Analysis Of Homosexuality In Crying Game

Ambiguous Homoerotic Why does it seem peculiar to the general public for an individual to openly identify themselves as being a homosexual or homoerotic? A post on Urban Dictionary defines the term homoerotism as, “the highly charged sexual tension brought about when two members of the same sex (usually men of whom one or both are generally believed to be heterosexual) behave in a way that displays closeness, sexual chemistry, flirtation and other actions that if were occurring between a man and a woman” (Urban Dictionary). The general public has been conditioned to believe it is standard for an individual to be attracted to the opposite sex and it is sinful to be attracted to an individual who is the same sex due to personal, political or religious beliefs. This has caused an abundant of individuals who are homoerotic be ashamed of their sexuality, or deny their sexuality. Leighton Grist, author of “It’s Only a Piece of Meat” describes the film as, “[The film] comes closest to realizing its impulse to overcome difference concludes that the film "presents a genuine, if limited, challenge to homophobia.” (Grist Page 5). Fergus in the film, Crying Game, is utilizing his romance with Dil as to discovery to his homoerotic identity, which is what is really in his nature. The

Jody and Fergus obviously create an emotional relationship that some could argue would be defined as being a homosexual relationship. When Jody acknowledges his penis as being, “Only a piece of meat” I believe this is the catalyst to Fergus’s discovery that gender is only a matter of the genetic details, As Dil put it “Details, baby, details” (Crying Games). The connotation that a penis is always sexual fades away. This gives reason to believe Jody and Fergus indeed had a homoerotic relationship because of their emotional bond that was