No More 'Dilemma': Universal to Pull 'Gay' Trailer

By PopEater Staff Posted Oct 8th 2010 02:15PM

After pointed criticism from CNN host Anderson Cooper beget a flood of negative headlines, Universal Studios has told the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) that they are pulling a controversial trailer for the film 'The Dilemma' that uses the word "gay" in a derogatory way.

GLAAD expressed concerns about the trailer prior to its release to YouTube and theaters, however, the studio chose to keep the line in the preview. But now that the joke has ignited an unexpected backlash, the studio "assured us that the offensive joke will be removed from TV and media campaigns promoting the film from this point forward, including the trailer currently playing in movie theaters," according to post on GLAAD's blog.

In the preview, Vince Vaughn's character uses the word "gay" to describe electric cars. "I mean, not homosexual gay," he corrects. "But my-parents-are-chaperoning-the-dance 'gay.'"

Criticism from the likes of Cooper, who called the word's use "unacceptable," reportedly caught Universal off guard. A studio insider told Deadline Hollywood that they "showed the trailer to gay groups like GLAAD and gay executives here and gays in our marketing department and no one was offended and everyone had a positive response."

But GLAAD spokesman Richard Ferraro told PopEater on Friday that claim was "inaccurate" and that "GLAAD does not and did not support this trailer."

'The Dilemma,' directed by Ron Howard and co-starring Kevin James and Queen Latifah, is set to hit theaters on Jan. 14.

Tags: glaad, the dilemma, Vince Vaughn

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By mission76

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Get over it, just because the word gay is used doesn't automatically make it an attack on Cooper or the rest of the homosexual population. Guys throw that word around each other, it's not going to stop. On a side note, I cannot believe they can milk an hour and a half out of that premise...what the hell is Hollywood doing?

By Robbie

Well, though I'm not gay. When I saw this trailer ahead of Social Network I was a little surprised they put that line in the trailer. I mean, it did illicit a slight giggle from myself and others in the theater(the only laugh the trailer got mind you)but I did notice it and it took my mind away from the trailer briefly.

By Tasha

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If anybody is going to get upset it's us African Americans we are the only people who get mocked by racist whites in the movies and i have to say that covers 99.9% of you whites!!

By pahsihouwkkk

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By Nick Mayor

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Tasha must be smoking some crack because the ONLY group who has the right to truly be angry with Hollywood are Italian-Americans who are ALWAYS depicted as stupid or in the Mob. Hispanics are getting slightly better roles but African-Americans are only 11% of the US population and they get almost 24% of the work in flim and TV according to the Screen Actor's Guild. And if you watch TV, you see lots of black actors playing the chief of dectectives, judges, chief of statf at a hospital, etc. Tasha has probably stayed home and watched too many reruns of Meet the Browns and other African-American shows where they make their own look like buffoons.

By Straight and narrow

Why is everything about homosexuality and gays? I'm sick of it.

By And

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viva la gay

By Gurl bio

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Hey straight and narrow..."don't be so gay"

The gays would leave you be dearie if you weren't so obsessed with what you think they are doing and you are not getting enough of. There is a gay agenda...it's leave them the hell alone and just grow up.

By Donna

Stright and narrow, me too, enough already.
Only someone looking for an argument, would find this offensive.

By John

Hey Donna must be wonderful to marry and get all thoise neat automatic benefits that go with that such as huge tax cuts, transfer of property rights, co ownership of homes, health insurence (you can be carried on husbands or visa versa)a glbt person well your up the creek and Obama care doesnt address that, must be wonderful. I bet you also got tired of the civil rights move for African Americans too. Oh wait they aren't glbt...
Look want to fix that there's a simple way FULL MARRIAGE RIGHTS!

By buzltyr837

Mel Brooks was ahead of his time when he produced "Silent Movie" with NO dialog! It won't be long before every word is censored & we'll be back to the silent movie days! It could happen :)

Hey Cooper...as they say "if the shoe fits...wear it"

By jill815

Anderson's uses the incredibly offensive term "Teabagger" and then gets offended at "that's so gay"? Typical hypocrit. I guess with ratings as low as his, he has to do whatever it takes to get his name out there.

By joel

they whine about everything boohoo boohoo they said gay in a movie & hes not gay im offended waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa grow up & get over it not everything is about you

By fred

Ya they say a lot of things to get under your skin but theres a million others that are in high school and just want to live there life.They should be left alone.

By I Love You!!!

Stupid! It doesn't bother me to hear "That is so gay". Just little words and people are freaking out!! "Gay" used to mean "happy" and it has turned into a "bad word" now? Very ridiculous! Grow up people!!

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