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p> BROKEBACK HEARTED br> Re: Shawn Macomber's The Passion of Brokeback Mountain : /p>

Even though a lot of Shawn Macomber's facts are diluted by half, his statement that Proulx's reasoning for "why Brokeback Mountain deserved an Oscar is nearly identical to the demands evangelical Christians made on behalf of The Passion" is completely disingenuous. I don't recall The Passion getting over twenty-five Best Film Awards before the Oscar ceremony. I don't recall the nearest competition having "two." I don't recall actual Academy members spouting in the press that they refused to see The Passion because of its content as voters said about Brokeback Mountain in the press. I don't recall seeing every indicator of what has gone on to win Best Picture the past 78 years, ignored by AMPAS. Every single one.

p>If he truly wanted to look beneath what Annie Proulx is writing and many people are still talking about concerning this years Oscars, then that would be good commentary. To accuse an author of "entitlement" is easy for him, doing his homework would be hard. That's entitlement. His last line, methinks, was written about himself: The convergence of self-importance and hyperbolic press releases is clouding your judgment. br> --

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