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    The Dog

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    This incredible documentary that stopped New York cold ( in the borough of Brooklyn ) as Gay/pervert, John Wojtowitz who had a history of enormous sex drive both with straight and gay lovers and marriage partners of both sexes attempted a bank robbery to get his lover of the time the wanted sex change he craved. That's the background to The Dog, the infamous event that had police stymied for the better part of a day, onlookers having a grand old time rooting for the 'underdog.' It was such a 'cause célèbre' being one of the first national or international crime stories to beamed live on television to homes all over America. The whole thing really took some guts especially as the bank robber/pervert, John Wojtowitz was literally a one man army. I remember adults talking of this infamous event back in the day. It later became a super heavyweight film with Al Pacino giving a truly great performance in what was called DOG DAY AFTERNOON with the late John Cazalle, engaged to MERYL STREEP at the time as the lover wanting the sex change. This event was an unbelievable act that defies description, being insanely moronic with the 'no win' situation, the fact that Jon W could never be victorious with hundreds of officers swarming about, trying to cut deals. Back to the film a moment! It received many Oscar Nominations and other awards. The Dog incident became iconic as it all happened as the LGBT movement was making its presence felt like never before, this particular case being one extraordinary event helping the fledgling fight for gay rights. TRUTH IS INDEED STRANGER THAN FICTION! Highly recommended, but North Americans are truly a bunch of ninnies compared to European counterparts who want to experience every aspect of life, STRAIGHT, gay, trans, whatever. North Americans are still paranoid to this lifestyle accepted almost everywhere else in the free world, half America still holding on to the belief that it will all go away. THEY ARE STUPID, LUG HEAD DREAMERS! They actually sicken me because EQUALITY for all would make no IMPACT on their personal lives whatever. We are in 2014 and the struggle for gay equality in the U. S. is still evolving if that can be at all possible!.. That speaks volumes. By the way the name THE DOG refers to John W himself.

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    pietroantoni@  16.12.2014 age: 36-49 14,540 reviews

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