| QAF musings |
[Jun. 17th, 2011|08:19 am] |
This is a newbe post- if it is off topic please let me know.
anyway..
One of the aspects of QAFs brilliance is its brave ability to portray issues that we sometimes prefer not to think about. But sometimes I feel the need to talk them over....
Season 1 - The age differences between B and J and the fact tat Justin is a minor. Fandom seem to be OK with this, but as a parent of a teenager I don't think I am. what would your reaction be to an irresponsible and promiscuous 30 year old that is sleeping with your kid, changing him and influencing/controlling every decision that the kid makes, taking over your role, putting him in danger?
(Personally, If I was Justins parent I would want him to do at least some business courses with his art degree.)
His parents opinions become irrelevant when Brain buys him a drink, dances and kisses him. And ..in season one Jenifer cares about Justin a hell of a lot more then Brain does.
We all love Brian, but if we didnt, if he was less beautiful, would we still be as tolerant?
This relationship seems to be "the love that dare not speak its name " or the Greek man/boy relationship. Oscar Wild wrote about it (and was jailed for it).
One aspect that QAF brings out is the huge influence and power the man has over the boy. (to some extent, as the relationship progresses, it is the other way around)
Brain becomes an Idol, a role model, a parent.
Are we OK with it? |
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| Brian Getting Hit? |
[Jun. 17th, 2011|05:40 pm] |
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I know in Fandom it seems to be pretty much known that Jack hit Brian when he was younger, but I'm wondering where that idea came from? I know there was the scene with Joan saying "You don't know how many times I had to let him hit me so he wouldn't hit you." Or something like that, but are there any other reasons why Fandom thinks this? |
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