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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

4. Biggot... I just lost all respect for this moron. People in the public eye should learn to choose their words more carefully, regardless of intent.

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

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

9. GET OVER YOURSELVES

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

10. If someone doesn't want to be portrayed as gay, that's his preogative. Gay isn't wonderful to everyone. To me it's disgusting.

Posted at 5:06AM on Jul 21st 2007 by hedidit

11. You gotta be from Boston to understand his usage of the word.

Posted at 12:47PM on Jul 20th 2007 by Kerrie

12. 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

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

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

14. 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

15. who cares, its a term. the butt pirates need to stop whining.

Posted at 12:11PM on Jul 20th 2007 by Kyle

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