DiscussionDoes anyone else find men playing "lesbian" roles and women playing "gay man" roles problematic?

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[–]MarkJeffersonTight defenses and we draw the line 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The viewers defended this because "they couldn't find a man that looks like a woman. They had to give the role to a woman".

Shocking. Very few men look like women; Even less who are actors. The writers should've expected casting problems when they wrote the non-realistic plot. They probably just didn't really care about that.

People who have the most context to play gay characters are the ones that should be given the opportunities.

The most important part of acting is appearance(that eliminates women acting as men and vice versa). And whether they can play the role. I think getting someone of the same orientation is preferable and ideal, but shouldn't be a requirement. Getting the right sex is, though.

[–]ChunkeeguyTeam T*RF Fuck Yeah 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Very few men look like women

Nowhere is this more evident than in the TV adaptation of 'Tales of the City', where through the entire series trans landlady Mrs Madrigal was played by Olympia Dukakis. In the most recent and hopefully final series (they ruined it with woke bullshit) they avoided a trans meltdown by having young Mrs Madrigal played by trans actor Jen Richards, who, well...

[–]MarkJeffersonTight defenses and we draw the line 5 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 5 fun -  (0 children)

In the most recent and hopefully final series (they ruined it with woke bullshit) they avoided a trans meltdown by having young Mrs Madrigal played by trans actor Jen Richards, who, well...

Oh, how womanly is thy essence..

[–]UWUness[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think getting someone of the same orientation is preferable and ideal, but shouldn't be a requirement. Getting the right sex is, though.

I 100% agree with this. "Sexuality" shouldn't be a requirement, although it would be ideal, but to be able to depict a woman, a lesbian, only a woman should be given that role, and to be able to depict a man, a gay man, only a man should be given that role. As you mentioned, appearance is important.