Like, I’m sorry, but the joke that was made about Bohemian Rhapsody in the opening of the Golden Globes was tasteless. Most jokes of the night were fine, but that wasn’t okay.
I can’t remember word for word, but to give context they introduced all the major movies nominated for the night. When it came to Bohemian Rhapsody, the only thing they had to say was that Rami had to wear “Freddie’s teeth.” They went on to make a joke about how difficult that had to be because you’d have to get permission from his family to “exhume the body” (e.g. suggesting Rami literally wore his teeth) and then they alluded to the fact that Freddie was actually cremated so that would be very difficult/impossible.
Maybe I’m overly sensitive about death, and it’s such a small moment in the entire show. However, Freddie’s death isn’t fair game for jokes to me. His death was traumatic to a lot of people. They did not show it in the movie for reasons, but Freddie suffered a lot from his diagnosis to his death. He was suffering from an illness that was largely ignored across the world by world leaders, and it was blamed heavily on “lifestyle choices.” The press hounded him day and night about it and shamed him for his identity and life. etc.
I just fail to find the humor in Freddie’s death or in Freddie being dead, knowing how much pain he was in and how much the press did not respect his privacy during his illness. Their constant harassment of him literally impacted when and where he could get medical treatment. His husband and friends had to watch him die, and their ability to find closure was compromised by drama and the media. Freddie Mercury was treated like garbage while he was sick. It’s just not funny to make light of him being dead.
His death demonstrated how awful the media can be and I don’t think it should be something people casually joke about. Plus, that’s literally the only thing they could say about the movie.
OP IS RIGHT AND THEY SHOULD SAY IT!!! And might I add that not only was the joke fucked up but they said it like ten feet away from Brian and Roger and Jim. What the fuck.
GOD FUCKING THIS EXACTLY WHAT THE FUCK
not only was it ten feet from bri and rog and jim but. deaky and kash could be watching too. god.
“I probably shouldn’t be telling you this but we have a sex scene. We went to some places together and got quite physical.” - Taron on his love scene with Richard Madden in ‘Rocketman’
that was fucked up im glad they didnt show bri and ramis reaction holy shit
jesus that was wrong and gross what the fuck
there are literally only three jokes out of hundreds about freddie that are super offensive and theyre 1. gay jokes 2. indian jokes 3. death jokes and of COURSE they chose one of those
