Posted on 03/19/2019 4:27:45 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Following the announcement of casting actor Esai Morales as Deathstroke, DC Universe's live-action Titans has cast Chella Man as Jericho, a hero in his own right and the son of DC's famed mercenary.
Though he's not a big name in Hollywood, Man, who self-identifies as deaf, genderqueer and a queer artist, has seen his profile grow both as a deaf activist and as a model. In 2017, the Jewish/Chinese-American actor began to transition from female to male and has quickly become a noted figure in LGBTQ+ circles, documenting his transition on Instagram, YouTube and a series of columns for them.
Jericho made his DC Comics debut in 1984's Tales of the Teen Titans #43 (after making a cameo appearance in Issue #42), by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, and has the power to possess anyone upon making eye contact with them. The character has always used sign language to communicate with his teammates, as he was rendered mute early in his life by kidnappers who were attempting to blackmail his father. Though he's played the villain from time to time over the years, Jericho has generally been one of the more pure-hearted members of the team of young heroes. While the original version of the hero's sexuality was never really explored, Jericho's modern comics incarnation is bisexual, and his personality has more edge to it than the original.
The show's official character description is as follows:
Son of the infamous DC villain Deathstroke (played by Esai Morales), Joseph Wilson is the Titan known as Jericho. Mute after his father failed to rescue him from having his vocal cords severed by assassins, Jericho has the unique ability to possess anyone just by making eye contact. This gentle natured yet proud hero has proven himself a formidable Titan.
Principal photography for Season 2 of Titans is expected to begin in April, as casting for new characters on the series continues.
I self identify as sickened to my stomach.
Forcing me to affirmatively participate in another person’s delusion will not cure their mental illness.
So it sounds like he can hear just fine. He just wants to pretend to be deaf. And queer. (Does he really go for women? It sounds so.)
“He” is not a man.
Good idea! They definitely need their own planet.
“...Man, who self-identifies as deaf, genderqueer and a queer artist...and a model...”
I miss the less disgusting days of ‘Carrot Top’ or that guy that smashed fruit on stage as your ‘schtick’ or Rodney Dangerfield, the guy that, ‘don’t get no respect’ as his schtick. The Three Stooges had a ‘schtick’ and so did Abbot and Costello. Cher has a ‘schtick’ and so does that idiot Babs Streisand.
The more things change in Show Business, the more they stay the same - they’re just debasing themselves further for the current crop of liberal pajama boy & soy boy DOPES who have cash on hand to spend at the Freak Show, LOL!
All in all, it’s just a SCHTICK. You gotta have one to make a buck!
You know, sometimes I’ll read something and think I’m starting to lose it, but then I realize it isn’t that, but what I am reading.
Best wishes to him/her/it. He/she/it sounds pretty mixed up ?
Pop a paper bag behind her head and see if she reacts. Oh, sorry. That would be transhearingphobic.
Self identifies as a publicity whore.
Glad I dont fund hollywood or comics anymore.
self-identifies as deaf, mentally ill, genderqueer and a queer artist. Fixed it.
It’s “dumbing down deviancy”.
It's gotten to the point where this isn't even seen as a mental illness.
First step was to "normalize" it.
Make no mistake, this is about destroying and eradicating Judeo Christian Western Civilization.
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