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Twitter users slam Disney as it selects straight actor to play gay character

Posted on 8/13/18 at 2:23 pm
Posted by crap4brain
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2004
2662 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 2:23 pm
quote:

Disney has come under fire after selecting a straight actor to play the studios' first ever openly gay character. British comedian Jack Whitehall was selected to star as Emily Blunt's gay brother alongside Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in Disney's The Jungle Cruise.


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IS it still ok for gay actors to play straight characters?
What a time to be alive.
This post was edited on 8/13/18 at 2:26 pm
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
Member since Sep 2016
32785 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 2:25 pm to
Why is Disney pushing a queer lifestyle onto kids?

Edit: are the gays downvoting me?
This post was edited on 8/14/18 at 7:46 am
Posted by NeverRains
Texas
Member since Jun 2012
3027 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 2:25 pm to
A perfect example of how life is so good in America rn that people have to make up shite to be angry about.
Posted by Salmon
I helped draft the email
Member since Feb 2008
85392 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 2:25 pm to
goddammit

I fricking hate these "5 people on twitter are mad about this so lets write an article about" type of articles

Posted by Erin Go Bragh
Beyond the Pale
Member since Dec 2007
14918 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 2:26 pm to
If they also want to eliminate gay actors from playing straight roles then let's play by their rules.
Posted by crap4brain
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2004
2662 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 2:27 pm to
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
92681 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 2:29 pm to
quote:

Why is Disney pushing a ___________ (insert your own here) lifestyle onto kids?
Posted by SavageTheTiger
Member since Jun 2018
60 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 2:30 pm to
Oh nooo how dare you deny Chad and Bruce a gay character instead of Tom Hanks wowwww qualifications dont mean anything
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
138911 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 2:30 pm to
Posted by sicboy
Because Awesome
Member since Nov 2010
79328 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 2:32 pm to



#triggered
Posted by BARNEYSTINSON
Member since Oct 2011
796 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:14 pm to
Lol
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
58514 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:15 pm to
quote:

IS it still ok for gay actors to play straight characters? What a time to be alive.

All actors are gay. I don’t believe this article
Posted by fjlee90
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2016
8518 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:17 pm to
Jesus.

Some folks are really kicking this faux outrage up a notch these days.

It can't be pleasant to wake up and think "what can I be pissy about today?"
Posted by wareaglepete
Union of Soviet Auburn Republics
Member since Dec 2012
17546 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:18 pm to
Aren't most Hollywood actors gay? This guy may still be in the closet and this reckless rhetoric could cause him to end up being outed prior to him being ready for such a revelation. The psychological trauma for this guy could be irreversible and possibly even end in tragedy.
Posted by Nguyener
Kame House
Member since Mar 2013
21057 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:18 pm to
quote:

Twitter


The manufactured outrage collective is angry about something. Color me shocked.
Posted by philly444
stuck in contraflow
Member since Nov 2008
12261 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:21 pm to
Is that a white guy named Omar?
Posted by jcole4lsu
The Kwisatz Haderach
Member since Nov 2007
31832 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:22 pm to
The Doctor can be a woman
James Bond can be black
But God help if a straight person plays a homosexual. Yo thats why its called ACTING you dumb motherfrickers.

News flash: Hemsworth is Australian, not Asgardian. Shocking I know.
Posted by SSpaniel
Germantown
Member since Feb 2013
29658 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:43 pm to
Who seriously gives two craps about "#LGBT visibility and positive portrayal in the arts"?
Posted by TheFonz
Somewhere in Louisiana
Member since Jul 2016
22790 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:47 pm to
Disney should grow a spine and say if the sky screamers are willing to invest a few million into the project, then their considerations may be heard. Otherwise, frick off. If they don't like it, don't see the movie.
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
45812 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:50 pm to
Why don't they get real animals to voice Mickey and Donald, etc., and why isn't PETA outraged?
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