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IWTV’s Eric Bogosian on Polanski Defender’s Talk Show Lends Queer Credibility to Far Right

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Source: San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center

Interview with the Vampire actor Eric Bogosian's appearance on Italian former far-right parliamentarian Luca Barbareschi's talk show raises questions about queer cultural legitimacy being brought into proximity with reactionary politics. The analysis examines Barbareschi's decades-long friendship with Bogosian, connections to Italy’s post-fascist right and longstanding support of Roman Polanski.

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