MLB/NBA/NHL.

Us **edited**s are everywhere - get used to it.

Posted By: The_GOAT
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 6:13pm

i will NEVER see that movie my eyes will burn first

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Posted By: Boss_DJ
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 6:15pm

Clark Kent wrote:

The only people who think there were/are no homosexual cowboys are the same idiots that think there are no homosexuals in the NFL/MLB/NBA/NHL.

Us **edited**s are everywhere - get used to it.

ewwwwwwwwwww ;]

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Posted By: jesus freak
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 6:16pm

Clark Kent wrote:

The only people who think there were/are no homosexual cowboys are the same idiots that think there are no homosexuals in the NFL/MLB/NBA/NHL.

Us **edited**s are everywhere - get used to it.

Do you know who the woman was from the WNBA that came out and said she was lesbian?

Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 6:17pm

jesus freak wrote:

Clark Kent wrote:

The only people who think there were/are no homosexual cowboys are the same idiots that think there are no homosexuals in the NFL/MLB/NBA/NHL.

Us **edited**s are everywhere - get used to it.

Do you know who the woman was from the WNBA that came out and said she was lesbian?

Sheryl Swoops

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Posted By: oreomann33
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 6:22pm

But homo's are icky.

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Posted By: Boss_DJ
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 6:22pm

but seriously...this movie started out as a crappy indie film...i don't think anyone would really enjoy this movie regardless of your views on homosexuals...the movie was basically made by some college kid rebelling, trying to stick his thumbs in the eyes of conservatives and defacing the classic american portrait of a cowboy...i believe it is more than likey there were ga.y cowboys but the stereotype of an old west cowboy is a like a tough, rugged man...all the qualities a real man should have...it's the way of defacing an american portrait in a mist of "im in college and i'm a rebel" kind of deal...

i bet john wayne is rolling over in his grave right now...i'm not surprised hollywood jumped all over the idea and made this piece of crap film that they knew could win a million lame awards for

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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 6:24pm

While I haven't seen the movie yet, I have heard nothing but raves about it, homosexuality aside.

The consensus seems to be that it's just a good movie that happens to feature somewhat homosexual cowboys.

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Posted By: Onomatopoeia
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 6:25pm

It looks like a good movie, I will see it.

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Posted By: Hitman
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 6:28pm

Ang Lee is in college???

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Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 7:53pm

I plan on watching it. Too bad I have to drive an hour to see it in the theaters.

Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 7:54pm

And where is Rico? He wants to be a cowboy....

Posted By: Brian Fellows
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 7:58pm

It can't top Ace and Gary.

Posted By: Random_Fire
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 8:28pm

jesus freak wrote:

Homosexuals have been around for ages it not like they stopped for the Wild West.

Well they should have cowboys are supposed to bedrinkers and smokers and all that manly cowboy stuff not banging each other

Posted By: TruePaintballer
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 9:07pm

there has to have been...but most of them I think were straight

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