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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — MASH

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gpicto — 9 years ago(July 09, 2016 07:27 PM)

The Left adores this film, yet it is highly sexist in how the men treat the nurses, the nickname "Spearchucker" is racist, and Hawkeye is clearly uncomfortable when Painless tells him he might be "a fairy". Plus that nurse who seems an outcast, for reasons only hinted at. Lesbianism?
There's a lot that the Left could protest in here, but I've never heard a peep.
If a film like this were made today, Special Interest groups would be screaming bloody murder.
Marriage is between one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others.

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gpicto — 9 years ago(July 12, 2016 12:03 PM)

Never. That's the difference between you & me lol
Marriage is between one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others.

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plumlogan — 9 years ago(August 05, 2016 05:24 PM)

I'm a conservative and i love this movie, but your point is taken

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Druffmaul — 9 years ago(October 18, 2016 04:47 PM)

Yeah, it's almost as if this movie was from a different time, when attitudes were very different. It seems like it's almost 50 years old

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sfrmiw — 9 years ago(October 18, 2016 05:04 PM)

Do you really expect anyone to take seriously anything said by someone with your signature?
That signature: "Marriage is between one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others."
I think perhaps you would be more comfortable at the 700 club website or something.

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gpicto — 9 years ago(October 22, 2016 06:26 PM)

True, attitudes are different, but do you hear anyone on the Left say, "I love the movie MASH, but." No "disclaimers", if you will.
Seems they prefer not to acknowledge the aspects of the film that no filmmaker would dare put into a movie today.
Marriage is between one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others.

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Druffmaul — 9 years ago(October 24, 2016 10:19 AM)

Do you hear a lot of conversations about the movie MASH? I don't think I've heard a single one since I was a little kid and the TV show was still going.

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Sunny_Nelson — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 07:36 AM)

^This. And by the mid-70's, there were already people who didn't know that MASH was originally a movie before it was a TV series.

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shieldsdraeger — 9 years ago(January 14, 2017 10:57 AM)

The film is not politically correct. But why would I protest a film from 1970 for
reflecting 70's values?
In general the nurses are treated respectfully, not quite as equals, but close.
The only woman mistreated is "hotlips" an authority figure. The depiction of nurses
having extramarital sex is actually a liberated view. Women are entitled to enjoy
sex too.
"Spearchucker" is racist, but he doesn't seem to mind the nickname. The player who
is called a "coon" in an attempt to get him thrown out of the game does react to
that epithet.
The episode with Painless and his transitory impotence is less a comment on homosexuality
as it is a comment on male sexual insecurity and the idea of latent homosexuality.
The idea that homosexuality can sneak up on you.
I'm guessing that your objection to the film is it's general lack of respect for
authority figures and institutions.