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Matt Damon Suggests Gay Actors Should Stay in the Closet


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What he said was stupid and he's trying g to backpedal. Shut you mouth about something you know nothing about 

Except he know what he's talking about tho, because he's an actor. Acting is his industry. And he's right. Once you come out, you start getting type-cast by directors and it's hard to get out of it. For example, Bret Easton Ellis said that Matt Bomer wasn't right for 50 Shades because he's openly gay.

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I get what he was trying to say in relation to the mystery actors hold in real life, but he's really just promoting heteronormativity despite his intentions - we assume people are straight unless stated otherwise, that's not upholding a "mystery". 

worded perfectly

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Bette Davis

Sexuality shouldn't be related to what characters you can and cannot play. Your personality and talent should decide, and being LGBT doesn't define your personality or talent. The only way for people to stop typecasting LGBT actors is by having them come out instead of asking them to keep quiet and let people assume they are straight. Acting is their job, they shouldn't have to act in real life as well.

 

Things have already changed fairly quickly considering only a few years ago gays were almost always shown like this:

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Cold as ice cream, but still as sweet.
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Except he know what he's talking about tho, because he's an actor. Acting is his industry. And he's right. Once you come out, you start getting type-cast by directors and it's hard to get out of it. For example, Bret Easton Ellis said that Matt Bomer wasn't right for 50 Shades because he's openly gay.

Which is weird because you never hear complaints of someone not right for playing a gay character because they're too openly straight

Take a moment to think of just flexibility, love, and trust~
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LoveandMagic

As a culture, we are obsessed with our celebrities. This has been going strong since the "talkies" and isn't likely to fade anytime soon. There are so many trashy gossip mags that make such a killing because people have to know every little detail about celeb's personal lives. Because of this, an actor's image can become EVERYTHING. I can see why so many actors would want to hide their s-xuality, it can potentially cost them roles in a HIGHLY competitive and superficial industry.  

Just repeat to yourself, "It's just a show. I should really just relax."
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Which is weird because you never hear complaints of someone not right for playing a gay character because they're too openly straight

Wasn't that the complaint about the Stonewall movie that flopped - the characters were too straight-acting? I'm sure their are guys who find genuine LGBT more authentic in LGBT roles.

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Wasn't that the complaint about the Stonewall movie that flopped - the characters were too straight-acting? I'm sure their are guys who find genuine LGBT more authentic in LGBT roles.

Wasn't the role STRAIGHT? To please the straight viewers? That's what I've got told--

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