FOF #262 - The Eroticism of Fascism - 03.08.06
The raptorous beauty in the tragic story of two young men in a Nazi training academy took our breath away last night!
We're talking about the Denis Gansel film "Napola" (Before the Fall) which takes place at an elite Nazi school for future leaders of the "Thouand Year Reich." In the film, a young handsome boxer (played by Max Riemelt) has to decide to follow the path of the Nazis or to break away.
This film beautifully captures the anguish the young men felt at the harsh Nazi military school. It ALSO feels like it borrows from a lot of great films like "Brokeback Mountain", "Harry Potter", "Titanic", "Dead Poets Society" and "Schindler's List." A film you should definitively see. We give it THREE thumbs up, if you know what we mean by that!
On today's show Amanda, Marc and Fausto chat about why Nazi's seem so gay, why gays can be such Nazi's, Tom and Jerry Cartoons, the jewish legacy of comedy, President Bush's stinky farts, Tom of Finland, hypermasculinity, and why we think the incredibly sexy Max Riemelt is Germany's answer to Jake Gyllenhaal.
Pictured on the right is a still from Napola where Freidrich (Max Riemelt) gets his eye colors examined to see if he's "Arian" enough. Is it me or is it a tad gay to see all these grown men fawning over the "perfect male specimen?" These grown men were cooing and drooling over their tender young "chicken" more than Dr Frankenfurter (Tim Curry) did in the musical film "Rocky Horror Picture Show."
By the way, does anyone know if Chuck Jones was gay? We can't seem to find any proof online.
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Comments
Mel Blanc isn't a latino. He's a jew who's name was Melvin Jerome Blank until he changed it to blanc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Blanc
Chuck Jones wasn't gay.
and Dan Castellneta is italian.
Said by: missy at March 8, 2006 07:20 AM
Yeah!!! The show is back to making me have to cup my mouth so my coworkers don't hear me laughing!
Said by: got80s at March 8, 2006 09:46 AM
Okay, the day I go out in a pleather harness and pleather chaps!!! I didn't kill the cow but I ate the hamburger before putting on my Grinders Boots, okay. So I'm not feelin' guilty.
Oh, and I've seen the glass dildos. They have them across the street from my apartment at a place called "The Pleasure Chest". You gotta love living within walking distance of a sex toy shop. And the girl kindly banged them on the counter for me to prove they don't break, so I think your kooter is safe, Amanda. ;)
Love you guys.
Said by: pup don at March 8, 2006 01:35 PM
literary factoid: the phrase "the love that dare not speak its name" is from a poem by one of oscar wilde's (it is supposed) lovers. there's a great about wilde's trials
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/wilde/wilde.htm
the text of the poem
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/wilde/poemsofdouglas.htm
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Said by: joelio at March 8, 2006 01:58 PM
Haha great show today.
Glass Dildo's sound really interesting. And seriously, what would happen if it broke? Kind of crazy.
And I'd just like to say --- that I LOVE Amanda. And that's all
Said by: Jake at March 8, 2006 08:40 PM
The term you were talking about, finding joy in the misfortune of others, has an actual German term, "Schadenfreude."
Said by: Catherine at March 8, 2006 09:10 PM
It is amazing all the glass dildos these days. They have awesome color designs and styles for every pleasure. ;-)
Said by: Glass Dildos at April 11, 2006 02:40 PM
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