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Hallmark Christmas movies are getting inclusive
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 16, 2020, 09:32:49 pm ---Well, that's certainly an improvement from the Rock Hudson days when there could only be one answer to that question. In fact, it was rarely even a question!
The only problem with casting gay characters in gay roles -- which I would normally applaud-- is that Brokeback Mountain would have had different stars. Of course, young hot gay actors were in shorter supply back then.
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Young, hot openly gay actors. ...
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 17, 2020, 11:17:34 pm ---Young, hot openly gay actors. ...
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Good point. Yes.
Hard to believe our culture has changed so much in that time that Heath and Jake were cautioned that even playing gay men, let alone coming out as gay men, would harm their careers.
Do you think there are still young, hot gay actors and actresses who would not come out even now for fear it would limit their roles -- mainly in straight love stories? For example, if Titanic were coming out now and Leonardo DiCaprio had come out as gay, would it harm or even kill his chances of being cast?
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on December 17, 2020, 11:14:16 pm ---“It’s a tricky situation because when you see all of these movies, which historically, the gay roles have gone to the straight actors, there is something in nuances and tiny little things that straight actors don’t quite get right,” di Pace tells ET Canada.
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What do you guys think of this? Are there any examples in BBM?
southendmd:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 18, 2020, 10:34:01 am ---Do you think there are still young, hot gay actors and actresses who would not come out even now for fear it would limit their roles -- mainly in straight love stories? For example, if Titanic were coming out now and Leonardo DiCaprio had come out as gay, would it harm or even kill his chances of being cast?
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Good question.
I seem to recall that Sean Hayes got a lot of flack for playing straight in the revival of "Promises, Promises". Some reviews suggested that, after playing Jack on "Will and Grace", he was not believable as a straight man.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: southendmd on December 18, 2020, 01:53:43 pm ---I seem to recall that Sean Hayes got a lot of flack for playing straight in the revival of "Promises, Promises"
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Well plus, how dare he take one of the few roles that could go to straight actors. They have enough trouble getting cast as it is without cultural appropriation.
I remember when Rupert Everett came out and was told his career was ruined because he'd always be cast as gay men and he said that was fine with him because "we're not, contrary to popular belief, all alike." I thought that was a cool answer, but years later I believe I heard that he now felt his career was ruined.
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