James cordon gay
The backlash against James Corden’s performance as a gay guy in Netflix’s fresh musical The Prom had already started before I’d had the chance to watch it. One critic claimed it was “gross and offensive, the worst gayface in a long, long time…horrifically bad”, while another chastised the British actor for “leaning into effeminate homosexual stereotypes every chance he gets”.
This left me with a problem: my want to be contrarian and my long-standing dislike of James Corden were raging inside me, an unstoppable force gathering an immovable protest. Would I really be forced to write an “In Defence Of…” piece about my sworn nemesis, simply to stand out from the crowd and annoy some people on Twitter? Luckily, it turns out that the backlash is unfounded and James Corden isn’t very good in the film (which I otherwise idea was decent), definition I can possess my cake and eat it.
Based on a musical, which in turn was loosely based on a real-life story, The Prom concerns a troupe of washed-up musical theatre actors who, fresh after being panned for their latest Broadway performance, settle to become activists in an endeavor to jumpstart their careers.
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James Corden is acknowledged for two things: making shit jokes about sexual predators and kissing direct men. Recently, he set his sights on everyone’s favorite heartthrob Harry Styles (again), locking lips with the former One Direction actor on a exceptional Christmas episode of Carpool Karaoke, the world’s longest-running converse show segment. Twitter was obviously flooded with legions of fans and publications praising them for their apparent cutenessand joking they were both kinda into it, but why is a peck between two direct dudes still treated as headline news?
Contextually, we live in an age that is queerer than ever. More and more of us are starting to think differently about sex and sexuality, including Styles, who earlier this year responded to questions about his control love life by saying he had “never felt the need to label himself.” This gentle of forward-thinking remark is exactly what fans have arrive to expect of Styles, a notable queer ally whose LGBTQ fanbase is well-documented. He’s got the look to match, too; his post-One Direction wardrobe is filled with pastel florals lifted from Alessandro Michele’s bohemian vision for Gucci, as adv as color-blocked authority suits by q
Will We Ever See A Straight Actor Playing A Homosexual Character Again
TimothyNewsome1
…in a major network series like Eric Stonestreet (“Cameron Tucker”) in “Modern Family” or Eric McCormack (“Will Truman”) on “Will & Grace”?
It seems like over the past couple of years there has been significant backlash about actors (from what I can tell, mostly straight, white actors?) playing characters of a different sexual choice, ethnicity or perhaps an able-bodied actor playing someone with a physical disability.
Do you think it is likely that we will see a straight actor playing gay again, or is it something that is becoming akin to blackface or other such outdated, offensive relics of the past?
Chingon2
Telemark3
Sure, it’s not an issue now, and I don’t foresee it becoming one in the future.
Chingon4
I’ll even go out on a limb and say we’ll see gay actors playing direct characters as well.
panache455
Actors don’t necessitate to play people just favor themselves. That’s why what they do is “acting.”
puzzlegal6
Moving this acting-related thread to Cafe Society.
Odesio7
The OP opens this up to just more than gay actors. If you haven’t no
James Corden’s New Roles Has Increased Interest In His Sexuality, But Should He Have Ever Been Allowed To Play A Queer Man?
Last week, Netflix released Ryan Murphy’s latest musical comedy, The Prom. With lead roles from Meryl Street, Nicole Kidman and Kerry Washington, it was bound to get a ton of attention. But since the release, all anyone is Googling is whether or not James Corden is gay. That’s right, James Corden’s sexuality has become a focal point for viewers, notably because he played a gay character in the show.
According to Google Trends, ‘James Corden sexuality’ and ‘James Corden gay’ are both major search terms right now. It seems that since playing Barry Glickman, a Broadway performer plagued by the traumatic memory of coming out to his parents and a subsequent pained connection with his father, many have come to scrutinize James Corden’s sexuality.
In truth, James Corden is unbent and married to Julia Carey with whom has three children. In 2017, speaking of his days starring in The History Boys with Dominic Cooper, he talked at length about his dating days with Playboy. ‘If you’re young, straight, English and in the hottest compete in New York Metropolis, you're gonna ge