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Chuck and Larry

Chuck and Larry English, baby! Video Lesson

Date: Oct 03 2007

Themes: Pop Culture, Romance

Intro

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Gay marriage is a topic of debate these days in many places around the world. Some places have already legalized it, while others offer same sex couples domestic partnerships, which are sort of like marriages only without the title.

One of the main reasons that same sex couples want to be allowed to get married is because married people file taxes differently and their property is distributed differently if they die. Same sex couples worry that if one of them dies, the remaining partner won’t inherit their property unless they have a legal union.

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry is a movie about two straight fire fighters from New York. One of them is a single dad and in order to ensure that his children receive his pension if he dies, he has to be married. So he and his buddy decide to pretend to be gay and get a domestic partnership. The movie is supposed to be funny, but Kevin and Devan aren’t laughing.

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Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Kevin

Kevin

Devan

Devan

Kevin:  Hey, so I saw this preview for this really, I think, offensive movie called Chuck and Larry. Have you heard about it?

Devan:  Uh-uh. What is it?

Kevin:  It’s Kevin James and Adam Sandler, and they pretend to be gay so they can get health benefits.

Devan:  That sounds ridiculous.

Kevin:  Frankly, as a gay person I find that really offensive ’cause they’re just making fun of gay people. And I don’t know, more than that, I’m just really over Adam Sandler. I don’t think he’s funny.

Devan:  He’s not. At all anymore. Billy Madison, that was funny back in the day, but how long ago was that?

Kevin:  Probably about ten years.

Devan:  I’m over Adam Sandler, too.

Kevin:  Totally. Way over him.

Devan:  Down with Adam Sandler!

Kevin:  It’s just these kind of lame movies. Some fat executive sat in an office and said, “That would be really funny.” It’s not cool. But people will go see it.

Devan:  That they will.

Kevin:  Sadly.

 

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Discussion

Kevin saw a preview for Chuck and Larry, which he thinks looks like an offensive movie because it makes fun of gay people. Kevin is gay, and he doesn’t think it’s funny for a movie to mock gay stereotypes.

He and Devan also agree that one of the stars of the movie, Adam Sandler, isn’t funny anymore. Devan says she likes one of his older movies, Billy Madison, but Kevin points out that that movie came out about 10 years ago. Nowadays Sandler seems to star in really dumb movies that Kevin guesses were written by an executive who doesn’t know anything about being funny.

Do they allow gay marriage where you live? What would you do if you had to get married to make sure your kids were taken care of if you died?

 

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HPA

Brazil

Well, I live in Brazil and people here are somewhat open-minded.  We have the biggest Gay Parade in the World, and of course it generates a lot of money coming from all over.  I´m really for those guys who wanna share their lives together – you gotta live upright … So if you boy or girl feel like going out with someone of the same sex, have a go and don´t think twice.  You have to be sorry for what you haven´t done yet, so you´ve got my support.  Kisses to you all.

02:35 PM Oct 05 2007 |

lilyxu

lilyxu

United States

Adam Sandler is funny

06:01 PM Oct 04 2007 |

Felipe Perez

Brazil

Well, I saw this movie here in Brazil and I believe that it defeat the "Gay Cause". Many parts of the movie show the problems that gay people have. We need to watch this movie thinking about a thing that can be used to bring a new point of view about this subject.

03:00 PM Oct 04 2007 |

zeus2006

zeus2006Super Member!

Turkey

I don't agree with you,Mr.D.In the past most of authorities used to have your idea but nowadays these authorities (Psychiatrists) don't accept this,they tell this is  just a sexual choice.

12:28 PM Oct 04 2007 |

sohel chowdhury

Bangladesh

hi .im ready to talk with you.

06:53 AM Oct 04 2007 |

MR.D

MR.D

Saudi Arabia

If the idea of that movie talks about gay problems and how they suffer, so it shows that these people has a complecated problem in feeling safe since they were childern, maybe because of the way how they have been rased, any how I think that gay people need to see a psycho doctor to solve thier social problem.

thanks,

03:23 AM Oct 04 2007 |

knight_ness

El Salvador

its just a movie i think maybe laugh of people sexual linking isnt ok but they're just kidding is a movie im completely straight and i think maybe gay people should have to understand it they are laughing of straight people in many others movies why dont in this one

09:01 PM Oct 03 2007 |

smallma

smallma

Hong Kong

kevin is gay?!

01:54 PM Oct 03 2007 |

OLIVER

Italy

I AM NOT GAY BUT  I HAVE  A  LOT  OF FRIENDS  WHO  ARE GAY  AS WELL   I  KNOW  THEM  THEY  ARE  THE  FIRST  TO LAUGH WHEN  SEE  MOVIE  OR  EVERY THING  ABOUT  THEIR  HOMOSEXUALITY.

 

12:34 PM Oct 03 2007 |

tottiahmed

tottiahmed

Qatar

I think Adam sandler is funny..

12:22 PM Oct 03 2007 |

zeus2006

zeus2006Super Member!

Turkey

I don’t know it is true or not in Relegions,but just we should try to understand eachother on world,we are the world!!!!!

12:02 PM Oct 03 2007 |

Barri

Barri

Spain

I think it will be funny and not ofensive for gay comunty, because nowadays the people laugh for everything. I have many gay friends and i'm sure that for them it doesn't be ofensive.

 

11:31 AM Oct 03 2007 |

Nasim

Nasim

India

everybody have their own views, so why barr their thoughts? I am not gay but I think there's no problem with that.

In our country however these relationships are not allowed. Lately I had read two articles in newspapers. One was about a woman who committed sucide because his husband had relationship with his cousin, And two lesbian girls suciding because they were not allowed to meet. I think it is ridiculous to sucide over such issues.

11:01 AM Oct 03 2007 |

zeus2006

zeus2006Super Member!

Turkey

In my opinion,just we should try to understand and accept them to live near us.answer of the first question is:In my country it is forbidden they don't get maaried.for second one is :For me impossible :) 

10:51 AM Oct 03 2007 |

Alexander02

Russian Federation

I haven't watched it yet but I think it is funny. I don't think that the idea of this film is to mock gay. The idea is to make funny film with fresh funny idea, that's all.

10:19 AM Oct 03 2007 |

joy wang

China

we should understand them,we are living in the same world.

10:10 AM Oct 03 2007 |

joy wang

China

we should understand them,we are living in the same world.

10:10 AM Oct 03 2007 |

abdeeq

abdeeq

Somalia

to be good…

10:00 AM Oct 03 2007 |

ghadi

ghadi

United Arab Emirates

ok —i  beleive that  very strang  of  being live with other man as  a  couples

it s  really   offel  am  sorry  for  that  but    it s  true and  this  thing the  culture  who ve helped  the peaple   to  get  it  as   some thing normal but  it  isn  and  one time the days going to prove that and  we  ll  see  the big bad coste of this adea

08:58 AM Oct 03 2007 |

billxie

China

only you have s ball.you can do everything if you dont interfere others

07:49 AM Oct 03 2007 |

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