The cover for the U.S. DVD release of the movie Pride has removed all mention of homosexuality, reports Pink News.
The U.S. DVD cover has removed all references to homosexuality. The original text described the main characters in the movie as a ‘London-based group of gay and lesbian activists.’ This has been changed to ‘London-based activists.’
The U.S. description states: “PRIDE is inspired by an extraordinary true story. It’s the summer of 1984 and much of blue-collar Great Britain is on strike. For one tiny Welsh village, the strike brings unexpected visitors – a group of London-based activists who decide to raise money to support strikers’ families and want to make their donations in person …”
The original description said: “PRIDE is inspired by an extraordinary true story. It’s the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists to raise money to support the strikers’ families. Initially rebuffed by the Union, the group identifies a tiny mining village in Wales and sets off to make their donation in person …”
Pink News also revealed thatthe picture on the back cover has been digitally altered from a widely-circulated promotional image – removing a sign stating ‘Lesbians & Gays Support the Miners’.
The original image is below:
And the U.S. version is below:
The DVD was released by Sony Pictures and CBS Films Dec. 23. Pride is released on DVD in the U.K. in March.
This way to the closet, folks! What was Sony thinking? It is an insult and Sony has enough problems without alienating the gay community.
D.G.
No, I think what Sony was trying to say is that referring to anyone as a gay or lesbian, etc. is character assassination–that “they are just people with the same rights as everyone…let’s not make a distinction.” Now they can even get married.