Comments on: Green on Thursday #49: On Colton Ford and the Gays and Binary Culture http://bstewart23.com/blog/2008/01/31/green-on-thursday-49-on-colton-ford-and-the-gays-and-binary-culture/ This. That. No Other. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:00:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Oh, Porn at bstewart23 http://bstewart23.com/blog/2008/01/31/green-on-thursday-49-on-colton-ford-and-the-gays-and-binary-culture/#comment-3659 Oh, Porn at bstewart23 Sun, 11 May 2008 01:03:44 +0000 http://bstewart23.com/blog/2008/01/31/green-on-thursday-49-on-colton-ford-and-the-gays-and-binary-culture/#comment-3659 [...] I’ve written before, with considerable annoyance, of the weird, unjustifiable, love-or-hate, binary assessment of pop culture and, specifically, of gay p.... So when I announced to friends that Champ and I were off to Toronto’s Priape store to meet [...] [...] I’ve written before, with considerable annoyance, of the weird, unjustifiable, love-or-hate, binary assessment of pop culture and, specifically, of gay p…. So when I announced to friends that Champ and I were off to Toronto’s Priape store to meet [...]

]]> By: Jeez Jon http://bstewart23.com/blog/2008/01/31/green-on-thursday-49-on-colton-ford-and-the-gays-and-binary-culture/#comment-1572 Jeez Jon Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:39:57 +0000 http://bstewart23.com/blog/2008/01/31/green-on-thursday-49-on-colton-ford-and-the-gays-and-binary-culture/#comment-1572 The score to "There Will Be Blood" was amazing... as was the rest of the movie. Hands down, one of the best films I've seen in a long time, and the score had a lot to do with it. Well, okay, re: my taste in music, how 'bout these as examples from my musical collection: The Smiths, New Order, Joy Division, Yaz, Depeche Mode, Radiohead, Yma Sumac, ABBA, Aretha Franklin, and a shit load of musical theater stuff (courtesy of the Domestic Partner). And I do agree that if you give a good, cogent argument for a particular art or artist, you can indeed justify your view. Like, for example, John Williams' score for "Star Wars" was an excellent use of the leitmotif methods utilized by Wagner to help give scope, character, and tension to George Lucas' work. The music helped foreshadow events and deepen poorly written scenes. And also, it's awesome music to listen to while you're driving. The score to “There Will Be Blood” was amazing… as was the rest of the movie. Hands down, one of the best films I’ve seen in a long time, and the score had a lot to do with it.

Well, okay, re: my taste in music, how ’bout these as examples from my musical collection:

The Smiths, New Order, Joy Division, Yaz, Depeche Mode, Radiohead, Yma Sumac, ABBA, Aretha Franklin, and a shit load of musical theater stuff (courtesy of the Domestic Partner).

And I do agree that if you give a good, cogent argument for a particular art or artist, you can indeed justify your view. Like, for example, John Williams’ score for “Star Wars” was an excellent use of the leitmotif methods utilized by Wagner to help give scope, character, and tension to George Lucas’ work. The music helped foreshadow events and deepen poorly written scenes. And also, it’s awesome music to listen to while you’re driving.

]]> By: bstewart23 http://bstewart23.com/blog/2008/01/31/green-on-thursday-49-on-colton-ford-and-the-gays-and-binary-culture/#comment-1568 bstewart23 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:12:58 +0000 http://bstewart23.com/blog/2008/01/31/green-on-thursday-49-on-colton-ford-and-the-gays-and-binary-culture/#comment-1568 Thanks for the kind words, <b>Jon</b>, but your taste sucks. Zero out of ten. Hee. I'll admit that the Peter Gabriel score for <i>The Last Temptation of Christ</i> is some of the best sexmusic out there if you will. Have you heard Jonny Greenwood's <i>There Will Be Blood</i> soundtrack? <i>Stunning.</i> My guiltiest pleasure would probably be The Dixie Chicks, but I think if you make an interesting, reasoned and knowledgeable argument for (or against) any particular art or artist, you can justify a more extreme view. "It sucks" does not, unfortunately, qualify. Thanks for the kind words, Jon, but your taste sucks. Zero out of ten.

Hee.

I’ll admit that the Peter Gabriel score for The Last Temptation of Christ is some of the best sexmusic out there if you will. Have you heard Jonny Greenwood’s There Will Be Blood soundtrack? Stunning.

My guiltiest pleasure would probably be The Dixie Chicks, but I think if you make an interesting, reasoned and knowledgeable argument for (or against) any particular art or artist, you can justify a more extreme view. “It sucks” does not, unfortunately, qualify.

]]> By: Jeez Jon http://bstewart23.com/blog/2008/01/31/green-on-thursday-49-on-colton-ford-and-the-gays-and-binary-culture/#comment-1567 Jeez Jon Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:56:59 +0000 http://bstewart23.com/blog/2008/01/31/green-on-thursday-49-on-colton-ford-and-the-gays-and-binary-culture/#comment-1567 Again, Brett, thank you! I too am over the use of pop culture as a dividing tool. The whole concept of "You have to love it or hate it" is just ridiculous, considering that the bulk of pop culture is usually somewhere in the middle. And then, tacking on some sort of snotty elitism on top of that makes no sense to me. I mean, it doesn't really say anything negative about someone if they like a particular artist or not, because most people like a wide variety of genres and styles, especially when it comes to music. In my collection alone, I have classical (Brahms, Beethoven), movie scores (Star Wars, Brokeback Mountain, The Last Temptation of Chris), R&B (Erkyah Badu), country (Dolly Parton), gay dance-y stuff (tons of Erasure), rock (U2), and some very, very guilty pleasures (Spice Girls... yes, I'm not proud). So, categorizing someone merely because they like one genre or one particular artist is completely ridiculous because most of us have facets, layers, different parts to our person & personality. I've been meaning to do a post about this very subject for a while. That being said, I'll stop here. So, again, thank you! Again, Brett, thank you! I too am over the use of pop culture as a dividing tool. The whole concept of “You have to love it or hate it” is just ridiculous, considering that the bulk of pop culture is usually somewhere in the middle. And then, tacking on some sort of snotty elitism on top of that makes no sense to me. I mean, it doesn’t really say anything negative about someone if they like a particular artist or not, because most people like a wide variety of genres and styles, especially when it comes to music. In my collection alone, I have classical (Brahms, Beethoven), movie scores (Star Wars, Brokeback Mountain, The Last Temptation of Chris), R&B (Erkyah Badu), country (Dolly Parton), gay dance-y stuff (tons of Erasure), rock (U2), and some very, very guilty pleasures (Spice Girls… yes, I’m not proud). So, categorizing someone merely because they like one genre or one particular artist is completely ridiculous because most of us have facets, layers, different parts to our person & personality.

I’ve been meaning to do a post about this very subject for a while. That being said, I’ll stop here. So, again, thank you!

]]> By: snotty http://bstewart23.com/blog/2008/01/31/green-on-thursday-49-on-colton-ford-and-the-gays-and-binary-culture/#comment-1565 snotty Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:52:38 +0000 http://bstewart23.com/blog/2008/01/31/green-on-thursday-49-on-colton-ford-and-the-gays-and-binary-culture/#comment-1565 When it comes to gay men making dance music, I like Morel-who has re-mixed Colton. When it comes to gay men making dance music, I like Morel-who has re-mixed Colton.

]]> By: TTC Hate Me at bstewart23 http://bstewart23.com/blog/2008/01/31/green-on-thursday-49-on-colton-ford-and-the-gays-and-binary-culture/#comment-1560 TTC Hate Me at bstewart23 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:38:17 +0000 http://bstewart23.com/blog/2008/01/31/green-on-thursday-49-on-colton-ford-and-the-gays-and-binary-culture/#comment-1560 [...] occurred to me, on post-deploy scanning of today’s Green on Thursday post, that I neglected to mention that former pornstar Colton Ford shares a name with an actual auto [...] [...] occurred to me, on post-deploy scanning of today’s Green on Thursday post, that I neglected to mention that former pornstar Colton Ford shares a name with an actual auto [...]

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