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Saturday, July 15, 2000 @ 6:58 PM
I got to thinking today about...well...a lot of things. I got to thinking about how, when I saw American Pie last summer, it freaked me the hell out. And when I watched it two weeks ago at Steve Agge's house, it just made me laugh. Eric might say that I "grew less uptight" over the past few months.
I wonder if maybe, if I saw Scary Movie again in a few months, it would seem funny instead of nauseating...It's something to think about.
This made me think some more about the issue of Eric's play, Two Gay Guys, the Cops, and a Dead Body. In case you aren't a frequent visitor, I'll fill you in. The play has been found offensive by Dan & Karen Irvin, the parents of Justin Irvin, the star of my show, Close Second. So offensive, in fact, that they insist on pulling Justin out of the show if Eric's play and mine are on the same bill. This is a problem, obviously. This is also a form of censorship. Eric's play may be offensive, it may be rude...But he had every right to write and he has every right to direct it. The actors have every right to perform in it. Stick & Co. Productions has every right to produce it. Scary Movie is an offensive and low-quality film. But I don't dare question it's right to be playing in theatres. It may have even warped my fragile little mind. So what?
I suppose the right-wingers would argue with me that movies like Scary Movie and plays like Eric's are causing the country to deviate from Family Values, and causing us to become more obscene and maybe even more immoral. But I agree with Eric. They're causing society to become less uptight.
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