People Losing It Over Gay 'Beauty And The Beast' Character
March 6, 2017
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as posted by the channelSome are outraged over gay characters in the upcoming Disney movie. Brett Erlich, Ben Mankiewicz, Michael A. Wood Jr., and Ryan Clayton, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"A human-beast love story? That’s perfectly fine. But a comedic sidekick with a subtle romantic interest in the same sex? Hold everything.
A drive-in movie theater in rural northeastern Alabama said that it would not show Disney’s new version of “Beauty and the Beast” because it has a gay character. “We will not compromise on what the Bible teaches,” the Henagar Drive-In said in a Facebook post Thursday night. “You can feel free to come watch wholesome movies without worrying about sex, nudity, homosexuality and foul language.”
It was unclear whether Disney ever intended to show the film in Henagar, Ala., population 2,344, or whether the drive-in was acting pre-emptively. Disney did not respond to a query.
Carol Laney, who owns the theater with her husband, cited their religious beliefs as she explained Friday why they opposed the film.
“I have family members that are homosexuals. I have a relationship with them. I love them. It does not mean I’m a bigot,” she said in a telephone interview. “I’m not judging them when I tell you that God’s word says this, that’s not me. That’s God’s word.”
The owners are censoring a film they have not seen: Ms. Laney said they had only seen a trailer and an article that mentioned the gay character. The reimagined “Beauty and the Beast,” directed by Bill Condon, will not be distributed anywhere by Disney until March 17. But Mr. Condon created an online dust-up this week when he told a British magazine that a supporting character, LeFou, played by Josh Gad, has “a nice, exclusively gay moment” at the end of the film.”*
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Hosts: Brett Erlich, Ben Mankiewicz, Michael A. Wood Jr., Ryan Clayton
Cast: Brett Erlich, Ben Mankiewicz, Michael A. Wood Jr., Ryan Clayton
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