The Queen in Shining Armor: Safe Eroticism and the Gay Friend
2000; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 28; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/01956050009602816
ISSN1930-6458
Autores Tópico(s)Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
ResumoAbstract George's words bear an odd significance, and My Best Friend's Wedding bears an even odder happy ending. George is no love interest; he is Jules's charming–and gay–friend. Why does a film that is seemingly about heterosexual love end not with sex, not with marriage (for the protagonist, anyway) but with an ecstatic (and extended) dance routine involving our heroine and her gay friend? The final scene of the film places George and Jules's relationship in a privileged position: It becomes the stuff of happy Hollywood endings. Interestingly, My Best Friend's Wedding is not alone in this valuation. The gay male/straight female relationship has become a mainstream film and television phenomenon. NBC's sitcom Will & Grace charts the exploits of a thirtysomething woman and her dashing gay roommate. Additional informationNotes on contributorsBaz Dreisinger BAZ DREISINGER is a third-year Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University where she is focusing on masculinity and race in American culture.
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