Not only can a man not marry his dog, but a man who chooses to do so must be put down. This is what our conservative society expects to hear from our friends and neighbors and, consequently, expects everyone to follow this principle. In the film Philadelphia, a bigoted group of white Anglo-Saxon Protestants are so intolerant of same-sex relationships that they are willing to frame an old friend to get rid of him. Similar to I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry or Brokeback Mountain, Philadelphia puts the protagonist homosexual as the protagonist ignoring the fact that the general opinion is that of an antagonist. Similar to how a villain fails to win over the charming princess; a gay character is always at a disadvantage: Andrew Becket dies because he is gay, Chuck Levine and Larry Valentine make fun of gender by taking advantage of it for money, and Jack dies because he is a “queer”. Hollywood is not ready to accept the popular belief that our society has a positive ideology about same-sex relationships. The American nation holds its fear of diversity with clenched fists. This is a nation formed with antiquated ideals of freedom, which sought religious freedom without concern for how much freedom its religion actually provided. “For this reason a man will depart from his father and his mother and cleave to his wife; and they will be one flesh. And the man and his wife were naked and had no shame" (New International Version, Gen 2,24-25), this passage from the Bible illustrates how marriages should only be between a man and a woman, and if it is done otherwise, you should be ashamed of having committed a sinful act. Most media in the United States is predominant… middle of paper… in an anti-black world” Multicultural Film: An Anthology Spring/Summer 2011. By Kathrin K. Cashin and Stacy L. Tanner Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Pub., 2011. 169-175. Print.Shaheen, Jack G. “Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Denigrates a People” Multicultural Film: A Spring/Summer 2011. By Kathrin K. Cashin and Stacy L. Tanner . Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Pub., 2011. 247-263. Print.Moddelmog, Debra A. “Can Romantic Comedy Hollywood Romance, Citizenship, and Same-Sex Marriage Panic" Multicultural Film: an Anthology Spring/ Summer 2011. By Kathrin K. Cashin and Stacy L. Tanner. Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Pub., 2011. 317-332. PrintNavarro, Mireya. “Out in Hollywood: Leading Roles Are Important” Interview with Jason Stuart Web September 26, 2008New International Version [Colorado Springs]: Biblica, 2011. BibleGateway.com.Web March 3. 2011