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21-03-2021, 08:14 AM | #51 | |||
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Quand il pleut, il pleut
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...I was just reading this earlier so I thought I’d share it because it’s relevant to the topic and some thoughts from It’s A Sin Creator, Russell T Davies...
...I won’t post the whole article but I’ll pos5 the link if anyone wants to read the whole thing... “My take is to cast gay as gay. Absolutely. I believe that profoundly. I think you not only get authenticity; you get revenge for 100 years of straight-washing” NL: What’s your take on straight actors playing gay characters? RT My take is to cast gay as gay. Absolutely. I believe that profoundly. I think you not only get authenticity; you get revenge for 100 years of straight-washing. I believe we have 40 or 50 gay speaking parts in It’s A Sin and they’re all played by gay actors. And actually, that’s very hard to do because you’re not allowed in an audition to ask someone whether they’re gay or not. And that’s a great rule: just as the head of Tesco can’t ask someone who wants to work on the shop floor whether they’re gay or not. Nonetheless, you can make it clear that you’re very open to openly gay actors coming in to audition. And then some smart voice will inevitably chime in with, ‘Well, you don’t mind gay actors playing straight.’ And I’ll tell you what, no, I don’t mind a gay actor playing straight. Because from the age of eight, gay people learn to fit in with the straight world and act straight. That’s something we know very profoundly in our hearts. So if you want a great performance, cast a gay actor as a straight man because he’s been studying how straight men behave for an awful long time. https://www.anothermag.com/design-li...view-interview |
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21-03-2021, 08:54 AM | #52 | |||
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A lot of the time it feels like a caricature. Honestly I don’t care but there are a surplus of lgbtq actors to give roles to if directors really wanted representation
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21-03-2021, 10:01 AM | #53 | |||
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21-03-2021, 12:33 PM | #54 | ||
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21-03-2021, 12:51 PM | #55 | |||
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It's everyone's world in the west! |
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21-03-2021, 12:58 PM | #56 | ||
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Tell that to Eastern Europe in general, or basically everywhere, really, because hate crime is still a thing.
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21-03-2021, 01:38 PM | #57 | ||
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21-03-2021, 02:34 PM | #58 | |||
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Okay comrade
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21-03-2021, 06:39 PM | #59 | ||
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21-03-2021, 07:14 PM | #60 | |||
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Straight people should still be allowed to play LGBTQ roles, it just depends how they portray them.
I've cringed at some roles , because the characters are either too annoyingly camp and ott flamboyant/ stereotypical to be laughed at basically and not taken seriously . Also there's not always a character development , it's either sexual or just bitchy and sassy cliché . |
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22-03-2021, 12:34 PM | #61 | |||
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ALL THAT BEING SAID! It's my world as much as it is the straight guy's next door In fact I have one more bedroom than him, so it's technically more my world than his! |
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22-03-2021, 01:07 PM | #62 | |||
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If only gay actors can play gay roles then only heteros can play heterosexuals, surely. Otherwise it's highly unfair.
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22-03-2021, 01:38 PM | #63 | |||
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I say yes, they should be allowed. But I wouldn’t say that the issue around it doesn’t matter.
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22-03-2021, 01:41 PM | #64 | |||
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22-03-2021, 01:42 PM | #65 | |||
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Zumi Zimi Zami
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we got a gay actor portraying a heterosexual male on our soap series here in my country
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22-03-2021, 02:22 PM | #66 | ||
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My thinking I guess is that someone isn't defined by their sexuality so, for example, if someone is playing a character who is gay but the story is about a mental health struggle, then the best person for the role is someone who can accurately, sensitively and with understanding convey that mental health issue regardless of their sexuality. On the other hand if (excuse the blunt term but) "gayness" or gay rights issues etc. are at the HEART of the story then it is probably approporiate to only cast gay actors who have that central to them - e.g. I would say "It's A Sin" for example clearly falls into that category. So yeah overall I think it's not a "whatever, it doesn't matter" but at the same time, it's not a blanket "no" either - just something for casting directors to make sure they consider their reasoning on before casting. |
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22-03-2021, 02:28 PM | #67 | ||
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