Good Will (Gay) Hunting

Posted Jul 20th 2007 11:35AM by TMZ Staff

Matt DamonIn the latest issue of GQ, Matt Damon talks about how, when they were younger, he and Ben Affleck wanted to buy the exact same car. But each tried to talk the other out of it, "Because we knew it would just be so gay to get the same car." Maybe not the best choice of words, either.

TMZ had qualms with the usage of "gay" -- since it's not exactly politically correct to use the word "gay" to mean "bad" or "negative." But then, after thinking about it -- for two best friends who wrote and starred in the same movie, won an Oscar together and have generally been linked together for their entire careers -- buying the exact same car really is sooooo gay!

What do you think?



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1. FIRST

Posted at 11:46AM on Jul 20th 2007 by Tim

2. Hah! the truth always comes out. don't always try and be so P.C. boys!

Posted at 11:46AM on Jul 20th 2007 by mean girl

3. Yea, it's totally gay but your not from Boston are you so lets just leave it at that.

Posted at 11:48AM on Jul 20th 2007 by paul

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Posted at 11:49AM on Jul 20th 2007 by SO RIGHT

5. If two straight guys say it would be "so gay" to have gotten the same car...why is that so very bad exactly? They are straight and don't want to confuse people. It does not mean that gay is bad per se. It's that they are not gay and it should be okay to be that way too.

Things are way to PC these days.

Posted at 11:51AM on Jul 20th 2007 by Stan

6. ********BUTT-PLUGGERS...haha.............ben really bugs me, i dont' mind matt

Posted at 11:52AM on Jul 20th 2007 by costaMesaboy

7. Ohhh you are SOOO GAAAAY for getting offended that somebody used "gay" as a negative. Or are you soooo gay because you let other men violate you in funny places...? Hmmm...which kind of gay are you most...?

Posted at 11:52AM on Jul 20th 2007 by D.Bauchery

8. Didn't a gay guy supposedly doctor "Good Will Hunting" so much to take it from being a mediocre to oscar winning screenplay? Gee wonder what the writer got in return?
Matt should probably be more careful choosing his words, but really, who cares?

Posted at 11:54AM on Jul 20th 2007 by davi

9. Is this another ROBO-HO(mo) situation !?

Posted at 11:54AM on Jul 20th 2007 by Sooooo NotOffended

10. GET OVER YOURSELVES

Posted at 11:54AM on Jul 20th 2007 by Patricia

11. I agree, DANI. The PC has gone TOO FAR. I said "gay" once in such a manner and this Gay got alllll up in my face. Its like settle down, boys. Stop LOOKING for reasons to get all pissy.

Posted at 11:57AM on Jul 20th 2007 by D.Bauchery

12. Better go before Rev. Als temple and appologise to all the offended Gays in the world. I see another Imus moment

Posted at 11:58AM on Jul 20th 2007 by Not Gay

13. TMZ trying to be PC?! HA!!!! Thanks for the laugh.

This story is "so gay".

Posted at 12:00PM on Jul 20th 2007 by Katy

14. What are y'all complaining about - connecting the word "gay" to mean "something bad or evil"? Folks have been doing that to us African-Americans FOR DECADES!! Examples: "blackmail"; "blackball"; "blackout"; the BAD guys in movies ALWAYS wear BLACK; etc...

Posted at 12:02PM on Jul 20th 2007 by Valencia

15. Thanks D. BAUCHERY, I so agree with you... people get all pissy these days!

Posted at 12:02PM on Jul 20th 2007 by DANI

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