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“The Debutante Hunters” Wins Sundance. Go Figure.

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The Sundance Film Festival is nothing if not a bastion of liberalism. And yet, here it is: The Debutante Hunters. Now you might think that this is another one of those Michael Moore-like sandbag jobs—in heels. But no, the filmmaker’s playing it straight. Ish. “They have a brain the size of a peanut,” a debuhunter proclaims about turkeys (not producers). “They’re very smart.” Another SOT: “I’ve never got a really big buck.” And “I’m afraid what will happen [if I don’t wear my pink socks.]” You can almost hear the editor sniggering. In fact, the fact that young women hunting is the center of a film kinda tells you where the Sundancers’ collective heads are at. I mean, really, big friggin’ deal.

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Robert Farago is the former publisher of The Truth About Guns (TTAG). He started the site to explore the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns.

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