No More 'Dilemma': Universal to Pull 'Gay' Trailer

By PopEater Staff Posted Oct 8th 2010 02:15PM

After pointed criticism from CNN host Anderson Cooper beget a flood of negative headlines, Universal Studios has told the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) that they are pulling a controversial trailer for the film 'The Dilemma' that uses the word "gay" in a derogatory way.

GLAAD expressed concerns about the trailer prior to its release to YouTube and theaters, however, the studio chose to keep the line in the preview. But now that the joke has ignited an unexpected backlash, the studio "assured us that the offensive joke will be removed from TV and media campaigns promoting the film from this point forward, including the trailer currently playing in movie theaters," according to post on GLAAD's blog.

In the preview, Vince Vaughn's character uses the word "gay" to describe electric cars. "I mean, not homosexual gay," he corrects. "But my-parents-are-chaperoning-the-dance 'gay.'"

Criticism from the likes of Cooper, who called the word's use "unacceptable," reportedly caught Universal off guard. A studio insider told Deadline Hollywood that they "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 GLAAD spokesman Richard Ferraro told PopEater on Friday that claim was "inaccurate" and that "GLAAD does not and did not support this trailer."

'The Dilemma,' directed by Ron Howard and co-starring Kevin James and Queen Latifah, is set to hit theaters on Jan. 14.

Tags: glaad, the dilemma, Vince Vaughn

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Friday 08 October

By I Love You!!!

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Stupid! It doesn't bother me to hear "That is so gay". Just little words and people are freaking out!! "Gay" used to mean "happy" and it has turned into a "bad word" now? Very ridiculous! Grow up people!!

By PATRICIA

oh god I agree. Why do people now a days take each word and tair it apart, why do we have to look into every word that is said?,why can't we just say things and mean what we say,every one keeps taking the words and changing the meaning so that we don't even know what what to say any more

By TB

Me thinks AC doth protest too much. Hey AC why don't you grow a pair!!

By le

i'm gay & i say it all the time. I honestly don't think that it effects people az much az some people think. Its a term such nigga is thrown around feel me?

By OfAlaska

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How about yag, or gay spelled backwards, as in 'that's so yag,' or we have a yag interior decorator, or you yaggot!

By Dave

WHAT A BUNCH HORSE SH**! That term has been used by straight folks for decades (men and women both) to describe a person or situation that looks "cheesy, flamboyant or just NOT RIGHT! BTW...Anderson Cooper has been rumored to be GAY himself so its no wonder he would take up the battle on this.

By Eq

Anderson Cooper needs to get a life. Vaughn explains exactly what he meant in the trailer. He wasn't bashing gays

By tom

This guy, Anderson Cooper is so gay.

By mp

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Good - now they should yank the line from the film. They can say "fey" instead, which is a substitute, but not as triggering. Next step, they shouldn't film lines like this. Whenever a bunch of kids start killing themselves, the society has the responsibility to wake up and take action.

By Deanna

I so agree with most of you! They need to get over themselves. Pretty soon they will be trying to tell us how to talk. I wouldn't have pulled the trailor. Here we go:
/geɪ/ Show Spelled
[gey] Show IPA
adjective, -er, -est, noun, adverb
–adjective
1. having or showing a merry, lively mood: gay spirits; gay music.
2. bright or showy: gay colors; gay ornaments.
3. given to or abounding in social or other pleasures: a gay social season.
4. licentious; dissipated; wanton: The baron is a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies.
5. homosexual.
6. of, indicating, or supporting homosexual interests or issues: a gay organization.
–noun
7. a homosexual person, esp. a male.
–adverb
8. in a gay manner.

Now, if there are 8 definitions. Why can't we use the word gay. They are the ones that took it for #7. okay. I love Helen, but get off your high horse!!!

By easygoindfw

Gay colors? You must mean pink, mauve and lavender, huh? Hehehehe..

Sunday 10 October

By critic#1

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This is such a trampling of the 1st amendmant. How can they tell someone making a movie how to talk. It seems like the only people you can dog and make fun if these days is men and white people. All of these other people have turned into a bunch of whiny little b^%*@es.

By Kyle

Leave it to a Liberal to get offended. I'm offended you are not normal and don't support your country and think everything should be given to you but I live with it....so should you.

By ariel

first of all those two girls would never go out with those two guysin real life so the whole movie looks stupid and dumb.

By And

Straight and narrow? how about straight and narrow minded.

By art

at this rate in 20 years child molesters will be having parades.

By ronoct12

Cooper catches for Ben and apparently is not shocked by that. He is a sad (not gay) homosexual/queer.

By Jerry

The "gay" word has been around for so long. Who cares that Vince used it. Bunch whiner's.

By mary

Have yourself a Merry little Christmas, make the Yuletide "gay"....WHEN did the world give homosexuals permission to own a word that already was in existence, and already had it's own meaning a use?? I'm not at all anti-gay...but honestly believe that anyone who wants to be certainly is within their rights TO be (as long as they don't act out in a hateful way against anyone) If you're allowed to be openly gay, anyone else is allowed to be openly NOT for the gay lifestyle too. I hardly think Vince Vaughn reading a script is anti-anything. Grow up people, have you watched an episode of GLEE lately? There are more slurs there than anywhere else, and yet we all love it!

By will

To you useless Americans who dont find the word 'gay' offensive. It's sensitivity is heightened by the fact due to the 2 recent suicides of 2 gay teenagers. Oh I forgot...most of you can't read anyway. Go talk to your cell phones and text each other instead.

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