GLAAD is not happy with 'Bruno'

I'm not racist or homophobic, but in my opinion the fight for equal rights always seems to come across as being a fight for special treatment.

I think gay marriage is right. Marriage period, is just a contract that incorporates two people's assets into a single business. If the gay community wants to get married, let them. I live in the south and there are a ton of ignorant people here. The biggest problem here is how many people try to get up in others business and try to make it their own. The more I think about it, it's no different any where else.
Right now I'm doing it myself...HA HA

You don't have to be GLAAD to be offended by this moronic oaf in pink-face. This is an insult to humanity in general. Once again, Sasha Baron Cohen needs to be buggywhipped and stomped for this offensive characture by someone who looks like Bruno, wearing 4-inch stilletto clear heals, packed up in Borat's suitcase, and tossed off like a throw-away 9mm used in a drive-by by fools who look like Ali G in da house.

Ali G, Borat, and Bruno are anything but funny, with Bruno being the most idiotic characture of them all. All these buffoonish imaginary friends of Cohen are negatively cliche and consequently very insulting to the groups they lamely parody.

Shamelessly berating a group is a whole lot different from real social satire, which adeptly uses irony to show us the humor in existence. All Cohen is doing is working hard to get his ass kicked by the groups he's offending with his extra lame parodies.

I understand why they think that, but seriously it's kind of supposed to be offensive.

The people who have or will go to see this movie know what they're getting themselves into. Bruno is a gay character, usually people who are homophobic would stay clear of a movie about a sex-crazed, celebrity-obsessed man diva. I think it's safe to say that the audiences in these theaters are already pretty accepting of the gay lifestyle, or at least tolerant of it. How gay people are portrayed in the film likely won't change their views.

hollywood movies, in general, reinforce negative stereotypes across the board(that is their business), examples: cheerleaders being stupid or slutty, nerds, gangsters, bad cops, murderers, sexual predators, etc etc, on and on............and typically there are usually no side effects to these, otherwise we would see stories of nerds getting kicked out of their college residences each year.....GLAAD can be as uptight as they want on this subject, but their point will be lost on the public as THIS IS A MOVIE,...a made up adventure purely to entertain and collect cash, and everyone is free game to exploit in hollywood when it comes to making money

We live in a society in which hate crimes still happen. Misconceptions about Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender individuals are very prominent, particularly in so called "Middle America" where homophobia still rules over common sense. GLAAD is right to object, because the wide promotion of this hideous character is will not affect people of Austrian backgrownd or models, but LGBT people. I can see this stereotype being used in middle schools against kids that are perceived differently, yet, movies with a positive portrying of LGBT people are barely noticed. For the good of our society, this has to stop. BRAVO GLAAD!!!

oh whatever. it's just a movie. i am gay myself, and take no offense to this movie what so ever. it's kind of the point of the whole irony of the film, that not every gay person is like that, but most american's still think that most gay men appear and act like Bruno does. the whole talking to the pastor part when he is in Alabama was the greatest! don't get mad, get GLAAD

I think Sacha Baron Cohen is accomplishing exactly what he set out to do. Or at least what I assume he set out to do. That is, to encourage discussion. There are some really outrageous scenes in Bruno, (actually I would say that without having seen the movie, I would guest that virtually all the scenes are outrageous, knowing SBC). The shock value of Bruno causes people to think and to ask questions like, is this what gay people are really like? Is this how we stereotype gay people? Are these stereotypes even close to valid?

If SBC aimed to get people talking about gay rights then he accomplished his goal.

shut up you whiny bitches. seriously. its a movie.

Well, it seems obvious to me that "Bruno" has done exactly what it set out to do... make some people laugh, piss some people off and get everyone talking about it $$$$$$$$$$! It worked with Borat... the khazakstan people got pissed as did members of the jewish community but it still made millions!

I understand why gay rights groups would be slightly irritated by the film... it does seem a little like a slap in the face so soon after prop 8 got the shaft in California. But, as a gay man, I also think it's silly to make any fuss over a film that is obviously trying to get people to make a fuss... all it does is make Cohen richer while making the gay community seem like a bunch of ninny's who can't take a joke.... I mean, even in times of adversity we still need to be able to laugh at ourselves.

Personally, I'm just happy that there's a comedy out right now that isn't starring everyone from superbad!

You simply can't and shouldn't take this guy & his movies seriously and nor should the content offend anyone.

Ah yes, "teh gays" are mad about Bruno, many of whom likely laughed their asses off at the many videos on the You Tubes which grossly mis-characterize & propagate ridiculous stereotypes about Republicans, conservatives, & the religious...

Paybacks are a bitch, eh?

I'm kinda just glad that there's someone out there who isn't afraid of pushing against boundaries - any boundary.

I just hope it's as funny as his HBO show.

The headline says GLADD, it's supposed to say GLAAD.

thats funny even the gay people hate gays

The politically-correct monster is the grim reaper of humor.

If everything isn't fair game for a laugh, then nothing is fair game for a laugh. GLADD needs to realize that the progression of time and tolerance allow a film like this to be made. Think SBC would have been able to make this happen in past decades? I don't! So just relax you silly gooses

But it was hilariousssss

Ok Bruno is hilarious.
The film is supposed to be a satire of how Americans react to anything they aren't comfortable with.
This movie painted a negative portrait to homophobes which is the reality that Bruno is mocking.

sacha is just poking jokes, just like in borat. comedy is not to be taken seriously

I can honestly see why GLAAD is irritated/offended. If there was a movie about black people, or Jewish people, or any racial/religious minority, the corresponding rights organization on the national level (Ex: NAACP) would throw a fit. Why should gays (or lesbians, or bisexual people, or transgendered) people be any different?

I know exactly one gay person who acts kind of like Bruno. He's just really, really flamboyant. Why do I know only one when I'm a member of several gay organizations and a gay man myself? Because Bruno is a compilation of stereotypes, and exaggerated ones at that. Bruno isn't meant to be a real person, but combining everything in one person gets more visceral and true reactions from the American public, which is mainly what this movie is about, besides laughing and thinking it's funny and enjoying yourself. Or are movies not supposed to be humorous simply for humor's sake any more?

I'm mainly happy that people would go and see a movie about gay people, and that the film can actually get made. Big leaps since the 60s, when coming out was the equivalent death in most places. If not physically, it was social suicide.

"So how would you defend yourself against someone with two dildos?"--lol...

It's a MOVIE... make believe.... not true. It's called entertainment.

I seriously doubt a homophobe would even watch the movie to begin with. The handful that accidentally venture into the theater will run out (much to the amusement of the others at the movie).

First of all, its GLAAD. Second of all, I am a lesbian who is really excited to see this movie. Cohen is NOT MAKING FUN OF GAY PEOPLE. He is making fun of America's reaction to gay people. GLAAD, just like PETA or any other PC group, needs to back off and stop ruining everything for us.

I also want to note that this was on Thursdays Infomania already :-X. Bruno is the new Malcolm X :-D.

What GLAAD might not realize is that they don't speak for everyone in the GLBT community all of the time. I would be interested in hearing from some of our GLBT site members who have seen the movie. Their opinions should matter a lot more.

Sacha Baron Cohen makes movies that manifest or perpetuate stereotypes. I am not stating something that was secret up till now, but what I am saying is that thats his thing. Is it his fault for exploiting a market for this kind of slapstick or our fault as the consumers for liking and paying to see this sort of thing. I mean, apparently there is a market for it and all other movies like it so....
Just like radio, producers are taking advantage of our willingness to step down from intelligence.

I'm not a homophobe and I dont hate gays but I dont think they should married I'm a beilever in the way that I believe only a man and woman should marry but I wont bother them or pick on them just keep your activities to your self

It's umbelievable to me how often freedom of expression is attacked now days. It's just a movie!!!!

Freedom of speech includes listening to people say things you disagree with.

You stop Sasha today and pretty soon Freedom of Expression is dead.........

From the trailers I've seen this film looks to be the gay equivalent of blackface. I can see why gay america's version of the naacp is not happy with it.

2 bad, GLADD.

I had a feeling that GLAAD would say something about this film eventually... Then again, what satirical entertainment doesn't receive some criticism?

Correction: The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation reinforces negative stereotypes and “decreases the public’s comfort with gay people.”

Not all gay people want to be a part of 'the gay community'.

” the new film starring Sacha Baron Cohen, reinforces negative stereotypes and “decreases the public’s comfort with gay people.”

and what about all those films made by gay people in the 90's? they always pulled the flamboyant card to make the films more...snappy i guess. i don't know, the ones i saw were crap. it is the job of organizations like GLADD to bring up possible negative side effects. they are politically driven not lovers of art.

Who care's, this world needs fair ground, I good with homosexuals, my sister is a lesbian and if a gay guy sits by me in class ,or on the bus stop. or on the train I he says something I'll have a conversation with him.

Gays, Blacks, and other minority groups(and I'm black) need to suck it up, especially if the joke is non-racist at heart. I can see someone talking about taking gay rights away, but come on! It's obviously a damn joke, one that won't be changing the minds of people who are only absolute dim wits .

This takes me back to that post when Anonymous hacked SOHH.com and all the black posters got up in arms. If you really know you way around the net, you'd know Anon isn't racist and most of the memes you use are from them. So shut the hell up.

And by the way.... Cool story Bro!

forgive me for saying this but the only two groups of people who care about this movie or peoples opinion of this movie are gay and homophobics because every day hetrosexuals don't really care that much. the only reason i'm here is to get off all the gloom and doom on the home page kind of like window shopping.I do not think this movie will come up enough to have any adverse effects

"OK, Faggot, what's next?" (Don't blame me, that was Dom DeLuise playing Caesar in Mel Brooks' "History of the World Part I") Or how about Johnny, in "Airplane"? Or Keenan Ivory Wayans as a gay cowboy strolling into a saloon in the Old West, in "In Living Color"? I laugh my ass off, because their comedy is often not too far off mark, and kudos to the late Stephen Stucker, a gay actor, who played Johnny in "Airplane". "Gay" is certainly an ironic term for the gay community to adopt, as they are usually quite morose, and full of rage towards those who disagree with them (and no boys, and girls, hatred is not the same as disagreement- let's turn to our dictionaries and look up the definitions....sigh......) I hope Bruno kicks some ass (or at least, slaps the shit out of it....)

hey what a surprise! the film doesnt do a good job educating the public about the everyday lives of gay and lesbian couples?

its called a mockumentary for a reason. i fucking hate whistle blowers.

and as for helping the pockets of those involved randallr01, i'll be downloading it no matter how offensive it is.

I think that in the end, Brüno will be quite positive for the gay community. Most of the audience will understand that it's a satire, and the ones who don't are the butt of the jokes anyway. I can't wait to see it with my friends tomorrow!!

"Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often." -- Mae West

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this type of comedy is funny BECAUSE it's offensive. This dude didn't set out to make a feel good movie about the homosexual plight in America, he created an extreme representation of a gay guy to purposely make people feel uncomfortable so we can all laugh at them. Bruno is not supposed to "help people understand the lives" of gay people, and I have no idea why GLAAD would have expected that!

do you feel violated dabne, do you want to talk about it?

Cohen wouldnt be so funny if he was so brutally honest. People think that way. Hes making money off of it. I suppose GLAAD would be pissed too if they say Infomania GBF segment. It was funny tho because it was true. I wish more people understood satire cause then everything wouldnt piss them off.

Bruno is hilarious, and he's a fictional character, in a comedy movie. People have to take this less seriously.

GLADD needs to stop apologizing for people like Bruno. If they are ashamed of people like Bruno then they should be ashamed of themselves. They should support gay people in all their forms... from flamboyant fairies to gay truck drivers!

Get a sense of humor. The kazakhs did after Borat. Where was there flip out?

wonder if glaad knows he was doing this character on tv ten years ago. it's too good to pass up the opportunity to whine about.

Just cause ure gay you cant get made fun of?

phht get over it...

i have no problem with homosexuals and i support gay marriage... but i laughed at this movie... i dont remeber wana-be gangsters angry about ali-g...

its comedy, get of your high horse

Really? That's too bad because I was hoping this film would help me better understand the gay community. Does that mean that everything I learned about Kazakhstan is wrong too? Bummer

It is indeed ridiculous, but throughout the years knocking about the good ole` U S of A, I've on more than a few occasions seen 'queens' every bit as flamboyant as 'bruno'....what a strange lot they are, even though I know that most are not anything similar at all...but what a show, none the less...Bwahahahahaha

Absolutely hillarious...but I'm from Down Under...

Cry me a river, build me a bridge, and GET THE HELL over it!

It's comedy for God's sake.

No offense, but what a bunch of cry babies.

I doubt this will cause any open-minded people to change their minds. They get it already. Anyone who already dislikes gay people, and goes to see this movie will still think what they think. Yet a homophobe going to this movie, is a conundrum in it of itself.

Not really all that surprised. I saw this tonight and it was obvious that Cohen was focussed on pushing the limits.

It really makes for interesting post-watching conversations. Very interesting to see where your friends thought he crossed the line.

GLADD has a reason to be upset, but they should have seen this coming. Did they not see Borat? or even his television program? His entire bit is to be offensive.

Bruno takes advantage of everybody and the world let's him get away with it because it's apparently comedy today.

He is not out to help any group or cause, just his wallet.

didn't see this cuming

While I can see why this sort of thing would worry them, I really think Bruno will only reinforce these stereotypes to people who already buy into them. I really don't see the movie really exacerbating the problem much. I think most people will have the common sense to know that Sacha Baron Cohen's performance is intentionally outrageous for the sake of comedy and not because gay men really act like Bruno.