That’s not how be an ally, that’s not how you support LGBT rights. The messages of hate- I came into it knowing that would happen, regardless of how good I was. But there are some straight actors who play gay characters, who are all about supporting LGBT rights while they’re promoting their project, but once they’re done, a year later, it’s kind of forgotten. “I’ve definitely had some criticism from the LGBT community for being in the role… I’ve had death threats, which is horrible. While he knew that homophobic comments would be inevitable from some religious folks in his life, he was surprised to have it also come from some members of his family. Both actors identify as straight, which has sparked some controversy. In an interview with Attitude, Cimino and co-star George Sear discussed their relation to their characters and the LGBTQ+ community. Related: Hulu's Love, Victor Cast Guide & Returning Love, Simon Characters This sparked a debate on whether or not it matters that an actor from outside of a given community plays a role that represents an individual within that group. Scarlett Johansson experienced plenty of this criticism between the whitewashing of Ghost in the Shell and when she was initially announced to be playing a transgender man in Rub & Tugbefore dropping out of the project. Casting decisions made in modern-day have generated a conversation around what roles are considered acceptable for certain actors to play.
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