The bonds of friendship in the south might be true, but this is not some self-evident fact. And the fact that someone had to be told this and that the movie itself could not get this msg across speaks miles as to why it is pathetic.
Had you really watched this movie, it might have been as evident to you as it was to other movie goers that all of his friends were already well aware of the fact that he was gay even though it didn’t appear
he had confided in any of them… did you actually think that they had been blind for years and that Reese was able to figure it out in the limited time she was around him…
Even if this "tight bonds of friendship" theory is indeed true the movie itself did not adress this issue at all when considereing the gay friend coming out of the closet. In fact it blew over it as if it didn't matter at all, it was side bar, an entertaining appetizer, nothing of substance. Much like every issue the movie attempts to deal with for that matter.
It didn’t matter to his friends and the issue was addressed in the very fact that all his friends stood by him and didn’t turn their backs on him… sometimes actions speak louder than words ever could…
By the way to claim that the bonds of friendship in the south are stronger than in other parts of the country is sterotypical and biased. And doesn't change the fact that lying, insulting, and hidden sexuality would have some stir, no matter your relations.
I did not claim the bonds of friendship in the south are stronger than in other parts of the country so don’t twist my words around to suit yourself… You insinuated with your statement
“This is the south? Gimme a break.” that bonds of friendship like that were not possible in the south… and then you went on to insinuate that anyone who
"totes around a confederate flag" couldn’t possibly accept a homosexual which is biased and stereotypical on your part… You also neglected to clarify the reason they were carrying confederate flags was because they were all history buffs taking part in Civil War re-enactments which incidentally was a major part of the tourist trade in that town… and your following statement
“the only black southern characters in the movie are cooks and maids.” should have clued me in on the fact that you didn’t really watch this movie… (and I am not talking about her friend from New York either)… so maybe you need to
really watch this movie instead of just using it as an opportunity to voice your own prejudice views…