You know what's gay? Anderson Cooper.

This is probably old news to those of you who follow pop culture, but comedian and actor Vince Vaughn has a new movie coming out titled "The Dilemma". Not to spoil the plot, but Vince's character finds out inadvertently that his best friend's wife is having an affair. Does he tell him? Hilarity apparently ensues.

This would just be another plucky comedy that faded into the beautiful tapestry of our culture, except for one deadly sin: The trailer opens with a scene in which Vince calls electric cars gay!



The exact quote follows. Please, it is quite graphic. For those that have any sense of human decency or values you may want to blindly scroll your mouse wheel wildly just to be sure you don't burn your eyes with it.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, electric cars… are gay. I mean, not homosexual gay, but my-parents-are-chaperoning-me-to-the-dance gay."

If you are feeling truly adventurous you can view the trailer for yourself.



I know what you're thinking. How has this man not been stoned in the public square yet? Fortunately we have people like the Communist News Network's Anderson Cooper standing by to champion such worthy causes. He appeared on Ellen DeGeneres' show (Irony, anyone?) and said:

"I was sitting in a movie theater over the weekend and there was a preview of a movie, and in it, the actor said, 'That's so gay,' and I was shocked that not only that they put it in the movie, but that they thought that it was okay to put that in a preview for the movie to get people to go and see it."

Shocked, I tell you!

"I just find those words, those terms, we've got to do something to make those words unacceptable because those words are hurting kids. Someone else I talked to recently said that the words people use and the things people say about other kids online, it enters into their internal dialogue, and when you're a kid, it can change the way you see yourself and the way you think about yourself, and the worth that you give to yourself. I think we need to really focus on what language we're using and how we're treating these kids"

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

Universal, broadcasting from deep within their evil lair buried beneath an inactive volcano while petting a hairless cat...

Actual footage of person responsible for "gay" line in movie.

...stated that they surprised at the criticism of the clip. They reportedly showed the clip to several gay executives and gay marketing people at Universal and received nothing but positive feedback.

/sarc

Seriously, Anderson? Seriously? This is what has got you all riled up? Nothing else going on in the world was more important than this? I don't claim to be the coolest cat on the block, but even I know that the term gay in this context means awkward, weird, or stupid and has absolutely nothing to do with sexual preference. Vince's character even clarifies what context he meant gay in, just in case any in his audience was socially retarded "special".

Beyond that, even if it was intended to be offensive, it's a comedy! Comedy is supposed to be offensive in some way. That's why it's funny.

Vince Vaughn did issue a statement in defense of the bit:

"Let me add my voice of support to the people outraged by the bullying and persecution of people for their differences, whatever those differences may be. Comedy and joking about our differences breaks tension and brings us together. Drawing dividing lines over what we can and cannot joke about does exactly that; it divides us. Most importantly, where does it stop."

It may be difficult to decipher exactly what Vince means there, so I'll paraphrase: Cowboy up. Reach deep down, grab your pair, and frigging get over it.

Contrary to popular belief, Andy, you do not have the right not to be offended. If you don't want to support Universal's use of the term gay, then don't spend money on their movies.