Amid sex scandals, Hollywood releases gay ‘romance’ that normalizes man-boy sex
English: Kevin Spacey, at the HBO post-Emmys party, in 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) “ Call Me by Your Name ,” which opened nationwide Thanksgiving weekend , is about an older man’s affair with a 17-year-old boy. And while the movie is garnering rave reviews from urbane elites, their acclamations about the storyline are not quite accurate. This is not a romantic tale about the awakening of homosexual desire in and between two men: It is a story about a man and boy whose relationship sparks homoeroticism and flirtation, which then turns romantic and carnal. Summed up in a single word, the movie is about pederasty . A secondary message is the suggestion that handsome, together, “straight” men and boys can be seduced and recruited. The film has received high praise from leftist establishments. “ Call Me By Your Name Just Officially Became This Year's Oscars Frontrunner,” trumpets a W Magazine headline. Rolling Stone declares it “the most romantic movi