If you ever wondered about the impact that Brokeback Mountain had on people, look no further than this quest to rename a mountain in Vermont, Brokeback Mountain.
One day we really would like to be able to welcome you to Brokeback Mountain in Vermont. The problem is, there is no Mountain in Vermont with that name right now. We are working to change that.I saw the movie "Brokeback Mountain" and loved it! I saw it again and loved it even more. I saw it still again and was hooked. It was an extraordinarily beautiful love story between two people that touched the hearts and lives of millions of people around the world.
One day, after remembering a comment someone made about wishing Vermont had it's own Brokeback Mountain, it occurred to me that Vermont has many, many mountains and some of them do not have an official name. So, I got to thinking. Since Vermont is the coolest state, full of open-minded people, why shouldn't we have our own Brokeback Mountain (minus the cowboys)? It sounded like a silly idea at first, but the more I thought about it and shared the idea with other people, the more I realized what a phenomenal idea it was.
More details after the jump.
(Source: Brokeback Mountain, Vermont)
It is important to understand that Brokeback Mountain does not exist, except in the minds and hearts of the millions of people around the world that saw and fell in love with the movie and what it stands for. Our idea to name one of our Mountains after Brokeback is not an attempt to become THE Brokeback Mountain from the movie. It is not an attempt to suggest that our Mountains here in Vermont could be as beautiful as the Mountains in the movie. We are not doing this just because we loved the movie. It goes much deeper than that.Our wish is to dedicate our mountain as an "eternal" tribute to a movie that changed so many lives for the better. This is the ultimate acknowledgment of gratitude, respect and admiration for the movie, its author and actors as well as to the concept of love between two people, no matter what their sex.
The movie, Brokeback Mountain, was able to bring this concept in front of the world like no other movie has ever been able to do. For that, we will be forever grateful.
Further, by naming one of our own Mountains after Brokeback Mountain, it will become a place of tranquility, refuge, peace and familiarity for thousands of people who will walk our Mountain. It is the power of an imagined place that will bring wondrous love to the Mountain of our creation.
(Thanks to Sarah Hughes for this.)
la says:
Consider this a sure sign that pop culture has infested the brains of every last person on earth.
King Smart Ian says:
I felt the same way about Schindler's List and started a movement to rename Grand Central Terminal. Didn't pan out
charlotte says:
good lord, this is just so stupid. Yes, there would be a sharp increase of Gay Cowboys visiting the state of Vermont, but it would also alienate all the homophobic fuckwits (and there are a lot)... probably the tourist industry would decrease.
I personally would never go to a place stupid enoughto name a mountain after an over rated movie.
celebrity religion
lucy says:
i'm from VT... word!
tia
LOL !! Charlotte you took the words right out of my mouth.
las says:
Well put, Charlotte. :) They will pretend that it is some sort of stance against homophobia, but the fact is, they just want their names in the papers. Pitiful.
Charlene says:
I think it's a beautiful idea! I ashamed of you guts for being so closed-minded. Jeez!