One of the more interesting developments following the release of Stomp the Yard—aside from its number one showing at the box office—was the obvious homo-erotic content.
"Since very few black movies depict positive gay characters, we live for the undertones," writes J. Brotherlove in his homo-erotic deconstruction of the film. He goes on to discuss what many of us know—that speculation has long followed at least several members of the cast, which includes a who's who of Rod 2.0 faves such as hot-ta-def and gay-friendly Brian J. White, super-hottie Laz Alonso, Noah's Arc dreamboat Nate Adams, Columbus Short and Darrin Henson. "I suspect that was a touchy subject on set," J. continues, relating an interesting story of one cast member's reluctance to read a scripted line and call another a "faggot."
Naturally, many of the boys are more-than-impressed with the film's frequent, strategically-placed shirtless scenes. The best one "took place on the top of Stone Mountain during a grueling workout by Columbus Short's frat," notes Jonathan Perry at his review. "Hot, Black, sweaty, half naked bodies pouncing all over that hard stiff mass of earth. In the words of Eddie Murphy, them boys “make me moist!”
Yes, we're quite sure that Eddie Murphy would approve.
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OMG. That movie was dripping with testosterone, so hot and so gay!
Posted by: Henry TW | 20 January 2007 at 12:53
It's hard for me to watch Brian White in any movie and not think of him as gay.
Posted by: Jimmy David | 20 January 2007 at 12:56
It did quite well opening weekend, $22 million
Laz Alonzo will be appearing in a feature that I co-produced over the summer called Divine Intervention. Rod, I will be hitting you up to buy some advertising when we are ready for release.
D Frederick Sparks.
Posted by: DFS | 20 January 2007 at 14:13
Darrin Henson remains one of my favorites ever since he was Lem in Soul Food. SO Fine! Isn't he openly gay?
Posted by: Douglas | 20 January 2007 at 15:13
I think Darrin Henson is married. I know, that means NOTHING. But if he were openly gay we would certainly know about it. I'm digging Columbus Short!
Posted by: Dluv | 20 January 2007 at 21:09
I don't know if I'll go see it or not. Its hard for me to watch anything that long that has that many fine men, and not see any action between at least 2 of them. Did they at least have one gay couple? Hmmm, I guess the movie is your typical fictitious story-line.
Posted by: Playboy Adonis | 20 January 2007 at 22:03
LOL! I just caught the movie yesterday and thought "I wonder what the Rod 2.0 crowd will think of this?" Just so much phoineness everywhere!
Posted by: brohemian | 21 January 2007 at 12:17
I guess the swimming movie with Terrence Howard will be the next homoerotic opus we can look forward to!
Posted by: Dluv | 21 January 2007 at 13:28
STOMP THE YARD is SO the gayest movie out.
Look at the trailer most of the male cast members barely clothed or damn near close to it..
it's SCREAMING HOW.YOU.DOIN? all OVER the place...
and im going to buy a damn ticket and see it at the Magic Johnson theaters in Harlem soon! lol!
and Brian White is MINE. NONE.OF.YOU.CAN.HAVE.HIM! I want ALL of that ass (LAWD that boy has ass for days! :))
Posted by: Ryan | 21 January 2007 at 21:58