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[–]Preachy_Jerk 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I don't think it's a moral issue, but I do prefer gay roles played by gay actors. First of all, I can almost always tell the difference, and it's harder to suspend disbelief when there's a dissonance. Second, straight people playing gay roles for a straight audience usually depend on stereotypes and have that patronizing "LGBT ally" vibe.

Anyone see "Love, Simon"? That was a mess. The (straight) gay kid is looking for the other gay kid in school, and one of the candidates was obviously gay in real life, but not in the movie. Then Simon gets blackmailed into fucking with his friends' lives to avoid being outed, even though it's like 2016, and all the straight people I know just had to tell me how wonderful that gay movie for straight people was.

[–]ChunkeeguyTeam T*RF Fuck Yeah[S] 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I've seen dozens of movies with gay men played by straight men and of course dozens more where the reverse occurred. It's what acting is all about. Most straight actors are not James Corden running around with his hands bent up at the wrist. Personally I'm waiting for these fucktards to start calling for films of the past to be boycotted/banned. The list of classic films will stretch to the moon and back and the rest of the planet might wake up to who the real fascists of today are.

[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If they're looking for a larger gay actor (they're definitely not invisible), why not get Harvey Fierstein? He might be a bit old for the role, but he could do it well.