Mahna MaNOOOO!

I believe that most of you know that I write commercials for a gay/lesbian TV channel called Here. Well today I had to view a German 'coming of age' film called Summer Storm for their June lineup.

First I must rewind and remind for you. I am the youngest in my family and have THREE older sisters. I have endured more HOSPITAL TRIPS in my life than a 12 year old ambulence. I have dated LESBIANS multiple times in my life. At work I have written on projects for HERE, NAKED NEWS, and PLAYBOY and EDITED a seminar presentation about X-RATED COMMERCIALS.

I sort have felt that all that and everything else I had the dignity not to remind you of had given me the ability to think that I really had seen everything.

Then I reached the mid-point of this film.

It's your typical gay coming of age film, which is a phrase that I find slightly disturbing to use considering that it means that I have seen so many of these films by this point as to have broken the formula of gay cinema down. Not that there is anything wrong with gay films, just the fact when it's about gay men its all nudity and hardcore sex, but when its about women its tender and emotional. Seriously, gay directors, please, throw this straight writer a boner just once in a while.

But ANYWAYS...the movie is about a rowing competition at a summer camp. During the obligatory fast paced montage of the boy trying to avoid his innermost feelings, we find our protagonist running through the camp, looking for a friend by peeking into all of the other boys tents. Inside each of the tents the boys were masturbating.

Now wait for it because that's NOT what actually traumatized me....what did was the music in the background, which paced the action as if it was composed entirely to harness the feelings of desire and guilt inherent in denying your sexuality...

The song was Mahna Mahna by the Muppets.

Seriously, is there nothing sacred in this world?

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The classic in all it's glory: Mahna Mahna