Comments on: BLACK BEAULAHS: THE INTERVIEW https://www.mambaonline.com/2007/03/08/black-beaulahs-the-interview/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: alwaysreal https://www.mambaonline.com/2007/03/08/black-beaulahs-the-interview/#comment-5609 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2007/03/08/black-beaulahs-the-interview/#comment-5609 what about Durban?. it is always Jo’burg or cape town who get the joy of seeing these films, i think promoters should try and come to Durban or Pietermaritzburg, there is a launch of gay centre in Escort on the 16th , why not try and make an effort so that we can also see it

]]> By: harold https://www.mambaonline.com/2007/03/08/black-beaulahs-the-interview/#comment-5610 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2007/03/08/black-beaulahs-the-interview/#comment-5610 beulah. i think that sounds like the movie i would like to watch, the screening night i sure must be there..thanks for the review

]]> By: stukzi https://www.mambaonline.com/2007/03/08/black-beaulahs-the-interview/#comment-5611 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2007/03/08/black-beaulahs-the-interview/#comment-5611 is it a bold enough move??. the director is rather contradictive! I applaud the film he has made and can’t wait to see it actually.he says that he would like to see more black gay men coming out of hiding. supposing that he’d like to see them profess that they are gay and are proud to be known as such. But I must also add that it disappoints and discourages me to hear that he does not like to be referred to as gay. what is so wrong with this word? why is it that we find ourselves calling our ourselves with terms like straight-looking, et al.? I will tell you why. this is becasue the world views a gay man as one who is feminine, denies the fact that he is man and would rather do anything possible to immitate females and the way they look, dress walk, etc. Gay men are seen as promiscuous beings who mostly engage in debauched sexual activities. I sincerely hope that this film will at least begin to adress some of these serious misconceptions.

]]> By: Barry https://www.mambaonline.com/2007/03/08/black-beaulahs-the-interview/#comment-5616 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2007/03/08/black-beaulahs-the-interview/#comment-5616 Life imitating art?. I remember a straight ‘friend’ of mine making a casual statement (during his longest dry spell) along the lines of “I can go anywhere and score any black chick that I want.” When I asked him why he’d be so flagrant in his bravado, he responded by saying “Cause I’m white and black chicks still look up to white guys as better.” He managed to prove his point in less than 20 minutes. My round-about point is that I’ve been out since I was 18, mainly because I moved out of home (a small, backward loxion in the middle of nowhere); came out to Joburg; made great friends (incidentally they were white); lost all relation to what a gay black man in a traditionally conservative, black community can be like. Simultaneously, being friends with a gamut of white people has also afforded me a chance to see sexuality as white people would. I got a privileged point of view and from it, I realised the extent to which our gay communities can be shrouded in racial prejudices, with no inkling of what our counterparts really go through. I base this opinion on observing activity, cliquing and pairing in clubs and eateries (specifically in the affluent, upwardly-mobile, northern Joburg segments). Happy as I am that Black Beulah was made, I find it tragic that we have to wait for a movie or documentary to understand what’s right outside our doorsteps.

]]> By: Mika https://www.mambaonline.com/2007/03/08/black-beaulahs-the-interview/#comment-5644 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2007/03/08/black-beaulahs-the-interview/#comment-5644 Fanney-tastic. Hey Fanney,
I never got a chance to tell you what i thought of the movie, ihope you see this.
I really liked it, it was real… That is what i liked the most about the movie-doccie.

I thought Somizi the story of Somizi was going to be boring, however I enjoyed it, and found myself asking for more. And i know he could have shared a lot more… I thought it was beautiful playing the scene from IC, when he talks to his mom, and i was hoping for more, because she was so special, and i think it is important to recognise your Black Beaulahs parents. And seeing as the other beaulahs parents were not featured for various reasons, you should have taken more oppurtunity with Somizi’s lovely mother. I love the way you fused pieces of Somizi dancing against the white background, and i loved the mini music video…

I thought DK was the most real for me, and i felt the story should have focused more around him, as he was so real. I loved thecontrast with the screaming Queens parading up Jan Smuts with all the bright colours and the funeral that DK was preparing for. (Wouldnt it have been interesting if you had to have edited it, using The Preperation of the Funeral and The Preperation for the PRIDE Parade) – they are almost like two very clear rituals, both simular in a sad way. Dressing up for the funeral/PRIDE, flowers for both, cars in a convoy…

What happens to the people who are in the sections where we are at (?) home talking about the Pride Parade – The Beautiful Lady in the pink, and everyone else who was partaking in that discussion…

I have no idea why you put the body builder there as i dont think (for me) he is a good role model,as he is basically still in the closet… the only Beaulah thing about him was his body… however i enjoyed looking at his body esp in the green MAMBA costume… yum!

I think over all the film was Beaulah. It was well edited, and filmed really well. A clear choice of idea’s and obvious passion poured into the making of the movie.

And if DK is true about 80% of Soweto being GAY – 50% confirmed, then i think i should move to Soweto. And The Pride March should deffinatly start (or better End) in Soweto…

Well Done, and keep up the Great work… You are deffinatley a young person to look up to, and i feel proud to say i can call you my role model.

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