Some reasons why it was an innocent mistake.
He is talking about the gay blind mountain climber incident:
"Ever since last December, every time the word “mountain” is used, it is immediately and unabashedly done so in context of gay sex. Actually, Ang Lee and his gang forever ruined the word as one free of sexual meaning. Like these: plug, beads, bear, Twinkie, rim, fag, and, uh, gay. Cynthia simply couldn't wrap her brain around the word being associated with something wholesome." PEN15 Club [via tr]
"Ever since last December, every time the word “mountain” is used, it is immediately and unabashedly done so in context of gay sex. Actually, Ang Lee and his gang forever ruined the word as one free of sexual meaning. Like these: plug, beads, bear, Twinkie, rim, fag, and, uh, gay. Cynthia simply couldn't wrap her brain around the word being associated with something wholesome." PEN15 Club [via tr]