Posts tagged France
College Boy
May 7th
No stranger to controversial subject matter director Xavier Dolan’s work is always fierce and distinguished. And with his new music video for Indochine’s College Boy he’s causing a stir in France. The black-and-white video stars actor Antoine Pilon as a high-schooler bullied by his classmates. The video takes us from his tortured time in the classroom to his life at home where he acts out his more violent impulses in the comfort of his bedroom. Again we see him back in school where his peers continue to taunt him, beat him up, and urinate on his face—culminating in his being crucified and shot at in the school yard.
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Dolan and Indochine are using these heavy images to make a strong statement about bullying and they seem to be more specifically making a point about homophobic bullying. However, French TV has already censored the video and it’s caused an outcry amongst other channels as well. Speaking to Le Figaro, Dolan responded to the video saying, "It seems absurd to me that the clip is censored. Is it really more violent than all the movies that arrive on our screens every day? The question shouldn’t be – did I go too far? It should be – what’s stopping a group of teenagers from going this far, given how powerful the gun lobby is in the U.S."
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Periodical Political Post *162
Apr 25th
Queer News
- After marriage equality in France some celebrate while others riot
- Anti-gay French politician accidentally votes in favour of gay marriage
- Colombia’s Senate says no to gay marriage, equality may come anyway
- Topless protesters drench Archbishop in protest of homophobia
- Swedish high school first to set up gender-neutral dressing room
Other News
- Law turning Google, Facebook into government spies passes US congress
- US telco getting immunity from wiretapping laws for government surveillance
- US gun violence victims detained and put through background check
- US Senate says people buying guns online don’t need background check
- Czech ambassador in the US had to clarify that Czech Republic is not Chechnya
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Periodical Political Post *161
Apr 16th
Queer News
- France legalises same-sex marriage & same-sex couple adoption
- Ireland set to get referendum on legalising same-sex marriage
- New Zealand expected to give final approval to equal marriage bill
- Queer-friendly scouting organization reports massive growth
Other News
- Upside of the economic crisis: military spending declining everywhere
- Netherlands and Scandinavia best in child welfare, US among worst
- WikiLeaks cables confirm collusion between Vatican and dictators
- Men ejected from Saudi festival, deported for being too handsome
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Periodical Political Post *151
Feb 3rd
Queer News
- French General Assembly votes to make same-sex marriage legal
- Russian gay activists beaten up by crowd at protest in Moscow
- LGBT is a social illness, says Malaysian deputy education minister
- British gov’t considers letting gay royals marry, inherit throne
- Catholic group: Not killing gay dog is anti-straight discrimination
Other News
- In malpractice case, Catholic hospital argues foetuses aren’t people
- US corporations successfully lobby against privacy in EU Parliament
- Americans face up to 10 years prison for unlocking their smartphone
- Let elderly people hurry up and die, says Japanese finance minister
- 7 year-old boy handcuffed for 5 Dollar “robbery’” in New York City
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