Comments on: Brokeback Middle School? https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/05/14/brokeback-middle-school/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Fri, 18 May 2007 20:45:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Mary https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/05/14/brokeback-middle-school/#comment-4856 Fri, 18 May 2007 20:45:30 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/05/14/brokeback-middle-school/#comment-4856 Content aside, R-rated is not for children. The lawsuit – hmm I don’t know – sometimes those are filed to raise awareness to the public and not so much for the punitive outcome.

IMO – the school needs to pay some retribution as well as the school district so that in the future they are putting protective measures in place for themselves and thus they can’t just shrug their shoulders and say “We had no idea!”

]]> By: Jim Burroway https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/05/14/brokeback-middle-school/#comment-4855 Wed, 16 May 2007 22:48:08 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/05/14/brokeback-middle-school/#comment-4855 I agree it’s outrageous — on the basis of content but not subject matter. No R-rated film should be shown for anyone under the age of 17. That should be a no-brianer, but unfortunately it’s not.

]]> By: Lynn David https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/05/14/brokeback-middle-school/#comment-4854 Wed, 16 May 2007 18:47:42 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/05/14/brokeback-middle-school/#comment-4854 I’d sack the teacher. Showing the film was certainly not in the curriculum.

]]> By: pam ferguson https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/05/14/brokeback-middle-school/#comment-4853 Tue, 15 May 2007 22:02:58 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/05/14/brokeback-middle-school/#comment-4853 Maybe it’s just a Texas thang….but no R-rated movie would ever be deemed appropriate under any circumstance. The theme is irrelevant.

I don’t agree with the lawsuit, but there’s just no context in which those kids seeing an R-rated movie makes any sense whatsoever to me.

Good grief. This is public school. We’ve got curriculum….. but R-rated movies incorporated into that curriculum……no way. Ever.

]]> By: Michael Bussee https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/05/14/brokeback-middle-school/#comment-4852 Tue, 15 May 2007 19:04:49 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/05/14/brokeback-middle-school/#comment-4852 I agree with Timothy and David. Some people will be upset that the movie was gay-themed. I am more concerned with the graphic, anti-gay violence (catration, murder, etc) than with the sexual themes or images. In any case, I will take a “wait-and-see” approach to see what really happened here.

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