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Russia May Ban Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Over Gay Character (Variety)
Variety ^ | March 4, 2017 | Leo Barraclough

Posted on 03/04/2017 5:07:16 PM PST by Salman

The Russian government is coming under pressure to ban Disney’s live-action movie “Beauty and the Beast” for allegedly contravening a 2013 law that prohibits “gay propaganda” aimed at children.

In Bill Condon’s film, LeFou (Josh Gad) has a crush on Gaston (Luke Evans). Condon told Attitude magazine that LeFou’s role is groundbreaking.

“It’s somebody who’s just realizing that he has these feelings. And Josh makes something really subtle and delicious out of it,” he said. “And that’s what has its pay-off at the end, which I don’t want to give away. But it is a nice, exclusively gay moment in a Disney movie.”

Gad spoke to Variety about being Disney’s first openly gay character during film’s L.A. premiere. “As subtle as it is, I do think it’s going to be effective and I do think it’s important,” he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at variety.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: disney; homosexualagenda
I suppose this is yet another reason to go to war against Russia? /sarc
1 posted on 03/04/2017 5:07:16 PM PST by Salman
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To: Salman
McCain is probably going ballistic! "Prepare the nukes!" It's time to nuke those pesky Russkis for this!

IMHO, Disney should be banned in this country too.

2 posted on 03/04/2017 5:12:39 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it. - Clint Eastwood)
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To: Salman

Ban them!!!


3 posted on 03/04/2017 5:14:00 PM PST by Bellflower (Dems = Mat 6:23 ....If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!)
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To: Salman

Walt Disney is spinning in his grave. There is no way he would let a couple of faggots be in any of his movies! He took pride in providing good, wholesome family entertainment. This is a despicable legacy for a good company started by a great man.


4 posted on 03/04/2017 5:19:26 PM PST by wjcsux (The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
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To: Salman

This is no-doubt a bigger strike against Russia than the whole Crimean Peninsula thing with Western Leftists.


5 posted on 03/04/2017 5:20:47 PM PST by Trump20162020
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To: Salman

Who wants that degenerate part of American culture going out into the world?There is nothing “delicious” about the homosexual life style. All parents should be warned against taking children to be groomed by homosexuals in this propaganda film.


6 posted on 03/04/2017 5:21:50 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: Salman

That movie is more dangerous to Russians than American fake news about that country.


7 posted on 03/04/2017 5:23:37 PM PST by Socon-Econ
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Sad. They’ll be missing out on sooooo much!!

/sarc


8 posted on 03/04/2017 5:27:50 PM PST by Dr. Pritchett
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To: Salman

So they want to run Bob Iger for President! Oh that’s rich.


9 posted on 03/04/2017 5:28:44 PM PST by brucedickinson
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To: Salman

Can’t blame them. Promoting heinous behavior as part of a propaganda campaign aimed at children is pure evil. We may ally ourselves with homosexuals, but it is part so we can reach and help them and other part common cause. It is by no means open approval of deviant behavior. The difference here is key, which is helping and reaching out and even working with them, not tossing them off a rooftop. That is what the muslims, the democrats pet brutes do.


10 posted on 03/04/2017 5:38:21 PM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: wjcsux
There was a two or three part documentary about Walt Disney which aired on PBS a year or so ago. It's quite good. Absolutely amazing man (and as you stated, devoted to entertaining families and children).

One night Disney took his entire staff out to expensive dinner on his dime. Afterward they went to the auditorium at the studio. And for the next two hours or so it was just Walt Disney up on stage, with the spotlight focused on him, as he gave what could be described as a Steve Jobs keynote on meth. It was almost manic, as he acted out the project he was only then shocking them with: the first ever full-length animated feature. Immediately many of the staff said it couldn't be done. Disney's energy and enthusiasm however was contagious and they went full bore after something which had never been done before. And that's how Snow White came into being.

11 posted on 03/04/2017 5:55:51 PM PST by Ciaphas Cain (The choice to be stupid is not a conviction I am obligated to respect.)
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To: Salman

Perversion presented as wholesomeness.


12 posted on 03/04/2017 6:04:29 PM PST by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - JRRT)
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To: Salman

Bring back censor boards who are elected to represent local community values.

The liberals are hell bent on force feeding the masses their nasty morality.

And their war on children is relentless.


13 posted on 03/04/2017 6:05:20 PM PST by unlearner (So much winning !!! It's Trumptastic!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
"Russia May Ban Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Over Gay Character"

McCain is probably going ballistic!

Well, he IS a Princess, after all.

14 posted on 03/04/2017 6:17:07 PM PST by Navy Patriot (America returns to the Rule of Law)
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To: Salman

I *was* looking forward to this, since they did a great ob with Jungle Book.

No more.


15 posted on 03/04/2017 6:39:03 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Not tired of winning yet!)
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To: Ciaphas Cain

Mr. Disney was quite a remarkable man.


16 posted on 03/04/2017 8:00:06 PM PST by wjcsux (The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
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To: Salman
WHAT ABOUT THE DISNEY CHANNEL'S

IT HAS EVEN INVADED SUBTLETY INTO THE CARTOON MOVIES.

17 posted on 03/05/2017 6:02:10 AM PST by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump! DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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