Brokeback generalization in context
Jack Carroll reports from Cyprus:
... in the commentary to a fashion show
review on Euronews one collection of women's wear was described as
having "topical Brokeback chic."
This before the actual clothes were shown. What do you think was
Brokeback about them?
Yes, Western wear: cowboy hats, cowboy-inspired slacks, and cowboy
boots. Absent here is any reference whatsoever to the characters
or plot of "Brokeback Mountain". In this context all that matters
is the clothes, just the clothes, ma'am.
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Posted by Arnold Zwicky at March 16, 2006 02:16 PM