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Post by kitty on Jul 24, 2008 2:41:46 GMT -5
Hey Living,
We're still waiting for you to come back and share with us the basic plot of Cover... What happened in the movie that really disturbed you? I think we can all be disturbed if we haven't been exposed by a "down low" moment.
I think My first shock to it was by that famous Black gay author... I forgot him name... But the has a lot of books out there... The story lines are some of the very first that dealth with the whole idea of uncover lovers and down low issue...
Ok his name is coming back to me... E.Lynn Harris... I really stared watching men very closely after reading one of his first books! But now I guess I just haven't been as worried about the whole issue because I am not sexually active and been really focusing on God doing the choosing... But ultimately... I think I have gotten to the point where my "gay-dar, rador" is pretty sharp.
P.S. I thought both Terry's husband and and Star Jones "Gay AL" were playing for the "other team" the first time I saw them! LOL
Kitty
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Post by Poetricia (G.A.P.) on Jul 24, 2008 5:43:51 GMT -5
I don't have cable either. We had the "Triple Deal" with Comcast but after the year, it went up by $35 dollars. We all have a goal to be debt free by 12/31/08, so that was an expense we all agreed we didn't really need.
Regarding the movies. First Sunday with Jamie Foxx came out a few years ago. It was the first movie that made me take him seriously as an actor. It was absolutely great and an eye opener into the world of sports.
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Post by stillfocused on Jul 24, 2008 11:34:35 GMT -5
And I thought about something yesterday...why pay money to rent or go to a movie when you can watch them for free on your computer..I checked out place called watchmovies.net I believe..
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 24, 2008 12:43:38 GMT -5
I actually have Directv, I don't have cable either.
I don't watch alot of tv. However I love HGTV. I spend the majority of my time, with my kids, working, at church, doing homework, or on the computer.
Has anybody seen 27 wedding dresses yet. Its on Dvd. It was a cute movie.
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Post by livinganewlife on Jul 24, 2008 12:57:35 GMT -5
Hi guys,
I have been really struggling lately and decided to watch a movie on Saturday with some of my girlfriends….
Well we decided to see COVER on this past Saturday and after watching that movie I was really deeply disturbed….
The movie is about brothers on the down low (let me explain something first…..and that is you can ONLY be on the Down Low if you are a man in a serious relationship (marriage, engaged, steady girlfriend) and sleep secretly with other men… You can not be a single brother all loosey goosey sleeping with both men and women and consider yourself down low (no you are just bi sexual)…..
What really got me in the movie are the lengths these brothers went to in order to cover for each other…. And another thing that got me in the movie (that God gave me revelation on) was that in order to really be on the {down low} you really have to have some money or power to keep that lifestyle a secret….. In this movie these brother’s helped each other to achieve wealth, success and various accomplishments….all in the name of friendship and I mean they really covered each other….
Of course after the movie the “girls” and I got to talking and one lady brought up a very interesting question…..
What if your husband enjoyed the sexual activity he received from his down low sessions? Would you as a wife be willing to please him?
And as saintly women are we suppose to help our husbands overcome this {down low} demon…would you stop loving your husband if he was an alcoholic? If your husband was a (drunkard) would you rather he go out and drink and endanger several lives or stay home and drink?
And the same thing with the down low; if your husband enjoys sexual activity (that only a man can give) would you rather for him to get it at home from you or out in the street...
And another question was if you submit to your husband and your husband has this demonic spirit within him are you as a woman of God submitting to that spirit too?
I am going to move this to another thread……. Please respond to the thread named (Loving a Down Low Man) in the Controversial Topic category
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Post by kitty on Jul 24, 2008 14:51:17 GMT -5
Living...
That is an interesting question... But I think I would have to say that my answer would be no... doubley no because my husband would have a desire for something that i simply can not provide. I am not a man... I think it is one thing for a couple to be in a situation where maybe she was refrainig from having sex with her husband and he started to have sex with another woman.... But the desire to have sex with a man is simply that... the desire for a man.
I know and have heard about cases where women think they can please their husband's and they would stop if they would perform certain sexual acts... again that answer is no. Yes I knw that there are plenty of couples out there that participate in that activity.
But being a person in the medical and health professions let me tell you it is not a safe activity and can cause plenty of health problems in the long term that people don't know about because it isn't discussed.
Also... I would say this... In general although many may want to compare this situation to a husband that is on drugs or drinking it clearly not the same.... A man that is on drugs and drinking is not breaking his marriage vows as bad as those activities may be. But a man that is having sex with other has indeed broken the marriage covenant. So I wouldn't compare those activites in the same vein.
Ultimately in cases like this... I would really just take some time out to pray and ask God what His will is... I mean really ask.... I know there are plenty women that would want to bombard heaven with prayer for God to change their husband. And God may honor those prayers... But the majority He may not. So just like anything else I would want to seek God regardless of what my own personal desires are...
Because if God tell me that I'm free then good riddence! God has freed me up to do better and experience love and marriage they way He intended. Some women may try to hold on... But the may not realize that God is doing them a favor by letting out of a marriage scott free where they can go on for the real deal!
Kitty
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Post by kitty on Jul 24, 2008 19:28:36 GMT -5
Hey Guys,
What is the best movie that you have seen? What's your favorite movie that you would recommend?
Kitty
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Post by kitty on Jul 24, 2008 19:29:03 GMT -5
has anybody seen Batman yet?
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Post by vin on Jul 25, 2008 14:58:00 GMT -5
I haven't seen it and don't know if I'll go see it. I want to go see a movie this weekend since the stinkers won't be home. They're making a big ta-doo about Heath Ledger's role as the joker, saying he might get the oscar. It was his last role before his death and people are really raving about it, saying it was his best work ever.
I HATED! HATED! HATED! I Am Legend. But both me and the girls liked Hanc-o-c-k.
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Post by livinganewlife on Jul 25, 2008 15:46:17 GMT -5
Hey Guys, What is the best movie that you have seen? What's your favorite movie that you would recommend? Kitty Kitty, believe it or not I am a "classical" movie fan.... I love the Black films from the 1929 - 1950's era.... I would recommend the following movies: This is my favorite classic: Hallelujah This was the first film with an all black cast produced by a major studio...... I just love this movie, and being from the south where the media and stereotypes have portrayed blacks in the south as dirt poor, dirty muddy slave mentality people and that is not so as this movie was filmed in Memphis my hometown... the most surprising thing to me is the way these little girls are all dolled up in this movie with their hair combs with ribbons and bows and nice socks… I just love this movie for it history if nothing else…..BTW: It is a Christian film too! Cabin In the Sky, Pinky, St. Louis Blues, Stormy Weather and many many more ! |
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Post by kitty on Jul 25, 2008 16:16:07 GMT -5
Hey Living...
Thanks for sharing I will have to check those out!
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Post by vin on Jul 25, 2008 16:52:43 GMT -5
I wonder why TV One doesn't show any of those wonderful old movies. They are really good. I've watched a few with my little ones and they love them. I've seen a few of those you mentioned LANL. My mom had them and now I have them.
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Post by And Such Were Some Of You on Jul 25, 2008 17:25:54 GMT -5
Some of my favorite moves are:
The Notebook
August Rush
Why Did I Get Married
Love & Basketball
Meet the Parents
Something New
Love Jones
Those are just the ones that I can think of at the moment. I have several more.
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Post by kitty on Jul 25, 2008 19:25:54 GMT -5
Hey AndSuch,
I really liked Love Jones! Not to mention it was filmed in Chicago and I have some freinds thatwere movie extras in it! Great Love story however....
Kitty
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Post by And Such Were Some Of You on Jul 25, 2008 19:50:58 GMT -5
I used to watch that movie every night. It was sooo real to me. I still watch it but I have to skip through that "certain" scene - i mean I am single!
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