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

Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:53 pm to
Posted by Tbonepatron
Member since Aug 2013
8462 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:53 pm to
In Disney’s defense, they probably just thought Jack Whitehall was gay. He was on the Graham Norton show saying that he was crushed that his one line as a troll in Frozen was cut from the final screening.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:56 pm to
How does a movie about an amusement park ride have (or need) a canonically gay character?


Remember when movies/shows used to have gay characters where it wasn’t the focal point of the character and they didn’t have to beat you over the head with it? It’s almost like people don’t need to be reduced to their sexual peccadilloes.
Posted by Lsupimp
Ersatz Amerika-97.6% phony & fake
Member since Nov 2003
85397 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 3:57 pm to
Outrage is the coin of the realm.
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
35786 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:03 pm to
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I fricking hate these "5 people on twitter are mad about this so lets write an article about" type of articles


True. There's more people still crying about Gunn being fired.
Posted by TidalTim
Member since Jul 2017
867 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:05 pm to
The network Freeform pushes it harder than anything you have ever seen. It is owned by Disney. Walt would roll over in his grave.
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
62746 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:08 pm to
Why is there a gay character in this movie at all?
Posted by Slingin Pickle
Fancy side of the North Shore
Member since Jun 2008
3041 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:08 pm to
Disneyworld is like the capital of the gays. Always nice to see them eat their own.
Posted by PortCityTiger24
Member since Dec 2006
87455 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:11 pm to
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Why is Disney pushing a queer lifestyle onto kids?


The only people who don't realize by now that there is a real agenda are morons.
Posted by Placebeaux
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Member since Jun 2008
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Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:12 pm to
I guess they HATED IT!
Posted by WildTchoupitoulas
Member since Jan 2010
44071 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:17 pm to
Posted by NoHoTiger
So many to kill, so little time
Member since Nov 2006
46110 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:24 pm to
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Twitter users slam Disney as it selects straight actor to play gay character

So, they're not supposed to give the part to the best actor for the job? I'm so confused. When am I supposed to ask about the gayness when I'm auditioning actors?
Posted by Jake_LaMotta
Coral Gables
Member since Sep 2017
5700 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:25 pm to
As I said on this topic earlier Tom Cruise and John Travolta two known closeted Homosexuals in Hollywood have been playing straight characters for years. Where is the outrage?
Posted by TigerCruise
Virginia Beach, VA
Member since Oct 2013
11898 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:30 pm to
But Achilles can be black?

Hypocrisy is astounding
Posted by Azkiger
Member since Nov 2016
27004 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:43 pm to
It's quite telling how they're also complaining about the guy being white as well. I thought this was a gay/straight thing?
Posted by Doctor Strangelove
Member since Feb 2018
3354 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:55 pm to
What’s the problem? George Clooney has been playing straight parts for years and there is no outrage.
Posted by WildManGoose
Member since Nov 2005
4600 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:56 pm to
Well, Nathan Lane was the voice of Timon, a very bro like Disney animal. That should take some of the sting out.
Posted by jrodLSUke
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Member since Jan 2011
25773 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 4:59 pm to
Have they ever watched Jacks comedy? He acts more gay than most gay people.
Posted by NC_Tigah
Make Orwell Fiction Again
Member since Sep 2003
135674 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 5:02 pm to
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Twitter users slam Disney as it selects straight actor to play gay character

Perhaps Twitter users would be better served to slam the capabilities of gay actors?
Posted by shrevetigertom
Shreveport
Member since Sep 2005
4463 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 5:17 pm to
I am waiting for the retroactive condemnation of Billy Crystal’s character in Soap. (You must be old to get that)
Posted by KCMIZSEC
Member since Sep 2013
2199 posts
Posted on 8/13/18 at 5:18 pm to
Wait, so now they want employers to ask candidates their sexual orientation as a condition of employment?
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