Stanley Tucci says he thinks straight actors should be able to play gay characters

[Monstermilo 4,180]

1 hour ago, River said:

It's not the same at all, you are mixing 2 different things, sexual orientation and race are like oranges and apples.

but then gay actors are not really acting, their just playing themselves or changing their feminine/masculine meter depends on the kind of gay, which makes the whole thing even worst and even some kind of a self caricature.

I believe that it's only applied to trans actors, the life experience as trans is something that only trans can bring to the screen and their opportunities are close to zero.

so str8 actors who play str8 roles arent acting and only playing caricatures? 

 

[bionic 48,186]

they should, but i wish they wouldn't make such a big deal about it as if they're playing an alien species

[MOT 2,921]

People are commenting here about 'gay characters' as if being gay is always the entirety of the character, but the truth is that in all cases there will be more to the character than being gay (just like real people). Yes, in many cases being gay is likely to be a crucial feature of the character, but in other cases it might be less important.

Separate point, if you're casting a movie you'll probably want to factor in box office. Take HOG for example. That was a movie about Italian people living in Italy, but instead of shooting it with Italian actors speaking Italian they shot it with a bunch of American actors pretending to be Italian people speaking English with Italian accents. That allowed them to hire Gaga, Adam, Al and Jared and so the movie did well at the box office.

[Future Lovers 6,662]

1 hour ago, Monstermilo said:

so str8 actors who play str8 roles arent acting and only playing caricatures? 

 

Oh come on, you’re intentionally being obtuse about this

[RahrahWitch 6,985]

They should but let's not pretend Hollywood is treating gay people the same way. It's a difficult one because an openly gay actor in Hollywood is going to get typecasted or excluded from the typical 'straight' roles. Not all the time and it's getting better for sure but It's still pretty prevalent so you end up with the gay people kind of needing those gay roles.

It's not that straight people shouldn't take gay roles, It's that their taking roles period from gay actors with how Hollywood is run.

[Bradley 58,652]

5 hours ago, Future Lovers said:

They should be. Straight actors should be able to play gay characters, and gay actors should be able to play straight characters. I completely understand the sentiment behind wanting gay actors to play gay roles, but all it does is pigeon hole them into their sexuality. All that movement is going to accomplish is getting gay actors less work because the message studios will take is "okay well we can only cast gay people in gay roles". Actors are actors, let them act. 

You're assuming that gay actors would get straight roles if the movement was less pronounced. Not really, no. The straight roles would in fact go to straight actors. The movement sort of guarantees a portion for gay actors. It gives them work, not takes it away from them.

[Bradley 58,652]

3 hours ago, River said:

but then gay actors are not really acting, their just playing themselves or changing their feminine/masculine meter depends on the kind of gay, which makes the whole thing even worst and even some kind of a self caricature.

That's because gay actors are not given roles that are radically outside their real life experiences.

Straight actors get to transform radically both in physical appearance and personality. Gaga gets to play a murderess and a clown, Christian Bale has literally acted as everything. Are gay actors offered the same range? If not, then is it fair we say 'they are just acting as themselves all the time'?

[Maxine Puth 9,053]

3 minutes ago, Bradley said:

That's because gay actors are not given roles that are radically outside their real life experiences.

Straight actors get to transform radically both in physical appearance and personality. Gaga gets to play a murderess and a clown, Christian Bale has literally acted as everything. Are gay actors offered the same range? If not, then is it fair we say 'they are just acting as themselves all the time'?

OT by why do y’all still continue to erase Gaga’s identity like that 

[Bradley 58,652]

12 minutes ago, Maxine Puth said:

OT by why do y’all still continue to erase Gaga’s identity like that 

When was the last time she dated a woman? She's an incredible ally and she's done a great deal for the community, no one can take that away from her, though.

[Maxine Puth 9,053]

2 minutes ago, Bradley said:

When was the last time she dated a woman? She's an incredible ally and she's done a great deal for the community, no one can take that away from her, though.

I didn’t know who you date determines your sexuality? are closeted men who only date women still straight? Are people who don’t date asexual? You can be bisexual without being romantically attracted to both. 

[Red 97,519]

Saying gay men should only be portrayed by gay men implies that there is a gay way to behave as if it was a personality trait, which is bullshit. Being gay means you like to have sex with men, it doesn't imply you behave in a more "feminine" way. Am I for gay actors being cast more frequently? Yes. But that doesn't mean that casting a straight to play a gay character is in the same level of white washing. 

[Cody James 1,494]

For me, it is certainly refreshing to know that there are serious straight actors that are not afraid to play a gay role. I feel like it shows that there is a progression of acceptance and breaking of stereotypes for most of the instances that I have seen a straight actor play a gay character as of recently. of Straight or gay generally speaking for a lot of roles this is just a part of the storytelling not necessarily a main focus just like for Brokeback Mountain, to be played by mainstream successful straight men, playing in a movie such as that there had to of been fear of backlash or judgment, so I commend them for taking the role and doing it justice. Also, their big names likely garnished some straights to be like “well, it has Heath Ledger” I guess I can give it a go” then the gay agenda struck and they became more of an ally from that beautiful and emotional movie. 

[Bradley 58,652]

28 minutes ago, Maxine Puth said:

You can be bisexual without being romantically attracted to both. 

Fine. It's not as if we have information that she has been having sex with women. If this information matters that much to you (it doesn't to me, I love Gaga regardless of her being straight or bisexual), then okay.

[River 112,529]

1 hour ago, Bradley said:

That's because gay actors are not given roles that are radically outside their real life experiences.

Straight actors get to transform radically both in physical appearance and personality. Gaga gets to play a murderess and a clown, Christian Bale has literally acted as everything. Are gay actors offered the same range? If not, then is it fair we say 'they are just acting as themselves all the time'?

Neil Patrick Harris, Matt Bomer, Cynthia Nixon, Wentworth Miller, Portia de Rossi, Jodie Foster, Luke Evans and the list goes on and on all played straight characters in the last 20 years, Niel role as Barney had a big impact in accepting LGBTQ+ actors in general and accepting LGBTQ+ actors in roles of straights.

[zakariah 11,698]

i don't see a problem with straight actors playing gay roles UNLESS it's a straight actor playing a gay role that's intended to offend and reinforce harmful stereotypes