Anderson Cooper Blasts New Vince Vaughn Trailer

By PopEater Staff Posted Oct 8th 2010 07:27AM

Anderson Cooper won't be seeing 'The Dilemma.'

In a discussion with Ellen DeGeneres, Cooper took issue with the movie's trailer, in which Vince Vaughn's character uses the word "gay" in a derogatory fashion, although he never named the actor or the actual film.

"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," he told Ellen.

UPDATE: Universal has agreed to remove the "so gay" line from the trailer. Full Story

"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," he added.

Hear Anderson @ 5:30

'The Dilemma' Trailer

"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," the CNN anchor continued.

Universal Studios is reportedly caught off guard by the spate of criticism about the trailer. A studio insider tells Deadline Hollywood's Nikki Finke that the studio "showed the trailer to gay groups like GLAAD and gay executives here and gays in our marketing department and no one was offended and everyone had a positive response."

But a representative of GLAAD tells PopEater that they were never on board.

"That is inaccurate," spokesman Richard Ferraro said in response to reports that the gay rights group approved. "GLAAD does not and did not support this trailer."

Many celebrities, including Cooper and DeGeneres, have spoken out against bullying following the recent suicides of several gay teens.

Tags: anderson cooper, ellen degeneres, Vince Vaughn

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Friday 08 October

By Office Manager

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Really??? That clip bothered him? I thought it was very funny and Anderson, get over yourself!

By James

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Bob,
I think you meant to say "you're" (you are) instead of "your". I guess we can't expect homophobes to be educated. Maybe you should get one since you seem so opinionated about Cooper getting a life.

By Clara

I don't understand why Cooper bristles when people ask him about his orientation, yet he would find something like that offensive.

By Mo

Bob, your such a jerk. He doesn't have a life because he is gay? Your probably fat and ugly as hell. Go eat dirt.

By radi

@bob right on! @ James, your whole reply was gay!

By wolf13axl4

First off does anyone care about AC anymore? He is as washed up as J Stewart. Secondly yeah I do believe AC is GAY and he is probably the pillow biter.

By Captnjack416

bravo well said

By ronoct12

He doesn't seem happy but certainly is Queer!

By JFISCHER

I think Cooper is soft!! gay people are gay just like white people are white and black people are black. The term gay is used for many things other then homosexuals get over it!!!!!

By Howard

Bobs just speaking the truth. Dont hate. Hateing is so gay.

By WALTER JOHN LIN

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anderson is not gay, he's likes to feel transgendered when he loses weight like that. HE'S STARVING! it's not heroin either. 4 cups of coffee.

Saturday 09 October

By bored

You're right James, poor grammar is so gay.

By TwistedLooney

I am a lesbian and I say that's so gay... Do I mean it in a hurtful way? No. Does it offend my gay friends? No. That saying doesn't even mean a person is gay... It's like saying something sucks... Seriously I wish this guy would STFU!

By jariah

I'm a gay man and I didnt spend the last 15 years of my life working to get people to accept me for who I am just to let that term get used in a derogatory way. We can't get married, we have no rights, we are KILLED in certain countries just for existing, we are accused of being sexual predators and beaten to death on country roads or killed and dragged behind trucks. And people like you think that just because we're gay, we can accept the way that that term is being used? What's wrong with you? Don't you have any self worth? It is NOT okay to allow people to use that term to degrade anyone. It is NOT okay to allow someone to use that term to demean anyone, including us. I am Gay and I do not use that word in any kind of negative sense to describe anyone or anything. Because I am PROUD of who I am, and I refuse to let anyone think it's okay to take that away from me. How do you expect to stop all the hatred, all the discrimination when we are the very ones perpetuating it? Wake up.

By yfa2

@ jariah: I'm a gay woman, and I, too, have no objection to using the phrase, "that's gay" to mean that something is ridiculous or stupid. I also say "that's retarded." Attacking people and saying that they have no self-respect is not going to fix the issue. Ultra sensitive people only stir up more angst in the world. The more you tell someone NOT to say something, the more they want to say it...only when they say it in response to you, they do say it with hate. Maybe it's more offensive to gay men than women.

By anon69

@Jariah- You have no rights?
I think you do...

By amiwright

@jariah, that's been happening to black people for decades.

Log cabin anyone? Self hate is so pathetic.

By SJ

@Jariah,
Stop being so gay about it. Yeesh...you guys hijacked the word "gay" to begin with. It used to mean "happy" Hanging out with the Flinstones and having a "gay old time" didn't mean that Barney was boning Fred in the butt-rock. It is just queer (meaning strange) that people get so wrapped up in a word. If you have a problem with people using the word, go back to your original word "homo-sexual" Words that are ok to use:
Whitey, Honkey, Cracker, Teabagger, Right-wing lunatic...

So a hurtful word is ok to use as long as it isn't against YOUR group? That's just gay! Hope everyone has a gay (meaning happy) weekend!

By sandy

Love it!!!! Way to go. I tried to say it but you said it twice as well with less words. Love ya and no it doesn't mean I'm in love with you. I'm just telling you, you're pretty darn special and it's neat.

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