Yervant1 Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's Culture Ministry has restricted the viewing of the Oscar-winning gay romance Brokeback Mountain to viewers over the age of 18, saying the movie violated public morals, a ministry official said Thursday. The restriction reflects the sensitivities in overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey, where homosexuality is largely a taboo subject. The movie ratings subcommittee of the Culture and Tourism Ministry restricted the viewing of Brokeback Mountain before its opening in Turkey next Friday, the ministry official said on condition of anonymity. Turkish officials cannot speak to the press without prior authorization. The subcommittee ruled that the movie would harm public morals, the official said. In the United States, the movie is rated R - restricted - and viewers under the age of 17 must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. Brokeback Mountain won Oscar awards for best director, best musical score and best adapted screenplay. The Culture Ministry official said the rating decision could be reviewed if the producer of the movie objected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's Culture Ministry has restricted the viewing of the Oscar-winning gay romance Brokeback Mountain to viewers over the age of 18, saying the movie violated public morals, a ministry official said Thursday. The restriction reflects the sensitivities in overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey, where homosexuality is largely a taboo subject. The movie ratings subcommittee of the Culture and Tourism Ministry restricted the viewing of Brokeback Mountain before its opening in Turkey next Friday, the ministry official said on condition of anonymity. Turkish officials cannot speak to the press without prior authorization. The subcommittee ruled that the movie would harm public morals, the official said. In the United States, the movie is rated R - restricted - and viewers under the age of 17 must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. Brokeback Mountain won Oscar awards for best director, best musical score and best adapted screenplay. The Culture Ministry official said the rating decision could be reviewed if the producer of the movie objected. The culture ministry guy would lift the age restriction if he's given a good looking guy for a night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 The restriction reflects the sensitivities in overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey, where homosexuality is largely a taboo subject. Ha-Ha-Ha! Exactly the opposite. Turks were known throughout history as natural born homos whose only competitors in the region are the Georgians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skhara Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 (edited) anyone remember "midnight express"? " To the Turks, everything is "shurla burla", which means "like this, like that". You never know what will happen. All foreigners are "ayip", they're considered dirty. So is homosexuality, it's a big crime here, but most of them do it every chance they get... (more) " By the way, at work we had a speaker who was providing some guidelines on overseas travel. He told a story how he got pickpocketted in turkey and a pair of turks stole his wallet. One, he says reached right into his pocket, while another came directly at him and pushed him so he'd lose coordination and not be able to stop the pick-pocket. He said he was in turkey a second time, in the same square, and he noticed a group of four men eyeballing him, so that time, he quickly moved into a store and saw the four of them sort of "gathered" outside. Edited March 17, 2006 by skhara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Turkey's best belly dancers are men. This is not a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skhara Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 (edited) ya don't say: Male belly-dancers dazzle Istanbul http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/725000/images/_726807_front300.jpg http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/726807.stm Historical roots Male belly-dancing does have its roots in history, when women were sometimes not allowed to perform. "It's just a modern version of what often happened in Ottoman times when men used to dance for the Sultan," Evrim says. "I just love to dance so I plan to retire as late as possible. Only when I need a stick to walk." Edited March 17, 2006 by skhara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 After reading this, I think the director of Brokeback Mountain would be Ang Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 This is nothing new or a new start. The best parties had male dancers over females in Turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zartonk Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 (edited) After reading this, I think the director of Brokeback Mountain would be Ang Lee You read my mind Sip, you did... Edited March 18, 2006 by Zartonk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 http://Video.sympatico.msn.com/v/en-ca/v.h...3184b70&f=37/81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanetsi Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Ha-Ha-Ha! Exactly the opposite. Turks were known throughout history as natural born homos whose only competitors in the region are the Georgians. Care to explain Gams? I didn't know either of them had that reputation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zartonk Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Vano jan, I've heard of an Ottoman infamy in this regard. As for the neighbor, I lack knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Care to explain Gams? Sure I can! Societies whose moral puts on a pedestal female virginity are more inclined to get into "homo" business. When the hormones spin your head and when there is no one around to let the hormones calm down, what would you do...? Rape your Christian neighbor, indulge into some affair with the neighbors' sheep, or the most innocent one...get in touch with your male co-students or co-workers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Sure I can! Societies whose moral puts on a pedestal female virginity are more inclined to get into "homo" business. When the hormones spin your head and when there is no one around to let the hormones calm down, what would you do...? Rape your Christian neighbor, indulge into some affair with the neighbors' sheep, or the most innocent one...get in touch with your male co-students or co-workers Very creative You forgot the family dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 You forgot the family dog. Yes, I suspect the word "lezu" in Armenian, has something in common with the Greek word for that infamous island "Lesbos". I will stop here because Arpa once threaneted with 'lezvahadnel" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakachik77 Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 How about in Armenia - has Brokeback Mountain even been shown in Armenia, let's judge ourselves first before writing childish stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 How about in Armenia - has Brokeback Mountain even been shown in Armenia, let's judge ourselves first before writing childish stuff. When the movie is featured in Armenia and the government spokesman says that this is too loose for our morality than we'll have the same fun with it. In the meantime relax and enjoy the fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakachik77 Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Yervant, the point here is that how many Armenian homosexuals do you know who are open and out in front of their families and friends. Let me guess....a big giant O if we were Spain or Netherlands or one of other countries who accepts pretty much all gays rights including marriage, then I think we would be in a position to ridicule societies like Turkey....but in this case US along with turks need to eat a lot of "hats u panir". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Yervant, the point here is that how many Armenian homosexuals do you know who are open and out in front of their families and friends. Let me guess....a big giant O if we were Spain or Netherlands or one of other countries who accepts pretty much all gays rights including marriage, then I think we would be in a position to ridicule societies like Turkey....but in this case US along with turks need to eat a lot of "hats u panir". Dear kakachik77 you got it all wrong the fun is about Turkish intolerance and not against homosexuality. If you read all the posts over again you will find nothing against homosexuality. In my part of the woods gay marriage is legal. Talking about childish staff who would name herself kakachik? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zartonk Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Sure I can! Societies whose moral puts on a pedestal female virginity are more inclined to get into "homo" business. When the hormones spin your head and when there is no one around to let the hormones calm down, what would you do...? Rape your Christian neighbor, indulge into some affair with the neighbors' sheep, or the most innocent one...get in touch with your male co-students or co-workers Thourough and educational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zartonk Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 How about in Armenia - has Brokeback Mountain even been shown in Armenia No, because I believe there was a fear of certain party officials calling out and accusing anyone who sees the film of cooperation with hidden jews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakachik77 Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I think it would be a great PR campagne for Armenia to accept gay marriage, the country will immediately end up on front pages of every major ne wspaper...and will tremendous help the Armenian cause...as far as respecting human rights etc....but this would never happen...so what is the point of my rant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armenak Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 You're right, it's not going to happen any time soon. Accepting homosexuality and gay marriage could both support and damage our cause. The Pope always enjoyed the fact that Armenians were generally conservative, religious people. Accepting gay marriage wouldn't help us much on that end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakachik77 Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 You're right, it's not going to happen any time soon. Accepting homosexuality and gay marriage could both support and damage our cause. The Pope always enjoyed the fact that Armenians were generally conservative, religious people. Accepting gay marriage wouldn't help us much on that end. what does the pope have to do with armenians? Isn't our independent church decide our matters? If we are under the influence of the pope then why don't we call us catholics and get it over with. I would hate to see Vatican has any affairs on Armenian social issues since they have not really been there for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 (edited) I think it would be a great PR campagne for Armenia to accept gay marriage, the country will immediately end up on front pages of every major ne wspaper...and will tremendous help the Armenian cause...as far as respecting human rights etc....but this would never happen...so what is the point of my rant At the same time, it could then REAAAALLY turn the neighboring muslims against us (even Iran). Edited March 29, 2006 by Sip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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