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> [There is a tendency under capitalism system to reduce everything to a kind of commodity fetish, and this order tends to promote extremely conventional and uniform expressions of gender and sexuality in order to promote certain products and lifestyle choices…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-labruce/there-is-a-tendency-under-capitalism-system-to-reduce-everything-to-a/)

[Bruce LaBruce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-labruce/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/012/bruce-labruce-48848_capitalism_there-is-a-tendency-under-capitalism-sys_2117681.jpg)

> [One thing I try to do with my work is to show that people who have extreme fetishes or who exist outside the constraints of "normal" society still have romantic impulses and are capable of love and tenderness. Sometimes people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-labruce/one-thing-i-try-to-do-with-my-work-is-to-show-that-people-who-have/)

[Bruce LaBruce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-labruce/)

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## More by Bruce LaBruce

> [Heterosexuality is the opiate of the masses](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-labruce/heterosexuality-is-the-opiate-of-the-masses/)

[Bruce LaBruce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-labruce/)

> [I have an appreciation for what some people would call "bad acting," but which I think can be much more real than the overly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-labruce/i-have-an-appreciation-for-what-some-people-would-call-bad-acting-but/)

[Bruce LaBruce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-labruce/)

> [In terms of homosexuality, not everyone is prepared for a daily struggle against nature. In some ways, people who challenge and subvert their biologically-determined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-labruce/in-terms-of-homosexuality-not-everyone-is-prepared-for-a-daily/)

[Bruce LaBruce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-labruce/)

> [I have always been first and foremost a cinephile, so making references to other films is second nature to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-labruce/i-have-always-been-first-and-foremost-a-cinephile-so-making/)

[Bruce LaBruce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-labruce/)

> [No revolution without sexual revolution. No sexual revolution without homosexual revolution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-labruce/no-revolution-without-sexual-revolution-no-sexual-revolution-without/)

[Bruce LaBruce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-labruce/)

> [My films often have a very strong strain of irony, or even sarcasm, which is definitely related to homosexual camp. But it is by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-labruce/my-films-often-have-a-very-strong-strain-of-irony-or-even-sarcasm/)

[Bruce LaBruce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-labruce/)

> [There is a tendency under capitalism system to reduce everything to a kind of commodity fetish, and this order tends to promote extremely conventional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-labruce/there-is-a-tendency-under-capitalism-system-to-reduce-everything-to-a/)

[Bruce LaBruce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-labruce/)

> [One thing I try to do with my work is to show that people who have extreme fetishes or who exist outside the constraints…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-labruce/one-thing-i-try-to-do-with-my-work-is-to-show-that-people-who-have/)

[Bruce LaBruce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-labruce/)

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