Posted on 08/13/2018 6:54:16 AM PDT by EdnaMode
Jack Whitehall has faced a backlash over reports that he has been cast as Disney’s first openly gay character.
The British comedian has reportedly landed himself a role in forthcoming action adventure The Jungle Cruise, but Disney fans are questioning why a straight actor has been cast instead of a gay actor.
According to reports, he will star alongside Emily Blunt and The Rock in what has been described as a “turning point” in Disney’s colourful history.
The film is supposedly set in the 19th century, where LGBTQ+ rights were non-existent.
@raunanand Why is Jack Whitehall (Jack Whitehall!) played Disney's first openly gay character?
@raunanand Did we... run out of gay people?
@ricardo_jpl Straight people playing gay camp characters is offensive. Period.
@ricardo_jpl Prove me wrong and tell me about all the gay camp actors that auditioned for this role but somehow @jackwhitehall was the best at doing it so he got the job fairly. I'll wait.
Alex Hayward @alexwhayward "Good news guys, I know you hated our half-hearted attempt to include a gay character in Beauty and the Beast so we're going to have an actual gay character in a movie!" "Great!" "And he's played by Jack Whitehall."
(Excerpt) Read more at standard.co.uk ...
Doctors should be played by doctors.
Lawyers should be played by lawyers.
Jedi should be played by Jedi.
Space aliens should be played by actual space aliens.
Dinosaurs should be played by real dinosaurs.
George Washington should be played by.... George Washington?
It’s not as if gay people haven’t played straight people in movies. Rock Hudson would be one example. I’m just sayin’
No, no, no. None of those are protected classes. LGBTQ+Melanin however...
Identity politics is death to the intellect. Everything is sent through the quota-driven, thought-control filter in the mind.
Sheesh!
It’s called ACTING. The whole point of the craft is pretending to be SOMEONE ELSE, dummies.
No, actually it’s worse than that.
According to them, a minority can and should play any role. A gay black transgender woman can and should be cast as George Washington.
However, woe betide the casting director who tries to recruit a straight male to play, for example, Oscar Wilde.
Because we're all homos now. Or didn't they get the memo....
“None of those are protected classes.”
If only the higher-ups would stand up to this just one time instead of rolling over. The guy is acting, for crying out loud. Will no one tell the simple leftist drama queens to get over themselves?
Will of “Will and Grace” is straight, playing a gay, Sheldon of “The Big Bang Theory” is gay, playing straight. That’s why it’s called acting, folks!
That’s ok. The can keep their ideology. I won’t allow it to be pushed on my kids.
There are a lot of other things the kids can do other than sit through a movie.
ANYBODY playing ANY GAY character in a movie for kids is offensive.
The British comedian has reportedly landed himself a role in forthcoming action adventure The Jungle Cruise, but Disney fans are questioning why a straight actor has been cast instead of a gay actor.
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A. What kind of idiot would be a Disney fan?
B. What kind of idiot would insist that an actor reflect whatever he / she / it is playing on screen? Did they need to find a cannibal to star in “Silence Of The Lambs”? Did they need to achieve AI to have Hal in “2001”?
Their identity politics has corrupted their entire worldview, not helped by decades of leftist “teachers” ignoring things like critical thinking in favor of social justice, political correctness and global warming. What a state these idiots have gotten our world in!
NO THANKS!!
They’re actors. They pretend to be someone they’re not, for a living. Sheesh.
Disgusting. Never mind the fact Disney is making Walt spin in his grave.
Not people upset that Disney is doing ANYTHING that begs sexuality, but people upset that they didn’t go gay ENOUGH?
Watched some clips of the guy. Somewhat funny. The Left is insane.
“Disney fans are questioning why a straight actor has been cast instead of a gay actor.”
He’s British. That technically counts for at least 1/4 gay.
An openly gay character in a film about cruising?
Honestly, you just can’t make this stuff up.
Did he get away with Barneyisms with on HIMYM because he was gay?
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