tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10052388.post113924519750095710..comments2023-06-16T11:07:47.520-04:00Comments on Secret Simon: Bring Out Your DeadAldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08707541749231015283noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10052388.post-1139850221257758872006-02-13T12:03:00.000-05:002006-02-13T12:03:00.000-05:00People like Ms. Jardon really tick me off. No, Fli...People like Ms. Jardon really tick me off. No, Flip, she's not interested in gaining a deeper understanding. She makes it sound like gay men enter into straight marriages with the express intent of decieving and hurting the women involved. <BR/><BR/>I didn't. Did you Simon? I didn't think so. So cut yourself some slack. You aren't wicked. You aren't heartless and mean. You're a good man and you married a good woman. It's obvious to anyone who reads here.<BR/><BR/>"But the whole point of the film isn't to celebrate adultry so much as it is to shame the society that has virtually compelled it for so long."<BR/><BR/>Amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10052388.post-1139776182846592562006-02-12T15:29:00.000-05:002006-02-12T15:29:00.000-05:00I have nothing intelligent to say on the matter. ...I have nothing intelligent to say on the matter. What could I possibly add to the discussion.<BR/><BR/>But I did think of you when I saw that movie. And I thought of how much braver and better-off you are.Tuna Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492911454124287662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10052388.post-1139700150123045172006-02-11T18:22:00.000-05:002006-02-11T18:22:00.000-05:00Hello Mr. Secretsimon. I like your review..prepar...Hello Mr. Secretsimon. I like your review..prepare for me to compete with you and prepare my own review of - *that movie. :) (By the way, I like how you avoided naming the movie - its the default movie of reference today, after all.) :)Bleahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15819827918876877031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10052388.post-1139523374605369692006-02-09T17:16:00.000-05:002006-02-09T17:16:00.000-05:00I left my comments about Ms. Jardon's article on D...I left my comments about Ms. Jardon's article on Dan's blog as you suggested, but I feel so strongly about it that I must duplicate them here. I apologize for the redundancy. Maybe this will get it out of my system, but I seriously doubt it.<BR/><BR/>For what it's worth, at this point I'm unwilling to see the movie. I've worked really hard to get to a point of emotional stability. I am not willing to jeopardize that right now. Am I a coward? You bet!!<BR/><BR/>Here's the comment I left on Dan's blog:<BR/><BR/>Complex issues involving human beings and their relationships are just that. Complex.<BR/><BR/>Human nature is to try to make sense of complex human relationship issues by forcing the participants into a template of good vs. bad.<BR/><BR/>In general, people do the best they can with the knowledge, resources and constraints they have at any particular time. Ms. Jardon’s friend as well as Ms. Jardon's’s friend’s ex-husband were likely doing the best they could at the time too. I'm not sure what good casting either of them as a victim or a perpetrator does for them or for anyone else who might learn something from their situation.<BR/><BR/>In addition, I don't see how Ms. Jardon can gain a better understanding of this issue by refusing to see the movie, but perhaps she's not interested in a deeper understanding. Regardless, I'm sure she's doing the best she can.Fliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141642385903218686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10052388.post-1139445826528456222006-02-08T19:43:00.000-05:002006-02-08T19:43:00.000-05:00I contribute nothing to this discussion, but I do ...I contribute nothing to this discussion, but I do send your inarticulate e-hugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10052388.post-1139364790851513032006-02-07T21:13:00.000-05:002006-02-07T21:13:00.000-05:00Hey there. Rob here (AKA, the now defunct "Three Y...Hey there. <BR/><BR/>Rob here (AKA, the now defunct "Three Year Sentence"). <BR/><BR/>It's been a long time since I posted, but I want to chime in as someone whose own sense of self has transformed a bit since last April, when my wife and I split up. I share a particular empathy with you as you turn a corner in life and so I check your blog now and then to see how things are going.<BR/><BR/>The world and its expectations are changing and you are on the cusp of something rewarding that demands a particular brand of courage and self-examination. Yeah, yeah, the cowboys committed adultry. Shame on them. But the whole point of the film isn't to celebrate adultry so much as it is to shame the society that has virtually compelled it for so long.<BR/><BR/>Your heart is huge, a collossus towering over that proverbial wall. Maybe you need to stop punching it, and simply look on the other side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10052388.post-1139269584927974762006-02-06T18:46:00.000-05:002006-02-06T18:46:00.000-05:00I don't want to see it. It really doesn't interest...I don't want to see it. It really doesn't interest me in the least. I feel guilty about that, like I'm somehow spitting on my people by feeling that way. <BR/><BR/>David's first sentence was right on, by the way.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423390372744319739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10052388.post-1139247124986348022006-02-06T12:32:00.000-05:002006-02-06T12:32:00.000-05:00If the only person not forgiving you is you, you n...If the only person not forgiving you is you, you need to look at that.<BR/><BR/>Make your choice and embrace it. The future is scary, but if you trust in the universe, it will take care of you. There are a million invisible hands holding you up and waiting for you to tell them where to take you.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with that crack. Just keep punching.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.com