Vince Vaughn's 'Dilemma' Defense Rejected by GLAAD

By Christine Fenno Posted Oct 16th 2010 02:23PM

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has slammed the statement Vince Vaughn released this week, in which the actor attempted to defend the controversial dialogue in his upcoming Ron Howard comedy, 'The Dilemma.' Universal Studios has already yanked a trailer in which Vaughn's character berates a car by calling it "gay."

In remarks made public on Thursday, Vaughn said that he joins in the outrage over "bullying and persecution of people for their differences." But he insisted, "Comedy and joking about our differences breaks tension and brings us together."

Vaughn added, "Drawing divided lines over what we can and cannot joke about does exactly that; it divides us. Most importantly, where does it stop."

Yesterday, GLAAD countered with a rebuttal, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

A post on the organization's official website says: "Vince is right. Comedy does bring us together, unless one of us is the punchline. Then it pushes us apart."

Earlier this week, GLAAD reportedly asked its supporters to demand that the studio not only pull the offending trailer, but edit the inflammatory dialogue (from a screenplay credited to Allan Loeb) out of the finished film.

'The Dilemma,' co-starring Kevin James, Winona Ryder and Jennifer Connelly, is scheduled to open Jan. 14.

Tags: the dilemma, Vince Vaughn

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Saturday 16 October

By Kingsrulal

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Gay used to mean happy.

By mickey

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Gay people will slam anything, any body, any time. These GLAD people need to take a pill and go play with each other. Burn off some energy heterophobics.

By lolabull

Give it a rest already.....People are literally looking for reasons to be offended anymore. It's really quite pathetic, childish and a waste of time.

Sunday 17 October

By huali

Gays have no sense of humor.Way too sensitive.The Vince Vaughn thing is much ado about nothing.I love this , So does My boyfriend .he is almost 11year older than me .i met him via age'lessmate.c'om a nice place for seeking age le ss love.which gives you a chance to make your life better and open opportunities for you to meet the attractive young girls and treat you like a king. Maybe you wanna check it out or tell your friends..

By artboyz

When the word "gay" is being used to equal "lame" it's not making fun of gay people.

Monday 18 October

By Steve

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It's gay to say this in a gayly way, don't be so gay or be gay. Gay is a way to be happy, gayly we walk along the way, but to be gay and gay in a way to be gay unless you are not gay, but that would be gay in a way not gay. Gay in the way or gay in the way.

By me

I agree with GLAAD. Vince Vaughn is marginally talented and he ain't no George Carlin, and Carlin was the master of making fun of humanity.

By Geo

I agree with you. Vaughn is marginally talented, but that doesn't make GLAAD right on this. Gays are plenty negative against straights, it's just that nobody cares.

By RobertSanDimas

I agree with you about Vaughn: He's not good looking and he's not a good actor. I have no idea how he got where he is. I'm sick of the gay references. I'm gay, old and have endured a lot of negativity about myself and my born orientation. I don't talk about nor ridicule heterosexuals.

By wmkingsman

My God,it's a line in a movie, for crying out loud. The Gays need to chill out on this.

By CHAS

I AM GAY AND I AGREE, GIVE IT A REST!!!

By Jerry

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"The" gays?

By Nell

You need to get over your bigoted self.

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First GLAAD is not all gays. Second, even when most gays are not offended by something its nice to know that there is a watch dog out there watching our backs. THIRD, it's f'ed up the word used to descirbe who we are is being used in the culture to mean bad or lame. That has nothing to do with being gay, so why is it funny or permissable?

By AnnyMsMm

GLADD needs to take a Midol.....

By Patriot

And YOU, homophobe, need to go take an overdose of cyanide.

By bobrav

Patriot, you need to channel your anger into something more constructive. Maybe some therapy for yourself.

By moonrunner

and YOU patriot need to jump off a bridge!

"Homophobe", what about you heterophobe?

GOOD WORK: You got both gays and women with that line. Way to go jerk-@ss.

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