tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23563380.post7925003461307444986..comments2023-10-02T00:28:29.335-07:00Comments on Gay LDS Actor: The God I Believe InGay LDS Actorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841236084753512311noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23563380.post-64341013203396235492014-01-12T05:50:58.376-08:002014-01-12T05:50:58.376-08:00I know I must have seen this film and read your po...I know I must have seen this film and read your post within the last couple of years - but I suppose I saw it through new eyes this time.<br />I was crying a lot because of the many events that you have attended but have not been able to fully participate - though I have never felt that way as a girl seeking permission to stand in the circle . . . <br />I too saw the prodigal son - I have taken on the personality of the brother far too much in my lifetime. I now understand the difference between being active in the gospel and being active in the Church. For a while I had taken on a Harriet Oleson/Pharisee attitude because I was active in church - but not necessarily in the gospel. You have become more active in the gospel since finding Jonah - and that's a wonderful thing!<br /><br />Thank you for sharing so much of your insight and honesty.LCannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219524078435202602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23563380.post-29034254656995912752010-06-17T09:29:08.988-07:002010-06-17T09:29:08.988-07:00I think it's good that cruelty upsets you. An...I think it's good that cruelty upsets you. And I suppose we all have things to work on. That's what makes us human. ;-)<br /><br />Yeah, I really liked the Bishop, too. I, fortunately, have known many like him. I know others who haven't been so lucky.Gay LDS Actorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841236084753512311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23563380.post-56092625932641981332010-06-16T22:01:54.625-07:002010-06-16T22:01:54.625-07:00I did like the bishop. I thought he was an accurat...I did like the bishop. I thought he was an accurate portrayal of a kind person who follows the handbook but is not entirely inflexible. I've known LDS bishops like this and am grateful they exist. <br /><br />Also, I thought the short was emotionally believable, and I definitely felt the dramatic tension, so in that sense it did its job. (If any of the filmmakers read this, yes, I thought you made a fine film, even if it did make me want to run screaming from the room.)<br /><br />I've noticed that as I get older I am less able to witness depictions of cruelty. I find them really upsetting.<br /><br />In any case, I appreciate your equanimity. I do think it's something I need to work on.MoHoHawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086670779804942122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23563380.post-6972049848219055642010-06-16T18:31:09.379-07:002010-06-16T18:31:09.379-07:00MoHoHawaii,
Probably because my family has been s...MoHoHawaii,<br /><br />Probably because my family has been so cool about my coming out, those thoughts didn't really dawn on me as much, but I certainly can see how that could be a sore spot for various viewers of the film. But the way I looked at it was maybe this was early in David's coming out period, and his family still hasn't adjusted yet. And I guess part of my point was maybe it was an experience like this that teaches the family to be more compassionate and accepting and loving. I'd like to think that if we were to see the aftermath of the movie, maybe at least some of the family members softened their hearts. Who knows what the relationship is like, say, a year from the events in the movie? I'd like to believe it's better. Plus, I feel a lot of sides were represented: a hostile stepmother and brother, a kind of lukewarm brother, a father who is "straight down the line," but still compassionate, a sister who is on the gay son's side, an empathetic bishop, the gay son.<br /><br />I'm sorry it was painful for you to watch. I guess I found it more hopeful than painful myself, but I also think our life experiences can certainly shape the various reactions we have to a story, so I can certainly understand why it might affect a person in a more negative or painful way.Gay LDS Actorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841236084753512311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23563380.post-39364351201934171542010-06-16T17:58:11.415-07:002010-06-16T17:58:11.415-07:00This film upset me a lot. I found it very painful ...This film upset me a lot. I found it very painful to watch. I wish my reaction to it were better. Maybe it hits too close to home. It could be that the family's rejection of David in the film is overplayed for effect, but if I were in his situation, I'd see my father and my sister at my house and avoid the brothers and stepmother entirely. I probably need to work on my attitude. So you guys didn't react strongly to the family's overall hostile reception?MoHoHawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086670779804942122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23563380.post-55398908754337929332010-06-16T07:26:47.683-07:002010-06-16T07:26:47.683-07:00Wow! Very touching. I am touched by the compassi...Wow! Very touching. I am touched by the compassion. <br /><br />Thank you for bringing to my attention. It gives me pause to reflect on our compassionate Father.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23563380.post-67207715109239581622010-06-16T00:02:03.049-07:002010-06-16T00:02:03.049-07:00I love this short film too and agree with many of ...I love this short film too and agree with many of your points. What irks me is that we even have to think of situations like this as an "exception" to a "rule" at all. Seems to me that with so many "exceptions" running around, maybe we should ask if what we think is "the rule" might be incomplete.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992194211469009236noreply@blogger.com