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Behind the Aegis

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Reply to jmbar2 (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 11, 2022, 03:29 PM

Aug 2022

The issue is str8 people playing gay roles with the characters sexuality is pivotal to the plot or character. It is not being suggested gay people only play gay people or that non-gay people can't play gay characters but define the limit and place openly gay actors in said roles.

And I am going to also add, that is but one issue, and not even the most egregious one, but almost always seems to stick in the craw of certain members of the left.

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But wouldn't it limit their opportunities if they could only play gay roles? jmbar2 Aug 2022 #1

No. Behind the Aegis Aug 2022 #2

Thanks for sharing your perspective jmbar2 Aug 2022 #3

I'm not sure it is gay baiting to fail to fully flesh out Dumbledore as a gay character. I don't Martin68 Aug 2022 #4