Fire Island
2/5
Based on 4 votes and 2 reviews.
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June 3, 2022
When you got there for the first time, you're like a sponge trying to soak it all in and you're struck by how much of a queer enclave it's. It’s about identity and being comfortable in your skin. We think the family part is definitely just having people around you who support who you truly are. Good and bad. When you oppressed by just how straight the rest of the world is, you can go there and you explode because you can feel free. That’s a stage in so many lives, where we’ve outgrown a version of ourselves and have to get to this new version of ourselves so we can live happier, authentic lives, even if it’s a little scary. The structure of the story and the narrative is finite. The idea of transporting Austen’s Regency-era romance to modern-day Fire Island is scary and alienating in a way, it's oppressively white and inherently classist. Once you’re here, it can feel very alienating if you’re a person of color or you’re of a different body type. It’s funny to see how when gay men are together and we're the majority, how we discriminate and divide ourselves even further. It's a Trojan Horse for emotion and themes about gay social class. It feels like it has a little bit of everything wrapped up in a sparky package. By grafting commentary on social mores, politics and classism and inserting it very specifically into Fire Island, it feels very fake. Written by Gregory Mann
May 30, 2022
When you got there for the first time, you're like a sponge trying to soak it all in and you're struck by how much of a queer enclave it's. It’s about identity and being comfortable in your skin. We think the family part is definitely just having people around you who support who you truly are. Good and bad. When you oppressed by just how straight the rest of the world is, you can go there and you explode because you can feel free. That’s a stage in so many lives, where we’ve outgrown a version of ourselves and have to get to this new version of ourselves so we can live happier, authentic lives, even if it’s a little scary. The structure of the story and the narrative is finite. The idea of transporting Austen’s Regency-era romance to modern-day Fire Island is scary and alienating in a way, it's oppressively white and inherently classist. Once you’re here, it can feel very alienating if you’re a person of color or you’re of a different body type. It’s funny to see how when gay men are together and we're the majority, how we discriminate and divide ourselves even further. It's a Trojan Horse for emotion and themes about gay social class. It feels like it has a little bit of everything wrapped up in a sparky package. By grafting commentary on social mores, politics and classism and inserting it very specifically into Fire Island, it feels very fake. (2,5) Written by Gregory Mann