Bitterback Mountain: A Clarification

Originally posted on March 24, 2006

Recently, I was sent an e-mail regarding the blog entry titled, ‘Bitterback Mountain – Ungracious Losers’. The reader had made the attempt to post it in the comments section, but
it didn’t work for some reasons that I cannot explain. My blog is set to allow all of my readers to post their opinions and feedbacks. If you cannot, click here to send me an e-mail.

I felt that a misunderstanding had taken place and the main point of the article I had written was overlooked. I need to make a clarification regarding the blog entry I had written and hope that the misunderstanding will be cleared up.

I did not make fun of any movies. The title, ‘Bitterback Mountain’ was a metaphor in describing Annie Proulx’s reaction to the upset victory of ‘Crash’. To me, it made perfect sense, as she was the author of the original short story. As you may recall, I did not make any jokes regarding the homosexuality theme in the film. Nor did I make any jokes about the racial theme in the movie, ‘Crash’. In fact, I found most of the jokes to be heavily juvenile. I don’t care too much for Jay Leno or any talk show hosts; they aren’t what they used to be.

In today’s society, people find it easier to make a mockery out of homosexuality rather than using a racial theme. It doesn’t mean it’s right what they are doing. It’s a condition in the society. It has more to do with mind programming from the families and the mainstream media, which does make a large influence in how we think and react to social issues. However, I would have note the irony because I've seen people made fun for wearing a turban when they’re in fact, Sikh instead of Muslim. Turbans are mostly worn by Sikhs. Yet they are so intimidated by people of different backgrounds and not the Islamic terrorists. It’s a social condition that evolves to different themes through the ages and we always are fighting to break the barriers. People are like a flock of sheep, it’s easier for them to believe the negativity than it is to believe the positive perceptive of life.

The point of writing it was to show how I disapprove of people who react to their losses in such an ungracious manner. It’s a strong sign of being a poor sport, if I was nominated for an award and I didn’t win, I will not write an article and send it to a major newspaper saying how I should had been recognized for my works. It's just tacky. The best way to achieve a global recognizance is to not ask for it.

Had it been Paul Haggis, the director of ‘Crash’ who lost to ‘Brokeback Mountain’ and wrote a similar article to Annie Proulx’s, you can bet that I will react in the same way. Ungracious losers easily turn me off. It’s all about sportsmanship when it comes to victories and losses. I’ve seen ‘Crash’ and I do plan on seeing ‘Brokeback Mountain’ once I get the chance to. I never vow to not see a film, some people are just being ridiculous when they vow to not see a film simply because they find the storyline to be offensive. Some of the Jewish followers tried to accuse ‘The Passion of the Christ’ of spreading anti-Semitism only to end up looking like fools because it wasn’t. The movie was decent, not fantastic in my opinion. It was pretty over hyped.

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