Based on a 90-second teaser trailer and a few assumptions, the calls have gone out that we should boycott Bohemian Rhapsody for queer erasure.
“The trailer doesn’t show any gay content, only het stuff!” There’s a split-second shot of Freddie hugging his girlfriend at one point. There’s also multiple shots of him obviously flirting with guys. The contention that the trailer is queer erasure is mostly coming from cis gay (white) men mad that the movie seems to be depicting Freddie Mercury as bisexual and capable of loving women at all, but given how significant his relationship with Mary Austin was to his life, it would be a disservice to everyone to exclude it.
Also, the cast list includes several male characters listed as “Freddie’s Lover,” as well as Jim Hutton, his partner in his final years.
“They’ve said the movie is going to ignore the AIDS crisis!” No. What’s been said is that the movie ends in 1985. Once this information was released, people immediately jumped to assume that because the movie wasn’t going to chronicle Freddie’s illness and death in detail, it was avoiding the subject entirely. But the AIDS crisis was in full swing in ‘85, and Freddie of all people was extremely aware of it. The description of the trailer (the first teaser trailer!) even alludes to it.
It’s a fair point that they haven’t mentioned AIDS by name yet, but also, the only materials they’ve released so far are some promo images and one teaser trailer.
In this context, for people wondering why the creative team or the remaining band members don’t come out to “put the matter to rest” by assuring us the film deals with AIDS, it might help to remember that the media has in the past been extremely tawdry and exploitative in its treatment of Freddie Mercury’s illness and death (have you not seen all the “HIS TRAGIC AIDS STORY!!!” videos floating around Youtube? Not read the biographies that linger in lurid, dubiously sympathetic detail?). It makes sense to me that if Brian May and Roger Taylor have a heavy hand in the making of the film (which they seem to), they’d ask for a more subtle approach.
Also, again: we have six months till the movie comes out and only one teaser trailer at this point. Be concerned if you feel the need, but it’s a little early to call for a boycott.
Do not tell people to shun queer content because you have decided, six months in advance with very little information, that it won’t be up to your standards when it comes out.
This is very helpful, thank you.
Just in general, can we quit with this constant need to judge everything AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE? Enough with the “X IS BAD” the very instant something about it doesn’t live up to your expectations.
Ornithologist Jerry McGahan is pictured with a 6 month old Andrean Condor, the largest flying bird on earth. Photographed by the Helen and Franck Schreider.
Another version of this photo made it to the cover of National Geographic.
I’m tired of people acting like if an employer discrimates against you as a disabled person or violates the ADA you can just take it to HR or get a lawyer and sue them. I took my complaints to HR and was told to shut up or leave. If I pursue it further I either lose my job or risk making my job even more miserable due to retribution from management. Neither of which are survivable for me as a disabled person. Yes there are laws in place but the system makes it impossible to enforce them in any way and punishes the people who try. I am totally powerless in my position and my employer has made it clear that I am disposable.
So just a note to others that while this is all true, there may be other viable options, depending on your situation. You can also file a complaint with the EEOC, and/or look up your state or even city commission on human rights, or check the website of your state attorney general for their office of human rights.
It can’t hurt to talk to your local Legal Aid about your options.
And if you’re in a job where you have a union, you should definitely let your union rep know what’s going on. It could very well be that your employer is not just breaking the law, but breaking contract.
I believe I have seen tweets where he admits he actually left the house much messier than he normally does, just to see how well she would clean it up for him. Surprise! She didn’t!
The Mongol horse is the native horse breed of Mongolia. The breed is purported to be largely unchanged since the time of Genghis Khan. In Mongolia, the horses live outdoors all year, dealing with temperatures from 86 °F in summer down to −40 °F in winter, and they graze and search for food on their own. The mare’s
milk is used to make the ubiquitous fermented drinks of Mongolia,
and kumis. Some animals are slaughtered for meat. The horse’s hair can be used for a number of products, including rope, fiddle strings, and a variety of ornaments. Horse dung is used for camp fuel.
They serve as riding and transport animals; they are used both for the daily work of the nomads and in horse racing.
On Monday I brought Pancake 🥞🐈 home from the vet’s office and she was still kind of drugged up after being sedated for X-rays to try and find out why she still wasn’t walking or jumping (sort of? she’s always had issues with it, and now we know why) like before her fracture.
Turns out she has “capital physeal fracture” which can be caused (mostly in cats, and mostly male cats) by spaying or neutering too soon (in 12 or less weeks). What this means, is that on top of having a lot less muscle on her hips and legs than the rest of her body, there is also an issue with the bone. Where the bone usually meets the pelvis area, there is the head of the bone, the “neck”, and then the full length of the bone. (Forgive me I am doing my best to recall what the vet said, and how she explained things) and basically, a capital physeal fracture means that there is a growth plate fracture, so the “neck” of the bone connecting the rounded head and the length of the femur was interrupted and didn’t fully develop, which caused it to be super thin and very fragile.
When pancake had her fracture several months ago, it’s likely that’s when she also injured the already fragile femur “neck”, and that is why she is still in pain despite the initial fracture healing. I’m also including 2 X-rays of cats, the first shows healthy normal cat, the second shows a cat with this problem. I don’t have her X-rays (not sure if I get them later or they just don’t give them unless you ask/pay) but she has this in both her femurs, which the vet says makes it far more likely that this is related to being spayed too early (she was spayed a week before I got her, and I got her at 10weeks old) as opposed to a random injury.
NORMAL CAT FEMURS (below)
CAPITAL PHYSEAL FRACTURE (below)
Now the good part about this, is that they can improve her pain and mobility by doing a surgery that is not too complicated, and while she will still never be a pro jumper, she will be a lot happier and more likely to be active, and because it’s not super complicated it will be a lot less money than one that was super difficult. The downside? I got the quote the next day and it was $1,648.94
We’re already stretched very thin because of constant recurring plumbing issues, not to mention the over $5k we’ve spent on my dog in the last 10 months, who is now almost entirely blind, mostly deaf, has diabetes, and congestive heart failure. I know everyone has their own stuff going on, but if you’re able to and want to help, even a small amount would mean the world to me. And if you can’t and just want to say nice things about pancake that would be appreciated too. I want to be able to get her better and feeling pain free, and the sooner I can do it, the better. I love my big orange princess cat and it breaks my heart to know that she wasn’t just avoiding activity because she thought she was still hurt from her old fracture, but that she’s been in pain this whole time. Contact me via ask or msg to find out how to donate if you would like to and are able.
I’ll be posting any and all updates on here so people know how things are going, and once she’s had her surgery, how she is healing. We are told that her healing should be fairly smooth, especially because she is otherwise healthy and only 2 years old, and that while we won’t want her jumping on things for a while, we are to keep her somewhat active and playing so she gets better sooner.
So far we have been blessed with $387.13 in donations towards her surgery, as well as countless kind messages of support and well wishes for my round orange kitty, and I am so appreciative and grateful to know so many amazing people.
if a professor brags about how hard it is to pass their class then drop the class. they should not be proud of being bad at conveying information to students. you’re not paying thousands of dollars to fail. find a professor that wants you to pass.
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