In any event, I've noticed the Ten Films post continues to bring people in. At least 4 hits weekly. Now I know that's not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but it's where those hits come from that intrigues me. More than the usual places like Europe, Australia, Canada, and South America.
No, these folks (checking weekly sitemeter reports) are in very repressed places where being gay can get you tortured, thrown into prison, even killed. Among them, places like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, China, Turkey, Cambodia, Poland, Lebannon, Romania, Egypt, Russia, Jordan, and others. Some are return visitors (the same ISP and location) who've visited more than once. This week's report boasted 11 such visits and the reason for this post.
Personally, I find it fascinating and courageous on their part and hope they are not found out and suffer whatever the consequences of their country. I only wish one or two would leave a comment regarding the availability of the various films and if they enjoyed them, or not. So far that has not happened. However, I have added a 'note' to the original post asking for visitor input, so we'll see what happens now.
And so it goes.
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I saw 4 from the first list and 9 from your list.
ReplyDeleteLuckily I don't live in a repressed country.
Perhaps they do not leave a comment for fear of being discovered, thinking (wrongly) that their visit without comment cannot be traced by authorities.
ReplyDeleteIn the meantime I think how posts that we might find relatively insignificant might bring a ray of hope and light to people in areas in which being openly gay comes at a much higher cost than we can imagine. A simple post of a list of movies tells them that they are not alone.
Peter: Seems our tastes are very similar.
ReplyDeleteLem: It was only after these hits began to appear that I realized what was happening. It continues to amaze me that there are more hits today than two years ago.
Thanks for visiting, guys.