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Thursday, February 2, 2006 12:00 AM

The Fix

Conservatives said "Brokeback Mountain" would bomb in cowboy country. But in red-state Montana, gay cowboys are a big draw. Plus: Christians against Britney! Oprah duped Talese?

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  • Thursday, February 2, 2006 06:59 AM

    Not surprised

    I didn't think much about how "Brokeback Mountain" would play once it had been released. Now, though, I am not surprised that it is doing well in Montana. There are some red states that are more libertarian than conservative; maybe we need a new color. Those are areas in which an attitude prevails in which, well, some things just aren't talked about. This is rank amateur sociology, I know, but I guess it's progress when the movie earns silence and shrugs rather than violence or revulsion.

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