Cate Blanchett defends right of straight actors to play gay roles (video proof + transcription) Pt 2
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- She was replying to a question explicitly mentioning straight people playing gay roles. The question is at the beginning, in Italian (in Part 1 here • Cate Blanchett defends... ), and roughly translates as: "is it difficult for a heterosexual person to play a homosexual person?". She said she was shocked to be asked about her sexuality when promoting Carol. Then goes to on to say she will "fight to the death" for actors' right to suspend disbelief. The press quoted her literally.
Literal transcription of entire conversation below:
Question from the audience: "[...] difficolta' per una persona eterosessuale a interpretare una persona omosessuale?" roughly translating as "is it difficult for a heterosexual person to play a homosexual person?"
Cate Blanchett: it's interesting, when we did the press, for Carol, I was asked repeatedly about my sexuality, in ways that I was never asked when I played a psychic... if I had psychic abilities. (applause). Or if I, you know, played an elf, was I really immortal? And I was profoundly shocked and surprised that my gender as an actress was even an issue because playing a character is finding a point of universal connection. It's not about playing yourself, it's about playing someone else's experience. And... I am going to shut up in a minute... but as a person, I never ever ever think about my gender until a door is closed to me because of it. So I don't ever think about a character's gender, I think about their qualities as a human being. It also speaks to something I am quite passionate about in storytelling generally but in film specifically, is that film can be quite a literal medium, and I will fight to the death for the right to suspend disbelief and play roles beyond my experience. Reality Television and all that entails had an extraordinary impact, a profound impact on the way we view the creation of character. And I think it provides a lot of opportunity but the downside of it is that we now, particularly in America I think, is that we only expect people to make a profound connection to a character when it's close to their experience. And part of being an actor to me is, it's an anthropological exercise, so you get to examine a timeframe, a set of experiences, a historical event that you didn't know anything about... I'm about to play a character whose political persuasions are entirely different from my own, but part of the pleasure... etc.
Since people keep asking for stats of gay actors playing straight roles or any role for that matter, here are the stats.
1) LGBT actors were nominated for Oscars 76 times. Out of 348 total acting nominations (91 events, with the four categories being introduced at the 9th edition, there were two before). This means LGBT actors are over represented in the acting population, or maybe they're better than straight actors because that's 22% of acting nominations.
2) However,
at the time of nomination, only 4 LGBT actors (4% of total LGBT nominations) had come out of the closet: Marlon Brando in 1989; Ian McKellen in 1998 and 2001, and Angelina Jolie in 2008. The other 72 were nominated while being in the closet and the public thinking they were straight. This means that only 1% of acting nominations have gone to out & proud LGBT actors vs. 21% rewarding closeted actors. And 78% going to straight actors. The point is not that LGBT actors are not rewarded. The point is that they are only rewarded if they stay in the closet.
Data processed from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBT_Academy_Award_winners_and_nominees
Year of Nomination Name Orientation Year of Coming Out
1. 1932/1933, 1935 Charles Laughton Bisexual Never
2. 1941 Cary Grant Bisexual Never
3. 1942 Monty Woolley Gay Never
4. 1944 Cary Grant Bisexual Never
5. 1947 Michael Redgrave Bisexual Never
6. 1948 Montgomery Clift Gay Never
7. 1948 Clifton Webb Gay Never
8. 1951 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
9. 1951 Montgomery Clift Gay Never
10. 1952 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
11. 1953 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
12. 1953 Montgomery Clift Gay Never
13. 1954 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
14. 1955 James Dean Bisexual Never
15. 1956 James Dean Bisexual Never
16. 1956 Rock Hudson Gay/Bisexual Never
17. 1957 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
18. 1957 Charles Laughton Bisexual Never
19. 1959 Laurence Harvey Gay Never
20. 1968 Alan Bates Bisexual Never
21. 1972 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
22. 1972 Paul Winfield Gay Never
23. 1973 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
24. 1984 Tom Hulce Gay 2008
25. 1994 Nigel Hawthorne Gay 1995 (outed, didn’t deny)
***26. 1998 Ian McKellen Gay 1988***
27. 1999 Kevin Spacey Gay 2017
28. 1927/28 Janet Gaynor Bisexual Never
29. 1929/30 Greta Garbo Bisexual Never
30. 1929/30 Greta Garbo Bisexual Never
31. 1930/31 Marlene Dietrich Bisexual Never
32. 1937 Greta Garbo Bisexual Never
33. 1937 Janet Gaynor Bisexual Never
34. 1939 Greta Garbo Bisexual Never
35. 1988 Jodie Foster Lesbian 2013
36. 1991 Jodie Foster Lesbian 2013
37. 1994 Jodie Foster Lesbian 2013
38. 2007 Ellen Page Lesbian 2014
***39. 2008 Angelina Jolie Bisexual 2003***
40. 1944 Clifton Webb Gay Never
41. 1944 Monty Woolley Gay Never
42. 1946 Clifton Webb Gay Never
43. 1947 Thomas Gomez Gay Never
44. 1955 Sal Mineo Bisexual 1972
45. 1956 Anthony Perkins Bisexual Never
46. 1960 Sal Mineo Bisexual 1972
47. 1961 George Chakiris Gay Never
48. 1961 Montgomery Clift Gay Never
49. 1962 Victor Buono Gay Never
50. 1963 Nick Adams Bisexual Never
51. 1964 John Gielgud Gay Never
52. 1971 Leonard Frey Gay Never
53. 1972 Joel Grey Gay 2015
54. 1981 James Coco Gay Never
55. 1981 John Gielgud Gay Never
56. 1981 Howard E. Rollins Jr. Gay Never
57. 1986 Denholm Elliott Bisexual Never
***58. 1989 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976***
59. 1992 Jaye Davidson Gay 1993
60. 1995 Kevin Spacey Gay 2017
***61. 2001 Ian McKellen Gay 1988***
62. 2016 Lucas Hedges Queer 2018
63. 1938 Spring Byington Lesbian Never
64. 1942 Agnes Moorehead Bisexual Never
65. 1944 Agnes Moorehead Bisexual Never
66. 1948 Agnes Moorehead Bisexual Never
67. 1964 Agnes Moorehead Bisexual Never
68. 1966 Sandy Dennis Bisexual Never
69. 1973 Tatum O'Neal Bisexual 2015
70. 1975 Lily Tomlin Lesbian 2008
71. 1976 Jodie Foster Lesbian 2013
72. 1980 Eva Le Gallienne Lesbian Never
73. 1983 Linda Hunt Lesbian ?
74. 1993 Anna Paquin Bisexual 2014
75. 1999 Angelina Jolie Bisexual 2003
Crowbark Marchett Why are you and the people who made this list assuming people’s sexual orientation? Many of these people never stated their own sexual orientation to the public.
@@severalgotthatname6356 Because there is hard historical evidence. It's a wikipedia page, well-referenced. You can look up the sources and I probably can give you more.
Crowbark Marchett Hmm. Sure thing. I just thought I heard before that it could never be doubtlessly confirmed that Greta Garbo was bi or if she was something else. And I thought Anthony Perkins was maybe gay. But if Wikipedia knows about all these people who never actually stated their sexual orientation...
@@severalgotthatname6356 Many books have also been written that Wikipedia is not referring to. Why do you have a hard time believing it with so much evidence? Do you have doubts that a person is straight unless they say it explicitly, like "I am a heterosexual"?
Crowbark Marchett No, I‘m saying: you for sure can’t know for many people on this list if they would’ve referred to themselves as, not even hetero, but bi or gay. I‘m *assuming* about you that you are against assuming someone’s gender. This is pretty similar to that. That‘s all.
Also, am I having a conversation with your other UA-cam account, too, right now?
“I don’t ever think about a character’s gender, I think about their qualities as a human being.”
Hail, Cate Blanchett!
Deep
She’s confusing the idea of gender and sexuality. No one questioned her gender, at the time. They were questioning whether or not she identified with the character (Carol). I love Cate, and respect and admire her. BUT she was the one who initiated the controversy in 2015, because her response to the reporter was to ask whether he meant professional or personal experience with a supposedly coy smile. When pressed, at the time, she did not elaborate. She was free to say, ‘“I’m teasing,” or “”I’m being facetious.” She didn’t. Either she was being coy to intrigue the audience during promotion of the film (doesn’t seem like her to be so calculating) or she was being honest and thought better of it later on and rescinded what she’d said. “Variety” journalists are hardly gossip reporters, and he pressed her for clarification. I think the point is, it shouldn’t matter either way. She can, incidentally, be married and have 4 children and still be capable of being fluid or attracted to both sexes. I know plenty of women like this.
She's indeed a Queen 🛐👑
@@MrBuddybones No, she herself stated that the interviewer himself was the one who asked a coy vague titillating question and she in her humor repeated the question with the ask of what was he was referring to. Which she's done plenty of times especially when interviewers ask silly or trap-y questions. Anyone who's seen her interviews knows this
@@carpediemearth I have seen her interviews many times. The Variety interview was recorded. Her PR team paid for the tape. I love Cate, but she opened the can of worms by asking, “on film or in real life?” Had she not coyly asked that it wouldn’t have gone there. Ask yourself why the tape was bought? She back peddled, and also added, “in 2015, who cares?” Indeed.
Straight actors have the right to play gay characters and gay actors have the right to play straight characters. That is what acting is about, playing someone different to you and making it believable.
Thanks for pointing out the obvious, but did you know that out gay actors almost never get to play, not just straight characters but any character? In 90 years of Oscars there have been 52 nominations of straight or closeted actors playing gay characters, and three nominations of out LGBT actors playing ANY character, gay, straight, whatever. Were you aware of this?
Under these circumstances, do you think straight / closeted actors need to reiterate their right to play gay characters? Or spare a word for the unspeakable injustice and discrimination and homophobia that prevents out LGBT actors from playing anything? It's like a white person before Rosa Parks claiming they have the right to sit anywhere they want on the bus (which no one is threatening....)
In other words, the factual reality is that straight actors have the right to play anything they want, and out gay actors barely get hired after coming out. Please revise your beliefs and align them with reality.
Actors have the right to play any charcter no matter their sexuality
@@katescott4049 So then as a white actor, I should feel fine being cast as a black character, right?
I’m a part of the 🏳️🌈 community, I fully agree that straight actors should be given the right without judgment to play gay characters. Could you imagine the hell there would be to pay if straight actors starting saying gays shouldn’t play straight people? it’s acting. I’m tired of all of the sensitivity.
First of all, you're being tired of all the sensitivity is called "microinvalidation" (google it). Second, the hell you are imagining is VERY REAL, it's the normal reality, guess what. You had no idea, did you? It's even worse than this actually because straight people don't even need to SAY IT and it magically happens. Read a word or two about DISCRIMINATION, what it is, how it works, and stop being blind to it thank you very much
It's not even sensitivity. It's just illogical and unequal to think heterosexuals shouldn't play homosexuals but it's all gravy that homosexuals play heterosexuals. And this illogical argument is somehow being justified by stats of gays who have won awards? Craziness. No one has forced any celebrity in the closet. It's a decision each individual makes-whether they're pressured by outside forces or in fear of not getting parts, the decision is still up to each individual.
Right on the mark! It's acting.
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 Microinvalidation? LOL! I gues thats what he mean by sensitivity, that term has the word micro in it cause is so little it doesnt matter.
That's the LGBT community you're apart of
I don't quite understand why people especially LGBT was dissapointed with her statement here I think she's just tellin the truth.
Which statement? She made 25 statements!
yeah,I know right.
www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles
I personally I don't understand that either. I mean people seem to be overlooking the fact that Jodie Foster, who won several Oscars, who is not heterosexual, has constantly played a heterosexual and yet no one's discussing that and why is she taking on heterosexual roles. I mean it's a diverse format. For a long time, there were men that played women because women weren't allowed to be a part of that industry. Now we have women that actually play men and vice versa and its made the industry better and it's made it stronger, so I don't see the problem if you're gay, if you're straight, if you're bi, then just be glad you're here on Earth. I'm a Cate fan and a lesbian for anyone wanting to know...
Ok how about informing yourself on what goes on outside of your little corner? www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles Also I'm pretty sure Foster played straight before coming out, at least the majority of her straight roles were before coming out.
Please, she played Carol magnificently. I read the book before seeing the movie and I understood since the moment Therese first saw Carol, and how its described by Highsmith through Therese eyes, that she was the perfect person for the role. Its the only book made into a movie I have no complaints about, and as both a member of the LGBTQ community and a film lover I wish LGBTQ roles (as well as heterosexual ones, and any other role) are played by the person who can do it best, regardless of their gender, skin color or beliefs.
aren't you missing the point though? Who said she didn't play Carol magnificently? The point is that people are blind to privilege, including Cate making that statement. If it's not a problem that straight actors can play gay roles, why is it a problem that gay actors play straight roles? Read some statistics. Are you aware that out gay actors are barely hired? Only 3 out gay actors have ever been nominated for playing ANY role. But 72 LGBT actors in the closet (that we know of) were nominated. How you explain? Do actors suddenly lose the ability to act when they come out? Or is there homophobia and discrimination at play? For a straight or closeted actors who enjoy such an enormous privilege over out gay actors, what she said is incredibly insensitive towards out LGBT actors. THEY need to fight for something, she doesn't.
Crowbark Marchett I am aware of people in the gay community not getting jobs based on discrimination and she never denied that in the interview, what she did is defend her right to play a character that is also homosexual. But my point was, the community shouldn't be fixating on all the gay roles that straight actors end up playing, but in all the roles straight actors end up playing where gay actors never stood a chance getting = roles in general. Becouse also, there ain't enough gay roles for all the community and even if there were, I think it would also suck if they were only hired to play the gay roles. So maybe I wasn't as clear as I thought but that's my opinion
@@joana2892 I totally agree with you. But some think that because we're so far away from equality, at least let's start small with getting gay roles. It could be a way of getting there, like gender quotas in management boards. In any case, it was a very insensitive thing to say on behalf of Cate knowing that gay actors don't get any roles. It's like as if we were in the 1940s and black people have just complained and stomped their feet because they don't want to sit in the back of the bus, and a white person comes along and says "it's my right to sit wherever I want on a bus" WTF
Crowbark Marchett Well I get why you're saying that now, she talk only from her perspective and didn't address the bigger issue at all so maybe you're right and she's blunt by her privilege, however I didn't feel offended, I agree with what she's saying the thing is the issue is much more complex than that, but I don't know if that was insensitive or just ignorant about it. Here is why: I don't live in the US so I usually find out about Hollywood issues later because I'm not bombarded by those news everyday, and when I realized this at the beginning it was just people complaining about x character being played by a straight human and I didn't understand why they complained UNTIL I went to investigate a little bit and found out the bigger problem. And I understand when you're fighting for something there's baby steps at first but I think fixating on gay roles is not the best way to go, but to remain in roles in general (although I understand people are doing their best, but let me explain why). People usually just see comments complaining about this actors playing these roles and just think these people are crazy whatever person can play whatever role, how many do you think actually go to find out more about it? I think the message is getting a bit lose this way. Also, Cate being asked in every interview if she ever had a relationship with other woman like only a lesbian can play a lesbian kinda sounds like only an hetero can play an hetero then, so thats a bit like bread for today, hunger for tomorrow. Because once gay people get all lgbt roles they will have to fight to dismantle this mith that THEMSELVES HELP PERPETUATE without meaning to. This is why I think its better to adress roles in general
@@joana2892 I agree with most of what you say and that should be the strategy, increasing opportunities for any role for out LGBT actors. But if the magazines hadn't written about it and people had not complained, the issue wouldn't be discussed... yes it's only a few people who seek information but it's better than nothing, baby steps as you say, but still steps forward. I don't live in the US either but I follow Cate and she's said similar insensitive stuff many other times, she's just lucky it usually doesn't make the headlines (or maybe her PR do a good job at sweeping stuff under the carpet). For example you are again believing what she says about journalists asking about her sexuality, without informing yourself on how things actually go. It is completely false that she is continually asked about her sexuality. She never was in fact. She spontaneously came out in a famous Variety interview in 2015, saying she had had relationships with women in real life "many times". She was responding to a question about the film Carol "is this your first turn as a lesbian". SHE HERSELF changed the subject to her private life "you mean on film or in real life" and then she was probed, asked to clarify HER statement "have you had relationships with women in real life" and she replied "yes many times". She later denied but my point is that she's not new to lying and saying pretty insensitive stuff in public, and then blaming journalists for simply reporting what she says. After the infamous interview, followed by her denial that she had said what was recorded on a tape (insiders know she was quoted correctly), she was only asked once more about it, months later, and the question was "are you still having to deny your statement or is the matter settled" or something like that. So journalists behave correctly with her, it's not their fault if she says things that people want to read because they're so serious and sometimes dangerous. And we don't really know if she does that on purpose and wants the headlines herself... variety.com/2015/film/news/cate-blanchett-lesbian-carol-cannes-todd-haynes-women-in-hollywood-1201492632/
Can we stop with these "wow the gay community is so sensitive!" comments, please? I'm gay and I fully 100% agree with her. We're not all bat-shit crazy SJWs, it's just a vocal minority.
You’re the Pick me of the gays
@@haydenross5851 for saying the truth?
@@laramiaizz what truth
@@haydenross5851 you can read..
this comment right here
I'm part of the lgbtq community and I'm totally agree with her
Ok two questions: 1) have you watched the video till the end? 2) Are you out of the closet?
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 yes and yes
@@masiel2111 cool did you know that out of ~1,800 acting Oscar nominations in 90 years only three have gone to out gay actors?
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 well there's no suprise in that, I mean homophobia used to be way worse years ago but I think we need to focus on the present and work to build a future with better opportunities for all people.
@@masiel2111 the statistics include the present. How do you want to build that future if this person you agree with keeps defending the rights of straight and closeted actors?
Why not? gay actors play straight characters too, I mean would you imagine Carol without Cate Blanchett or Chloe without Julianne Moore
these actors defends gay rights and suppport them, because they believe in what is right
If you read this link www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles and don't understand why you're wrong, I can't help you
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 All you're doing is posting an article, nothing more. I think it's you who doesn't understand. An actors job is to act, period. Regardless of their sexual orientation. So a bunch of actors have been nominated for playing gay roles... what's your point here? Does it really matter to you the gender of the person they sleep with in private to determine whether or not they're good at a certain role?
@@joshv3585 www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles
@@joshv3585 the point is that out gay actors aren't hired. The article should help you understand this. Here are some more stats: 1) LGBT actors were nominated for Oscars 75 times.
2) At the time of the nomination, only 3 LGBT actors (4%) had come out of the closet: Ian McKellen in 1998 and 2001, and Angelina Jolie in 2008.
Data processed from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBT_Academy_Award_winners_and_nominees
Year of Nomination Name Orientation Year of Coming Out
1. 1932/1933, 1935 Charles Laughton Bisexual Never
2. 1941 Cary Grant Bisexual Never
3. 1942 Monty Woolley Gay Never
4. 1944 Cary Grant Bisexual Never
5. 1947 Michael Redgrave Bisexual Never
6. 1948 Montgomery Clift Gay Never
7. 1948 Clifton Webb Gay Never
8. 1951 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
9. 1951 Montgomery Clift Gay Never
10. 1952 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
11. 1953 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
12. 1953 Montgomery Clift Gay Never
13. 1954 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
14. 1955 James Dean Bisexual Never
15. 1956 James Dean Bisexual Never
16. 1956 Rock Hudson Gay/Bisexual Never
17. 1957 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
18. 1957 Charles Laughton Bisexual Never
19. 1959 Laurence Harvey Gay Never
20. 1968 Alan Bates Bisexual Never
21. 1972 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
22. 1972 Paul Winfield Gay Never
23. 1973 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
24. 1984 Tom Hulce Gay 2008
25. 1994 Nigel Hawthorne Gay 1995 (outed, didn’t deny)
**26. 1998 Ian McKellen Gay 1988**
27. 1999 Kevin Spacey Gay 2017
28. 1927/28 Janet Gaynor Bisexual Never
29. 1929/30 Greta Garbo Bisexual Never
30. 1929/30 Greta Garbo Bisexual Never
31. 1930/31 Marlene Dietrich Bisexual Never
32. 1937 Greta Garbo Bisexual Never
33. 1937 Janet Gaynor Bisexual Never
34. 1939 Greta Garbo Bisexual Never
35. 1988 Jodie Foster Lesbian 2013
36. 1991 Jodie Foster Lesbian 2013
37. 1994 Jodie Foster Lesbian 2013
38. 2007 Ellen Page Lesbian 2014
**39. 2008 Angelina Jolie Bisexual 2003**
40. 1944 Clifton Webb Gay Never
41. 1944 Monty Woolley Gay Never
42. 1946 Clifton Webb Gay Never
43. 1947 Thomas Gomez Gay Never
44. 1955 Sal Mineo Bisexual 1972
45. 1956 Anthony Perkins Bisexual Never
46. 1960 Sal Mineo Bisexual 1972
47. 1961 George Chakiris Gay Never
48. 1961 Montgomery Clift Gay Never
49. 1962 Victor Buono Gay Never
50. 1963 Nick Adams Bisexual Never
51. 1964 John Gielgud Gay Never
52. 1971 Leonard Frey Gay Never
53. 1972 Joel Grey Gay 2015
54. 1981 James Coco Gay Never
55. 1981 John Gielgud Gay Never
56. 1981 Howard E. Rollins Jr. Gay Never
57. 1986 Denholm Elliott Bisexual Never
58. 1989 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
59. 1992 Jaye Davidson Gay 1993
60. 1995 Kevin Spacey Gay 2017
**61. 2001 Ian McKellen Gay 1988**
62. 2016 Lucas Hedges Queer 2018
63. 1938 Spring Byington Lesbian Never
64. 1942 Agnes Moorehead Bisexual Never
65. 1944 Agnes Moorehead Bisexual Never
66. 1948 Agnes Moorehead Bisexual Never
67. 1964 Agnes Moorehead Bisexual Never
68. 1966 Sandy Dennis Bisexual Never
69. 1973 Tatum O'Neal Bisexual 2015
70. 1975 Lily Tomlin Lesbian 2008
71. 1976 Jodie Foster Lesbian 2013
72. 1980 Eva Le Gallienne Lesbian Never
73. 1983 Linda Hunt Lesbian ?
74. 1993 Anna Paquin Bisexual 2014
75. 1999 Angelina Jolie Bisexual 2003
Yeah... and who gives a rats ass? Seriously? Why are you so hooked on the sexual orientation of others? You're the one obsessed with it. Actresses who never had children have often played mothers as well, I guess Katharine Hepburn should give back three of her four Oscars. Motherhood is something sacred, I guess childless actresses should never have onscreen children.
Your obsessions with sexual orientation is now boring. The more you bitch and gripe and complain about non-issues, the more backwards the cause becomes. You've made absolutely no point with this article, or posting those names. Time to move on.
As an lgbtq person myself I completely agree with Cate Blanchett. It is called acting after all. We do need representation in the media, but as long as the stories are being told it doesn’t matter who is the narrator.
After all, it is called "acting" for crying out loud, not "being"!
so why do you think out LGBT actors aren't hired to play straight roles while 52 straight or closeted actors have been nominated for Oscars for playing gay characters? Because LGBT actors can't act? Or maybe they lose the ability to act when they come out? www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 yes, but that's a completely different problem. what needs to change is, that gay actors should be hired to play straight characters too, but bashing straight actors for playing gay parts won't solve that problem, and will simply make the 'character gatekeeping' worse. if you're gonna be mad, please point the finger in the right direction
As a gay man, I absolutely agree. It's called acting.
Having said that, it does feel like minorities are blocked to great roles in favour of connected, straight, attractive white folk. It would be nice if there were more diversity, not only in the type of roles but also the type of stars who get those roles.
In my view she is on point. I love her explanation...
www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles
I understand your point allso. I am conflicted.
Having a LGBT person play those roles doesn't guarantee them an Oscar. I do agree that Hollywood should be more inviting to the LGBT community and give them opportunities to play lead roles in QUALITY films, gay or straight.@@crowbarkmarchett9885
@@user-zz9pj2xz7m Hollywood IS inviting to LGBTQ. Celebrities make their own choices to share their sexuality publicly. People really need to stop asking who they're having sex with. This is so gross. I would never deign to ask my co-worker or employee if they've had homosexual relationships.
For the people who are angry about straight actors playing gay characters: How would you suggest handling auditions or casting calls, then? Should a director ask specifically about an actor's sexual orientation in an audition? Should a casting call say "only gay people apply" or "only straight people apply"? Would both of those scenarios not be illegal, but more importantly, immoral? An actor's personal sexual orientation should not matter one bit, simple as that.
where do you live? The industry is small, everyone knows the sexual orientation of everyone else.
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 Where do you live? NO THEY DON'T!! I have been reading all your replies to everyone's comments & I have to say... you have a very negative view of the world. You don't seem to reading or understanding what anyone is saying to you. This industry is huge & so many people audition day in day out for roles & face more rejection than any other industry. I agree there are some huge issues in the acting world, but there is a lot of positive change happening. The LQBTQ+ community is receiving more & more acknowledgement as time goes on. Yes, it may seem like it's taking forever but there is change. Do you really want someone to be hired purely on the sexual orientation not on their abilities as an actor?
For me, I would personally like to see more people with disability on screen, more transgender, more women with curves (natural), more men with less muscles etc.
In all the millions of years this world has existed, film has only been around for just over 120 years. It's still a baby in the history books. There is more to learn & explore. Yes keep fighting the good fight. Keep fighting for equality. But, if you want people to agree/understand you have some empathy & look at it from their point of view, instead of being angry & sending the same link over & over.
I have said my piece. You don't have to agree, but please respect it as I respect you.
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 That is terribly U.S centric.
@@Crooksie135 👏👏👏👏👏
@@Crooksie135 yesss!!!
As a person I never ever think about my gender until a door is closed to me because of it!! This is it! I believe the same :) Well said cate :)
Yeah except she talks about people who get a lot of doors slammed because of something they didn't choose (their sexual orientation) so how about shutting up and showing some empathy if you're part of the privileged group? www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles
Unfortunately gay actors have not such luxury because door is cemented closed. It is not problem of straight actors playing gay characters, instead it is problem of gay actors playing no one.
@@antoniogureev Thanks for your comment, that's exactly the point....
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 If you've listened to even a small part of her interviews and speeches or know anything about her, you would know that she is extraordinarily empathetic to everyone. She gets extraordinary roles because she is an extraordinary actor. Her sexuality is completely irrelevant to that. Nor is it on her that , in the US almost exclusively, people make it an issue and dismiss someone from consideration for roles solely on that basis. There are plenty of lesbian actors , none of which could given a performance a fraction as powerful as Cate . Attacking her for it is petty and asinine .
Stop trying to make this into an issue. Its not and its not going to happen. She is right.
By your logic then LGBTQ actors can and should only play queer roles. Because they dont have an experience in a “straight” relationship.
An actors job, as Cate says, is to suspend disbelief. Not to cater to an agenda. Not to create conversation about your acting choice, but about the character’s struggles and life decisions.
She never said ONLY straight people should play queer characters and vice versa. She was talking about her own experience and how every actor, despite their sexual orientation (which is a part of who they are and not their entire personality as some think) should strive to build and embody a complex human being.
Im done with this narrative of making her seem like a homophobe or entitled.
Go and watch Carol interviews and really then learn her opinion on the matter.
You're right, the problem is that gay actors aren't good at suspending disbelief, that's why they aren't hired to play any good role!! Read this www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles
Stop using the word queer. Its so offensive
Tobias Hørsted i didnt mean it in an offensive way. Im sorry if it seemed that way.
I have learned that it has become a word that LGBTQ people have gained back as a way of celebrating their identity (the Q now stands for questioning or queer depending who you ask). Some people identify themselves as queer and that is why I used it.
I myself am bisexual, so maybe Im over my head by using it.
Again, I have not seen it used in a a negative way in a long time, quite the contrary. BUT, if it bothers you, know it come from the right place and I apologize.
Crowbark Marchett yes Ive seen this article. It seems to be the one and only point of external source people with your opinion on the matter have.
Sure, those roles could have been played by other people. But it goes back to the argument that then all the roles that LGBTQA folks (and Im one of them so jot that down) have played in portraying straight characters shouldnt count.
Listen, I am all for diversity in Hollywood. Its a white mens world and inclusion is a problem that has been happening for a REALLY long time. For fucks sake Sandrah Oh was the first ever asian american nominated for an Emmy as a leading role in drama woman. Its 2018!!
This list shows a lot of people who took on these roles a long time ago and it’s unfortunate that many LGBTQA people who could have been cast as them didn’t have the oportunidad because of a lack of diversity.
But lets focus on the now and keep pushing for equal rights in the entertainment industry.
What bothers me the most about this ordeal is that Cate, out of so many people who are truly problematic, has been one of the biggest advocates of equality in roles and pay for everyone.
Her heart and mind are in the right place. Dont paint a picture on one incident. Everyone at a certain point tries to say something and it comes out in a way that could seem offensive to some (hell ive done it). But the difference between you and I and Cate is that she is in the spotlight. Everything she does in public is going to be scrutinized and twisted to fit whoever’s narrative they need.
Im not saying what she said was right or wrong, Im asking people to see that this is really not the issue we should be focusing on right now. If we really want diversity in Hollywood we need to start talking to the people who oppose it. And getting opinions and accounts from people who are affected by it on a daily occurrence (its funny to me that every person-and its not many because this is really not scandal- that is LGBTQA that ive spoken to agrees with Cate). Not a person who has proven many times that they are absolutely for it and believe in it.
@@crazyhb4 it's not the only source. It's one of the most important and recent ones. "All the roles that LGBTA folks have played in portraying straight characters shouldn't count". Are you really saying there is equality in how out gay actors and straight actors are hired to play ANY character? Where do you live? Do you really need stats for this? I can find them if you're really that blind. And the point is not "you" or "them" being LGBT, the problem is being OUT LGBT. That's the key issue because closeted gays have very seldom been discriminated against in the history of cinema, as long as they were involved in fake straight romances and kept their orientation to themselves. As for Cate Blanchett, and her being LGBT "friendly", I have a list of 25 (yes 25) unacceptable backward things she has said, only a few of which have made the headlines. Her heart is in a very wrong place if you do some research and don't listen to what MSM are saying. She is very lucky to have a good PR firm that cleans up what she says and does; and she also has some very blind fans who can't see her dark sides no matter how loud she shouts. Yes I can post the list of 25 atrocities if you're interested.
There’s literally nothing wrong with her statement this is taken out of content
Read the caption / transcription below the video.
@jasper101 Ram if you read the caption and watched the linked videos (which shows you what happens before this video starts) you will see that CB was answering a question about straight actors playing gay roles
@jasper101 Ram how is this "not about sexuality" when the question was about the sexuality of both actors and characters?
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 Actors can play any role, whether you're LGBT or not. The problem isn't with the actors, it's with the movie business. The question you should be asking is why capitalists discriminate against LGBT people. Pointing the finger at someone else is an act of diversion. Any actor can play any role, rather than guaranteeing LGBT people a role by preventing straight people from playing LGBT people. Do you understand?
As Cate said in a previous interview, “WHO CARES!”
Her acting skills are phenomenal, she is convincing in the roles she plays. She’s a trailblazer!!!❤️❤️❤️🍦
I'm gay and I agree with her.
Just like gay actors should be able to play straight roles or any type of role, a straight actor should be able to do the same. If the LGBT community defends that sexual orientation shouldn't matter, that we're all the same, etc...practice what you preach 'cause this is not it.
Equality, yes! Exclusivity, no!
but are you aware that in practice there is no equality, that out LGBT actors are heavily discriminated against, and that straight / closeted actors are heavily privileged? That's the context for discussion thank you
+Crowbark Marchett Where's your evidence?
@@popland1977 in the pinned comment at the beginning of the comment section (taken from wikipedia) plus www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles there is obviously a lot more but this should be a good start
+Crowbark Marchett Again, you're confusing equality of opportunity with equality of outcome
+Crowbark Marchett Also, the majority of those examples came from a time when homsexuality was accepted on society( which arguably has only happened in the last decade and a half).
Why should it matter the orientation of the actor, give the role in terms of merit, not what the actor does in their personal life
I agree with her wholly. The problem is that we don't provide amble inclusion of marginalized and minority individuals. Which I don't think she would dispute; and I think her points uphold. I don't need to see a lesbian playing a lesbian or a transgender playing a transgender. I want to see those individuals playing substantive rolls that transcend their selves. And I want to see them given greater opportunity do so.
Thanks for your reasonable comment. But the context is decades of marginalisation of out gay actors that she didn't reference in any way and I think that's why she was criticised. I mean you can't overlook such huge numbers: 3 acting Oscar nominations for out gay actors out of ~1800 total Oscar acting nominations over 90 years. For playing any role. Gay actors can play any role as long as they're in the closet. 75 LGBT actors that we know of were nominated (see my comment) but 72 were in the closet at the time of nomination and the vast majority died in the closet.
Actually, we do. But it is not that common because.. THEY ARE MINORITIES.
@@bookowl1775 yes it's a minority but it's not THAT small. There is no proportionality. Also, it's a minority in the population but amongst actors the proportion of LGBT people is higher than in the general population, at least historically: just read the history of Hollywood and what the city was like because of the movie industry. The problem is that they were ALL (or 95%) in the closet. And look again at the stats: if the LGBT population of actors is 10%, three nominations out of 1800 is 0.0017%....
@@tacosmexicanstyle7846 you can't say the issue does not concern the sector, then say it concerns society because, guess what, the sector is part of society... it's a widespread systemic cultural problem that affects all sector and we need to tackle it from any possible angle.
Crowbark Marchett
Concern? What an irrelevant word you have used, in an irrelevant way, to conflate the meaning of my comment.
"The issue lies with" =/= "concern"
Issues concern everyone, but you expect the film industry to fix a social problem it has no dominion over yet affects it?
The person who posted this video being offended that we agree with Cate when we're part of the community is the funniest thing. We know the stats, we know how unfair it is and we want that to change in our favor as well. Still, the point of acting is that we should be able to act as someone who is very far from our own experience. Also I've been ton Tumblr for years so I have seen the counter arguments over and over, yet here am I, knowing that Cate is correct here.
I think the only problem with straight actors playing gay roles is that then the lgbt actors don't get cast whereas if lgbt actors audition for a straight role they still aren't cast.
EXACTLY thank you for getting the point and writing some sense.
What a beautiful, talent and intelligent woman!
I agree that LGBT+ actors aren’t getting hired for LGBT+ roles but at the same time we can’t judge them all the same because they are all different characters. I think that Todd’s casting choice is magnificent, sometimes it’s not about the sexuality of the actor. Sometimes it’s about whether the director and producer can work with that actor, or whether that actor has appearances more fit for the role or even just acting experiences.
One thing I do agree is that the industry should give more opportunities to out LGBT+ actors.
we can't judge them all the same and Carol casting was perfect (including Kyle Chandler and Paulson), but what we can do is collect statistics and be aware of them to have an overall picture. That we can do and that shows an atrocious discrimination that cannot be explained by anything else than (mostly unconscious) prejudice and it needs to be said. THAT needs to be said before claiming any right of straight or closeted actors.
I'm so glad someone actually said it so explicitly, instead of shutting up for fear of being seen as homophobic or somehow bigoted. We're in this weird place where discrimination against several demographics is still very real, but the response is an equally harmful, completely opposite movement that so many are too afraid to question publicly. There are many issues that need to be addressed in regards to LGBT people (and not only) being still discriminated against, and there's no reason for which there shouldn't be more LGBT characters and opportunities for actors that are part of the community in general. That doesn't mean any straight actor playing the role of a gay character should be boycotted, though.
why is the response equally harmful? You are making completely offbase statements with zero evidence besides your internalised homophobia which is the only explanation of what you say
I love Cate... Just want to clarify that "Gender" and "Sexual Orientation" are two separate things.
she knows but she's afraid of pronouncing the other word in public these days....
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 - I am always wondering why people talk about SEXUAL orientation ????
As humans we have psycho-sexual orientation. Saying sexual suggest that our only life activity is having sex, thinking about sex.....which is not truth. As people we think about love, friendship, helping others, our estetical preferences and so on.
I’m a gay actor and it offends me that people are trying to make this an issue. She’s right, 100%. Saying straight actors can’t play gay roles, and removing that empathetic experience from heterosexual people, only serves to divide us all more.
you're right, out LGBT actors obviously don't get any opportunities to act because they are not empathetic. They magically lose that ability once they come out, it's so unfortunate. Why do I think you're in the closet and a homophobe? Have you seen the stats in the pinned comment at the beginning of the comment section? Only three out LGBT actors have ever been nominated in 90 years of Oscar history compared to ~100 closeted ones and thousands of straights. I really don't care who you are and what you do and if you're the 0.01% exception, we're trying to raise awareness of something that's very wrong here so if you're in the closet maybe shut up, and if you're out of the closet have some empathy with the thousands of your colleagues that are out who aren't as super lucky as you. Oh, and we're talking high level film actors here, the ones who have an impact on cultural change, not low level theatre or something.
It would be beautiful if the world worked the way she wants it to for LGBT people. You know she says she never thinks about her gender until a door is closed because of it... well guess what, sis, she NEVER has to think of her sexual orientation because no doors will be closed to her because of it. If LGBT people were allowed in Hollywood, to be out and get roles and be recognized for their ability, than this would be a non-issue. It’s unfortunate that so many people agree with her WITHOUT taking the second to put it in context of how the world works today. Is it getting better? Sure. But is it totally fixed? Nope! A straight person is still more likely to be recognized for their ability to play a gay person than a gay person will be recognized for playing anything.
That’s why they say “want an Oscar? Play gay”
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment, we need more them!!! *clap*
I’m with you 💯
Actors are artists. To me they are considered great artists when they can play a role and they are so talented that I’m drawn in and believe what I’m seeing on the screen is real. Their personal sexuality should not even be a part of the 120 minutes more or less that I’m held to the screen by the display of magnificent talent I’m experiencing. Cate and Rooney are two beautiful people and naturally men and women dream of being in love with a Carol or a Terese. There was definitely chemistry and attraction between Cate and Rooney and I do believe they fell in love with each other and love each other to this day, but they have their own lives and love other people. There is all kinds of love. Everybody loves a fairytale love story, the perfect pairing of two people who really love each other. Cate exudes sexy to men and women and seems to be an extremely fun person to be around, loves to have fun and a big time. This makes her even more attractive. Then you have that accent and that voice, she can soften it or deepen it at will and everyone goes wild! Then you have the intelligence and the superb talent rolled up in this package... it’s enough to blow your mind and burst your heart over being with her on screen and off.
Well said
I'm gay and I agree with Cate Blanchett. Just don't discriminate against gay actors to play straight parts, or any part.
yeah, just a small detail she forgot to stress. Despite the overwhelming evidence that out LGBT actors ARE heavily discriminated against. See pinned comment at the beginning of the comments section and this www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles so the last thing that needs to be said is that those poor straight or closeted actors need support, because they don't.
Gay here and I support her statement 100%.
Brilliant response from Cate Blanchett. No doubt, a good actor can perfectly deliver what was asked to do to make it look real. First, i thought she's a perfect actor, a natural comedienne and now i realized she's ao brilliant! Beauty and brain, funny, amazing, charisma and everything!
If an actor plays a role of gay and they're really good at it doesn't mean they must be gay, it just means they're a good actor!
I’m not entirely sure what you expected when you posted this but after having read through a number of the comments, I understand that you’re passionate and feel strongly about this. I don’t feel I am in a position to make comment since I understand little about the acting community but I do want to add this. Attacking other commenters because they don’t agree with your view isn’t helping your argument. You can educate and, remain respectful and polite. Just a thought.
My favorite actress- she is the best in the world- Cate Blanchett.
I do believe actors are meant to play roles regardless of sexual orientation. However, what some of us as LGBTQ people are trying to state is that real-life LGBTQ actors are barely given roles because of they get discriminated based on the pure reason of sexual orientation. And finally when there are actual queer parts and you come to think that is where the oportunities beging, they still end-up hiring the same straight cisgender actors, receiving praise and being aplauded for their "risk". So, if there is no equality, then we have the right to take a stand and get mad. If you don't get it, it's only because of your privilege and lack of empathy.
Finally, a normal healthy comment after hundreds of atrocities. Phew.
Ok, let’s say that is true, which I don’t think it is. If LGBT actors got casted to play gay roles all the time, they’d then say they are capable of playing characters that aren’t gay, and they don’t need putting in a box just because they’re gay. It would also be condemned as typecasting!
@@DivineVibrations9 but today we have another worse type of typecasting, which is that out LGBT actors aren't good enough to play ANYTHING!!! So your typecasting would be welcome... as a start. It's like gender quotas in management boards... they work, because without gender quotas women just don't get the chance to be there and no one has a chance to see that they're actually good at the job. When people realise that women are good at their job and boards are naturally diverse, then we can remove quotas...
Crowbark Marchett typecasting today is that LGBT actors aren’t good enough to play anything? What on earth are you talking about? I would love to know where you got that from? How do you know some aren’t refusing roles because they don’t want to be TYPECASTED!?
@@DivineVibrations9 because I live in reality and I listen to what people say and I learned to recognised biases and prevent them, because they always come from the same places (women, LGBT, non white people, etc) so it's not hard. Read the stats on the pinned comment at the beginning of the comments section and explain why only three out gay actors have ever been nominated in 90 years of Oscar history and 1800 acting nominations. 1797 have gone to straight actors or closeted gay actors pretending to be straight. Also explain this www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles
lol why the hell would this be an issue. i'm gay & she's right, it's called acting for a reason
10 years ago gay actors couldn’t get work because they were gay, so straight actors played gay characters... fact.. remember history because it happened
it's still true today if you're not a very good actor... there is discrimination at all levels. And if you're a very good actor, you work but you don't win awards. Only three out gay actors have EVER been nominated for an Oscar in 90 years... out of thousands of acting nominations....
This is an example of complaining for the sake of complaining. I think if you asked gay actors, like Ellen Page or Ian McKellen, what they thought about straight actors playing gay characters, most of them would be fine with it.
Besides, Blanchett did not get award attention because she played an LGBT character; Carol got award attention because it starred Cate Blanchett.
I agree, Ellen Page gave a fantastic performance in Juno even though she’s not straight. I also don’t see why it has to be such a big deal.
Thanks for mentioning Ellen Page. Her only Oscar nomination came when she was closeted though. Coincidence? Ian McKellen is only ONE OF TWO OUT LGBT ACTORS who got Oscar nominations after coming out compared to THOUSANDS of straight or closeted actors. Is this normal? Does this mean we have equality and anyone can play anyone because this is acting and that's what acting it supposed to be? If this was true, does it mean tha LGBT actors suddenly lose the ability to act when they come out? Come on....
She is right... Anyone who can make themselves look (as in movies) like they ARE gay, deserves the right to play a gay character, and vice versa.
I don’t get what the problem is? She’s an actress, that’s what actresses and actors are meant to do, to portray a character.
so why are out gay actors not hired to play a character, especially straight ones? Aren't they as good as straight or closeted actors? That's the problem. That privileged people like CB ignore reality and instead of learning about it and caring for justice and fairness, they are too busy fighting to preserve their privileges
Crowbark Marchett u’re taking this way out of context. She never mentioned anywhere that gay people can’t act in their own roles or act as a straight person. Gay people have an equal right to act as straight people on screen just as straight people have an equal right to act as a gay person on screen, it’s how acting works. Just because an actor or actress is actually straight doesn’t mean they should be deprived of their right to act as a gay person. Stop being so sensitive.
@@austria-hungary7326 "stop being so sensitive" is a microinvalidation (google it). You should stop being so naive instead and most importantly you should understand the fundamental difference between having a right in theory, and having this right implemented in practice. Black people are subject to the same rights and duties that white people are subject to, does these mean we have social and economic equality? We don't. It's the same with actors. Everyone has the right to play everything, but in practice, this right is restricted to straight actors or gay actors in the closet. LGBT actors usually end their career when they come out or in any case aren't hired for major roles anymore if they were super good and super famous before. The stats are pinned at the beginning of the comments section and there's also this www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles
I'm part of the lgbtq community, and I agree with her all the way. Why in hell would it make a diffrence, if you can do the role and act the role and fit the role then there should be nothing in the way. This only makes it problematic BEACAUSE we don't see them as professionals or actors, not alowing everyone to have a chance goes both and ALL ways in the wrong direction....
I’m lesbian and have no issue with a straight woman playing a lesbian. It’s acting, as she says, you’re not playing yourself, you’re playing a character. As long as the character is well written, I don’t care.
By that logic it would mean only gay people can play a gay character, which is incredibly limiting on the part of gay people.
I'm sorry to break it to you but the actual state of reality is way more limited, because out gay actors aren't given any chance to play much, gay or straight, they are super discriminated against compared to straight or closeted actors. It would be a great achievement if gay roles were reserved for them, and an even greater achievement if they could play any role like straight actors do, gay or straight roles. How exactly would they lose? It can't get worse than how it is now
when a stright actor plays a gay person,,when they are good at their work,,they make me believe they indeed are gay,,that is called acting,,thank you,,;)
do you even know what we're talking about? Out gay actors aren't hired to play any role because of homophobia www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles
Since people keep asking for stats of gay actors playing straight roles or any role for that matter, here are the stats.
1) LGBT actors were nominated for Oscars 75 times.
2) At the time of the nomination, only 3 LGBT actors (4%) had come out of the closet: Ian McKellen in 1998 and 2001, and Angelina Jolie in 2008.
Data processed from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBT_Academy_Award_winners_and_nominees
Year of Nomination Name Orientation Year of Coming Out
1. 1932/1933, 1935 Charles Laughton Bisexual Never
2. 1941 Cary Grant Bisexual Never
3. 1942 Monty Woolley Gay Never
4. 1944 Cary Grant Bisexual Never
5. 1947 Michael Redgrave Bisexual Never
6. 1948 Montgomery Clift Gay Never
7. 1948 Clifton Webb Gay Never
8. 1951 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
9. 1951 Montgomery Clift Gay Never
10. 1952 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
11. 1953 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
12. 1953 Montgomery Clift Gay Never
13. 1954 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
14. 1955 James Dean Bisexual Never
15. 1956 James Dean Bisexual Never
16. 1956 Rock Hudson Gay/Bisexual Never
17. 1957 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
18. 1957 Charles Laughton Bisexual Never
19. 1959 Laurence Harvey Gay Never
20. 1968 Alan Bates Bisexual Never
21. 1972 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
22. 1972 Paul Winfield Gay Never
23. 1973 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
24. 1984 Tom Hulce Gay 2008
25. 1994 Nigel Hawthorne Gay 1995 (outed, didn’t deny)
***26. 1998 Ian McKellen Gay 1988***
27. 1999 Kevin Spacey Gay 2017
28. 1927/28 Janet Gaynor Bisexual Never
29. 1929/30 Greta Garbo Bisexual Never
30. 1929/30 Greta Garbo Bisexual Never
31. 1930/31 Marlene Dietrich Bisexual Never
32. 1937 Greta Garbo Bisexual Never
33. 1937 Janet Gaynor Bisexual Never
34. 1939 Greta Garbo Bisexual Never
35. 1988 Jodie Foster Lesbian 2013
36. 1991 Jodie Foster Lesbian 2013
37. 1994 Jodie Foster Lesbian 2013
38. 2007 Ellen Page Lesbian 2014
***39. 2008 Angelina Jolie Bisexual 2003***
40. 1944 Clifton Webb Gay Never
41. 1944 Monty Woolley Gay Never
42. 1946 Clifton Webb Gay Never
43. 1947 Thomas Gomez Gay Never
44. 1955 Sal Mineo Bisexual 1972
45. 1956 Anthony Perkins Bisexual Never
46. 1960 Sal Mineo Bisexual 1972
47. 1961 George Chakiris Gay Never
48. 1961 Montgomery Clift Gay Never
49. 1962 Victor Buono Gay Never
50. 1963 Nick Adams Bisexual Never
51. 1964 John Gielgud Gay Never
52. 1971 Leonard Frey Gay Never
53. 1972 Joel Grey Gay 2015
54. 1981 James Coco Gay Never
55. 1981 John Gielgud Gay Never
56. 1981 Howard E. Rollins Jr. Gay Never
57. 1986 Denholm Elliott Bisexual Never
58. 1989 Marlon Brando Bisexual 1976
59. 1992 Jaye Davidson Gay 1993
60. 1995 Kevin Spacey Gay 2017
***61. 2001 Ian McKellen Gay 1988***
62. 2016 Lucas Hedges Queer 2018
63. 1938 Spring Byington Lesbian Never
64. 1942 Agnes Moorehead Bisexual Never
65. 1944 Agnes Moorehead Bisexual Never
66. 1948 Agnes Moorehead Bisexual Never
67. 1964 Agnes Moorehead Bisexual Never
68. 1966 Sandy Dennis Bisexual Never
69. 1973 Tatum O'Neal Bisexual 2015
70. 1975 Lily Tomlin Lesbian 2008
71. 1976 Jodie Foster Lesbian 2013
72. 1980 Eva Le Gallienne Lesbian Never
73. 1983 Linda Hunt Lesbian ?
74. 1993 Anna Paquin Bisexual 2014
75. 1999 Angelina Jolie Bisexual 2003
i must admit crowbank for sure you spoke your mind you have the right,,thank you for venting,,;)
sorry if i offened any one,,it was not intended,,just my view, my right,,thank you ;)
@@barb2435 well fine, at least you apologise, but there are people who say homophobic stuff and not only they don't apologise, they think they're right and that "gays are too sensitive" or stuff like that WTF
i agree with her. But I am wondering why more open GLBT actors aren't even considered. Hollywood must open their doors wide to all actors to be in a position to play any characters. sex, class, colour etc should not be an issue- we are not there yet. or are we?
We are nowhere near it unfortunately. We all agree with the principle, but the reality is so slanted in favour of straight or closeted actor that no one needs to defend their rights, really, it's ridiculous. The pinned comment at the beginning of the comments section has the stats. There's also this www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 thanks. The fact that Hollywood pretend to give everyone a fair go is fiction. Blanchett knows this but takes he POV. She obvs won't fight the elephant in the room. She needs to read a little wider tbh. Thanks again for sharing .
@@AJ-ut7rs you're very welcome. Thanks for your comments.
@@gladyskihara4736 - exactly !!
Cate is just so intelligent. Very well said. She is so right. The whole point of acting is to portray the life of someone else that isn't you. Casting gay actors for gay characters really has nothing to do with acting.
So why aren't out LGBT actors cast in any role? Has that to do with acting, too? Is that because LGBT actors suddenly lose the ability to act when they come out:?
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 You talk all day and still don't understand Cate Blanchett. I'll tell you what's right. Actors can play any role, whether you're LGBT or not. The problem isn't with the actors, it's with the movie business. The question you should be asking is why capitalists discriminate against LGBT people. Pointing the finger at someone else is an act of diversion. Any actor can play any role, rather than guaranteeing LGBT people a role by preventing straight people from playing LGBT people. Do you understand?
i truly don’t understand the “i want a gay person to play a gay character”.. it’s a fictitious character.
Was this really an issue
Ppl need to chill
And dont make mountains outta molehills
Cuz if straight actors can't play gay roles then that would mean gay actors can't play straight roles
And that's a whole other kettle of fish when u wanna pigeon hole ppl like that
guess what, that's exactly what happens!!! Out gay actors aren't given any roles to play, not just straight characters. The reality is that there is a huge discrimination against out gay actors so these "everyone is equal" nice words are hypocritical because they hide the harsh reality. They are comments that benefit straight people because if no one sees the discrimination they can keep their privileges
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 That's a problem, but it doesn't mean one should respond to it by doing the exact same thing in reverse. Everyone is not equal as of now. Adding to that inequality gap the other way around will still add inequality, and alienate both sides at once.
@@EIizabethGrace no, adding the opposite inequality would help balancing things out, like gender quotas in management boards. They work. You only resort to extreme measures because nothing else works. If you don't like to add another inequality, how do you propose to solve the problem?
My personal opinion is that its okay for actors to play gay, lesbian or bisexual roles(cis). But other than that ,for example trans people, should be represented correctly. And by they way, i get your point about lgbtq people not getting many roles. Yes, they should be getting more and more roles just like straight actors but being negative about straight actors playing lgbtq characters doesnt seem to be a good solution for that.
I am not being negative about straight actors playing gay character,s I am being negative about a privileged white straight / closeted actor claiming her rights without acknowledging the discrimination. Because without acknowledgement we're not improving the situation in any way.
TBH, she has a point. I'm gay and Deaf. I used to really think that gay people should fill their roles, and disabled people should fill their roles, not straight and abled. But then again, we don't complain when a democratic actress fills the role of a republican character? My only bugaboo is that Hollywood should be diverse and inclusive in terms of opportunity and privilege. If you've got the talent and are the best fit for the role, nobody should stand in your way and definitely not because they are prejudiced. Equality and Equity.
Us: I mean she’s right though
OP: wow homophobic much?
Looking for a problem where it does not exist. Gay people play straight characters too. It’s called ‘acting’ for a reason.
Read the stats pinned at the beginning of the comments section instead of embarassing yourself with your ignorance.
Why is this an issue anyway ? Should I be a born russian to play a kgb spy ?
It should be based on acting abilities. Be it straight or homosexual, if you fit the role you play the role
She's right. Support her
wouldn't it be weird for a casting director to ask for their sexual orientation before being cast? i mean kristen stewart played a straight character and where is the problem with that?
Excuse me, where can I watch the full video of this speech? Cate is so intelligent.
The only issue is that doors ARE closed to LGBT actors which is why it is infuriating to see straight actors play LGBT characters
Yes, thanks for this comment, it needs to be said!!! We need to spread awareness, the majority of people has no idea!!!!
yep. It's unbelievable how so many people are missign the point while all claiming to be part of the gay community
But think of it this way, people try to connect with actors through movies, but when straights paly gay, that connect is missing for gay community
Well I mean of course a straight person would be defending this, it's really selfish for straight actors to use excuses like "it's just acting" when LGBT+ people can experience so much hate for who they are, sure straight actors aren't qualified for LGBT+ roles either way but it really misses the point to be using excuses like that
Luke Evans plays many straight characters,and whats the problem? I am lesbian and dont have any problems with that.They are actors.
who is Luke Evans? So because there's one unknown actor who plays straight, there is no discrimination? Read the pinned stats at the beginning of the comments section
First off Cate we are not discussing gender we are discussing sexuality - don’t conflate - the two examples you gave are mythical both immortality and psychic powers and yet as a gay person I exist - I am not mythical. Just because you have a sexuality and an imagination does not give you the imprimatur to understand or portray another persons oppression. This is the problem with NIDA it never trained you in ethics of representation.
I can't believe that needs to be explained, what is going on with the world?!
I'm gay and I can not agree more with her. Acting is about playing different roles, different live.
If I was an actor, I would not like to play gay roles only. I really support transgender people, and I want to transgender actors to play cisgender roles. So why trans actors are against of cis actors who play trans roles?
the answer is that IN REALITY out LGBT actors don't get to play much of anything, and are heavily discriminated against, so at least before defending the rights of closeted or straight actors the huge discrimination needs to be acknowledged... read this www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles and the pinned comment at teh beginning of the comments section
I kinda have a problem with straight actors taking trans roles tbh. Transgender actors and actresses are refused straight parts all of the time, and are also refused the few transgender parts that exist in favor of straight cos actors. So it’s kind of problematic in that sense... it’s slightly less prominent for gay and lesbian actors and actresses, but still exists
Thanks for your reasonable comment. There's a dearth of them. I delete the blatantly homophobic ones, but there are still many which are only "subtly" homophobic
That is true but there shows that include transgenders in roles whose actors are actually transgender. But still, I believe it doesn't matter who the actor/actress is. It's how the portray the character. It's like with every role. Cate Blanchett played a killer, the queen of hell... and Cate in real life could not be father away from a role like that.
Straight actors can be trans, I think you have mistaken what "trans" mean.
She hit the nail of the head with those comments, as always she is very articulate
Ok She would be right if gay actors had the same rights and equal opportunities but they don't, to prove a point try to find 10 gay actor and 10 gay actress - who are not in the closet - as famous as Cate Blanchett and let's say Brad Pitt in Hollywood (I'm not talking about actors on TV just Cinema) ... good luck with that ...
EXACTLY, thank you very much for getting the point....
that's why its "acting" and the purpose is to affect people's lives, and it literally did. i agree with cate's statement.
I stan cate blanchett!!! 🥺❤ what a wonderful human being 🥰
I think it's about the subject of the movie. If it's just a romance movie or something like that, fine whatever. gay straight bi who cares. if it's a more emotional movie about the struggles of being lgbtq+ I find it can only be done by someone in that community. like a white person can't play a black person so a straight actor can't play a lgbtq+ character.
Why would i listen to someone who named their own child after a convicted pedophile?!
It isn't that gay playing straight is the problem, it's that gay actors not being given opportunities in prominent lgbt roles to play the role or even straight characters
Thank you for this comment. Everyone in this is rambling about bullshit. When the main situation is about gay people not getting the gay roles cuz shittywood rather get a straight actor. Yes its acting but thats not the general point. I could careless if that person is str8 but if every single movie i watch thats not a 10 minute short film has str8 guys playing gay characters imma be mad. Lol. If its a str8 to gay role cool but now its just str8 people. Yes a lot of gay woman got roles but in my argument its more of the guys that dont the opportunities.. (Respect for anyone elses identity)
Honestly I don’t know any gay person who cares if a straight person plays a gay character, including myself. I feel like the only ones complaining about it are straight people who think they’re being allies.
Never underestimate the power of internalised homophobia. There are even some gays who try to convince themselves they're not discriminated against, that they're treated equally and fairly when reality is totally different. Your friends are probably like this.
As much as I admire Cate, I think she made very ignorant comments here. She compares being psychic to being gay.
it's not the first time she says homophobic stuff unfortunately. During the Carol promotion she compared playing gay to playing an axe murderer and to play someone having an affair. At Cannes she made a horrible transphobic joke. And she keeps blaming journalists for things they don't do. She says horrendous stuff, they only publish a small part of the obscenities she says, and on top of this she complains, you know, like Trump blaming fake news...
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 i could agree with you in key points. But i dont think she was homophobic or transphobic... you're reading into to much just to hate her or make look bad... I watched all the videos... And she was not homophobic.
Whatewer her nature,it's Just her business.Cate you are a fantastic actress!!!
@@jessica5497 are you gay?
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 She's not LGBT to begin with, so why would she admit to being LGBT? She and her husband have been married for more than 20 years and have four children. You don't understand the reporter's question
The consciousness and intimate journey an actor takes to obsorb anothers station of truth is a cultivation worthy of the highest accolades of honor. Such is a feminine art of being. Emotive intelligence matters the most!!! Or so we all come to accept eventually.
The one who posted this video is kind of indifferent to what Cate said, which IMHO perfectly made sense. It's because times before are much more different than now and based on statistics which the uploader quoted from "wikipedia". I'm sure Cary Grant, Montgomery Clift, Greta Garbo, Kate Hepburn, James Dean are just based on rumors and hear says from people surrounding them, I even came across that Kate Hepburn and Spencer Tracy's life long affair is being questioned by some guy who worked with them and even said that they used to bring girls and guys to Spencer and Kate. Simple terms, their relationship is for a show. When hundreds of times, Kate Hepburn had proven that what they had was something special. My point is no matter what we say or assume these people never got out of the closet for us to assume and for a reason!
What Cate is referring to is the reality of the QUALITY of the roles being offered to actors whatever their sexual orientation maybe because that's what they do. They act! As much as we hate to see LGBTQ people deprived of roles, but I think it's a matter of the industry changing, but darling I don't think homosexuals playing heterosexuals and vice versa is the main problem here.
Her accent 😍
But in her case, she's gay or bi whatever you call it in real life. So it's not like she's a straight person playing a gay character. She played herself, so I don't see her point.
Well, publicly she says she's straight and she's trying to make everyone believe she is... technically she is still closeted. So she was defending the right of straight or closeted actors like herself to play gay characters.
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 - how do you know she is not really straight if she says so ?? She lives straight life...
Why is that even an issue, a character is not the actor, that is the point of acting, a straight actor can play a gay character and a gay actor can play a straight character, it doesn't matter what sexuality the actor is as long as the actor fits the character that is all that matters. And I'm gay so don't understand why any LGBT person would have a problem with it.
The issue is that - guess what? - there is discrimination. Are you an out gay person? Have you never experienced discrimination or know someone that has? Well, out gay actors for one are discriminated to the point of no longer being hired after coming out, they're all terrified and the vast majority stay in the closet. I have posted stats below. In 90 years of Oscars history, 72 LGBT actors in the closet were nominated for playing any role; and ONLY THREE OUT LGBT ACTORS were nominated for playing any role. And these only came out when they were well established. Straight actors can play any role, and they were nominated for playing gay roles 52 times; but gay actors suddenly disappear from major roles as soon as they come out...why do you think that is? The reason is homophobia of course. Is it clear what the issue is now?
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 That is a separate issue, I wasn't talking about discrimination, I was talking about the fact that any actor can play a particular character, depending if the specific actor fits the role, because actors aren't characters. I am out and I have experienced verbal abuse as a gay person, I know how it feels, there is a shortage of gay actors playing lead roles, I am not denying that. As time goes on there will be more and more LGBT actors getting lead roles, but really it isn't about them, it's about the character/s, the actor has to fit the character, if a gay person fits the character then great, if not then that is just how it is, hopefully that makes sense. There is homophobia in Hollywood, there's all sorts of discrimination in Hollywood and this needs to be focused on. Basically what needs to be resolved is there needs to be more chances given to LGBT actors to play characters that might fit them.
@@AnonRPG Good to hear that, I totally agree of course. But it's not a separate issue because Cate Blanchett said "I will fight for my right to play whoever I want" in this context which is totally insensitive towards all these struggles we're aware of. It's like black people complaining that they don't want to sit in the back of the bus in the 1940s and a white person comes along and says "I will fight for my right to sit wherever I want on the bus". I mean, please... it's just the wrong thing to say and she's just showing her unconscious homophobia
@@AnonRPG (cont.) I mean the white person on the bus already can sit wherever they want just like CB can already play any character she wants... so the right thing to say is spare a word for who doesn't have this privilege / possibility, not claiming your right that no one is threatening, do you see what I mean?
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 I must admit I didn't watch all of the video, so I know that you may be right, I just felt I needed to speak on the art of acting, I see what you mean :)
to expect from straight actors to NOT play gay people would vice versa mean to expect from gay actors not to play straight people. i wonder who are the people who think that way.
are you aware of the discrimination faced by out LGBT actors? Read the pinned comment at the beginning of the comment section
Im lgbt and agree with her! Lgbt actors need to be given the opportunity to play more roles but not at the expense of straight actors! So many straight actors have done wonder jobs portraying lgbt characters. Hollywood is a one step at a time process and we should start with lgbt on screen first then think about who is playing it
I'm confused by your comment. Writing more LGBT characters in screenplays and casting openly LGBT actors are two completely separate issues. In this context we aren't discussing the presence of LGBT characters in story lines or story archs or fiction or whatever; we are discussing the influence of actors' private life on their professional opportunities. It is a fact that straight or closeted actors get basically all the opportunities compared to out LGBT actors, just read the pinned comment at the beginning of the comment section, it has all the stats. Only three out LGBT actors have ever been nominated for an Oscar in 90 years of Oscar history, compared to 72 LGBT actors in the closet and countless straight actors. As for what concerns LGBT roles, they are basically ALL played by straight actors www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles there is absolutely no comparison between the professional opportunities available to straight or closeted actors and those offered to out LGBT actors. But you say that the opportunities for the latter (out LGBT) group must not increase at the expense of opportunities for the former (straight or closeted) group. So how on earth do you think they will increase? If straight and closeted actors keep getting all the roles, gay and straight characters, how do you think opportunities for out LGBT actors will increase if not at the expense of the huge amount opportunities currently offered to straight and closeted actors? Please advise.
She's right. Support her
This is why I love the theater. No matter where you come from, what your race is, or what your sexuality is, if you have a dream, pursue it. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. If those people doubt your capabilities, then just shun them out and prove them wrong. Blanchett's right about one thing. You're not just bringing the character to life, you're experiencing what your character's gone through. So these stories help me push my aspirations to become an actor even further. If my enemies think i'm not capable of anything or if I give up on hope, then they're wrong.
Seems like post is being put up to insight hatred!! Cate Blanchett is a talented actress so maybe you should stop being extra by putting up this frivolous piece of crap in trying to tarnish her name somewhat!!
Why should she have to? That's ridiculous.
People keep asking her sexuality bc she was too damn attractive in the movie and we just secretly wanted her to be gay 🫠
what matters is talent and ability to play the role well, not sexuality. this is a non-issue.
so why do most Hollywood publicists prevent LGBT actors from coming out and tell them this will end their career if they do it? Is that because sexuality of actors is a non issue?
As a lesbian I can say that Cate Blanchett in Carol will always be a better lesbian than I am
Cate is a goddess and she can play whatever character she wants. But the comments I see here, are disappointing.
Of course she or any straight can play a gay/lgbt character. That's not the issue/point many people make when they're trying to start a conversation about this. The issue is LGBT actors often don't get the role (straight or gay character) because of their sexuality (or in some males' cases, being too feminine), and at the same time there's not enough LGBT characters on TV/movies for all those actors to portray something that's close to their experience.
Also, most of the time the straight actor playing a gay guy won't know the hardships of being gay or what's it like. That's pretty obvious. That's why we need Hollywood and every other industry to stop treating their gays like dirt, start giving them more roles, and then we won't have issues like this. Ya'll complain about a white woman (always the women, never the men) playing a black/asian character, but we gays have to shut up about what affects us. xD
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment, we need more of these
THE PROBLEM IS THAT STRAIGHT ACTORS KEEP WINNING AWARDS FOR PLAYING LGBTQ ROLES.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR CATE'S OPINION ON THAT. 🤨😒😒😒
I'm 🏳️🌈 and completely agree with her.
She's a real Queen 👑🛐
It's not reality tv. It's acting. It's their profession.
so why can't LGBT actors access this profession when they come out? Because they stop being hired you know, or stop playing significant roles, or straight roles. Are they not good enough to play straight after coming out?
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 They can. Who says they can't?
@@glenrb77 Statistics? Read the pinned comment at the beginning of the comment section and this etc. www.advocate.com/film/2018/2/27/52-straight-people-who-nabbed-oscar-noms-lgbt-roles
I can’t tell you how disappointed I get when I watch a actor play a gay character and I get excited thinking that they are actually gay but they aren’t, my mind thinking that I might have a chance with them, I know it’s pathetic.
it's not pathetic, it's normal. It's as old as cinema history itself, that's why armies of publicists and cleaners have always been around to create a perfectly straight image for actors. Because only the desires of straight people have historically been considered legitimate.
Nah, because saying only straight people should play lgbt+ characters is to also say the unfair and toxic mindset actors have to be straight/hide their sexuality if they are lgbtq+ in order to get cast in roles is super unhealthy. The writing though is not something straight people should write about the experience for people within the lgbtq+ community. Same with transpeople, because saying only transpeople should play trans-characters is to at the same time exclude transwomen/transmen from playing some characters which is not ok. It’s called acting for a reason, actors come in and play the character they aren’t suppose to be the character. In Scandinavia you have people who are nurses being cast to play nurses to get the medical stuff right, but they can’t act so it comes off as so wrong...instead of trusting actors to do their job and learn to portray a nurse properly. It’s all very backwards! *Let actors be actors!*
As a gay man I am more than happy for str8 actors to play gay and for gay to play str8. It's called acting.
cool. So why aren't out LGBT actors hired as easily as straight or closeted actors? Or not for the same big films? Why aren't they nominated for awards? I mean what you're happy about doesn't happen. What happens in reality is that straight or closeted actors have all the privileges and if you come out your career risks being strongly compromised
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 Gay have played str8 since people started acting. People from our community have won awards for the work they have done. It's about the art not the sexuality behind the artist. Google lgbt academy award winners.
@@TheBotwell "google LGBT academy award winners" LMAO I quoted that wikipedia link in the PINNED comment at the beginning of the comment section. I used that data to argue that the problem lies with COMING OUT not with being LGBT. People and audiences have a problem with PRIDE, with out and proud LGBT people, not with people who pretend to be straight like the vast majority of LGBT actors who have been nominated for academy awards. Out of 76 LGBT nominations, ONLY FOUR have happened when the LGBT actor had come out of the closet. In 90 years. That's the issue, being out. As long as you're in the closet and pretend to be straight, you can get the same jobs as straight actors.... I hope you get the point now,. Cheers.
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 you panicking when saw that the majority supported Cate Blanchett. When we don't understand, we have to convince ourselves that our views are wrong. Transferring the contradiction
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 Don't you understand? The real problem is not the actors, it's the capital, it's the film industry and there's nothing wrong with LGBT actors, and it's just wrong to prevent straight people from playing LGBT people.
*Can folks stop saying that "she had an issue with the LGBT community because of this role/answer"?*
Actually only some folks, lgbt or not, had an issue with that. Most people, lgbt or not, don't give a damn as long as long as it's not mean-spirited representation of LGBT characters.
I agree, only the out and proud part of the LGBT community who aspires to equality had an issue with this. The homophobic self hating part of the LGBT community didn't give a damn.
I just want to see people like me on screen. It is that simple
SJWs are really so sensitive nowadays. Actors are actors and a straight actor playing a gay role shouldn't diminish the impact of the story. It. Is. The. Story. Being. Told. That. Is. Important. Why are we focusing so much on the actors who played the role?!?! I am an LGBT person but I have no problem at all watching celebrities play gay roles. In many countries, there are not so many open LGBT celebrities. I will always be thankful for the straight celebrities accepting these roles to tell the story of minority. Those perpetually offended SJW need to STFU. Don't get me wrong... I would love to see real gays/lesbians take on these roles but it doesn't mean they should have the monopoly. Imagine if we start complaining of gay people playing straight roles. Imagine the bedlam.
we can't complain of gay people playing straight roles because in reality it doesn't happen. Not as much as the opposite anyway. So what are you worrying about, exactly? We need to be thankful to straight actors for what, exactly? For stealing opportunities from gay actors? Right... you're not homophobic at all....
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 do you not read? I said in many countries. OK to satisfy you, if I may add, IN MANY COUNTRIES LIKE MINE (Philippines), there are VERY few open gay actors. Gays here are thankful we have straight actors who wants to play gay roles. You are so sensitive... So Neil Patrick Harris shouldn't have been allowed to play a straight man in Smurfs because he is stealing a role? Yeah, there are actually thousands of straight actors out there but hey, they gave the role to a gay man. Luke Evans is an openly gay actor, he shouldn't play the role of an ultra masculine Gaston. Elijah Wood stole a job from a hobbit.
Jesus Christ, it is just a role! You are so corny if you think the actor PLAYING the role will ruin the story.
Look at what uninformed idiots did to Scarlett Johansson. It wouldn't have been the first time a woman plays a transman role. Hilary Swank already did it. Name a transman who can play the role except those people on UA-cam posting about their transition.
SJWs are really so corny.
@@catsumox7792 do you understand the difference between "exception" and "rule"? Do you think discrimination ends because of one exception? "You are so sensitive" is a microinvalidation so fuck you (google it). You are such a homophobe if you're happy with the crumbs and think the crumbs are good enough.
@@crowbarkmarchett9885 i don't know why I am still replying to this dumb tread after 3 weeks... Just because I don't agree with you doesn't mean I am a homophobe (or maybe there is such thing as an LGBT person who is homophobic then I am an "exception"). It is just acting, ok, not that deep. Why focus on the actor playing the role? Focus on the LBGT story. I bet you didn't watch Carol and Battle of the Sexes because the actresses are not LGBT people? I feel sorry for you. Wait for Ellen and Portia to star in a lesbian film. Or Ian McKellen and Luke Evans. Good luck with that.
@@catsumox7792Self-hating LGBT people with internalised homophobia are not an exception, they are as common as any other person with homophobia. Being a homophobe or not does not depend on your sexual orientation, it depends on how much you've internalised discrimination and hate. It's not me who is focusing on the actor playing the role. It's society that is doing it when they prevent out LGBT actors from even auditioning. When they don't give out LGBT actors the same acting opportunities that they give to straight or closeted actors.
She starts the interview equating sexuality to elfs and psychic abilities, both of which are total non-starters except in pure fantasy. She then equates her gender to her sexuality. We all love Kate. But this was a messy interview that did nothing good for the lgbt community. That’s what the backlash is about.
she's not new to these homophobic stuff, she even said gays should stay in the closet slate.com/human-interest/2015/11/cate-blanchett-wants-gays-to-be-quiet-about-their-sexuality-shes-wrong.html
Letto playing M2F in Dallas byersclub was a joke!!! Just hire an actual trans female actor.
You mean trans woman, not trans man. I hate Leto but he was good in it and I believed it for the entirety of the film.