Leroy N. Soetoro
2017-03-05 18:39:53 UTC
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/03/04/russia-beauty-and-
beast-ban-due-over-gay-character-lefoux/98743116/
The backlash over a gay character appearing in Walt Disney's Beauty and
the Beast is rising, putting an Alabama theater and Russian government
officials on common ground.
A Henegar, Ala., drive-in has canceled plans to screen Beauty, while the
Russian government is considering banning the film following revelations
that the character LeFou, played by Josh Gad, is gay.
Representatives of the Henagar Drive-In announced Thursday on Facebook
that the theater won't show Beauty because Disney is "premiering their
first homosexual character."
"When companies continually force their views on us, we need to take a
stand. We all make choices and I am making mine," the unsigned Facebook
post says. "If I can't sit through a movie with God or Jesus sitting by
me, then we have no business showing it. I know there will be some that do
not agree with this decision. That's fine. We are first and foremost
Christians. We will not compromise on what the Bible teaches."
The post added that the theater would continue to show "wholesome" movies
so patrons would not worry "about sex, nudity, homosexuality and foul
language."
In response to the Alabama theater's decision, Beauty and the Beast
director Bill Condon told USA TODAY that outcry over the first gay
character in a Disney movie is overblown."
My message is: This is a movie for everyone. Im sad about that theater
but there are 4,000 theaters showing the movie," Condon said Friday. "I
hope everybody moves past that and just goes to take pleasure in what we
made.
On Saturday, reports emerged of Russia's displeasure over the character.
Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky said the film would be screened
prior to the March 16 release there and action would be taken if the
content breached the country's internationally condemned law prohibiting
the spreading of "gay propaganda" among minors, the BBC reported Saturday.
Josh Gad: 'Beauty and the Beast' script didn't say 'LeFou is gay'
"As soon as we get a copy of the film with relevant paperwork for
distribution, we will consider it according to the law," Medinsky said.
Disney officials did not respond Saturday to requests for comment.
Condon told gay British magazine Attitude that the character LeFou,
played by Gad, will explore his sexuality in what Attitude calls a "small
but significant subplot." LeFou is the sidekick of the film's villain
Gaston (Luke Evans).
LeFou is somebody who on one day wants to be Gaston and on another day
wants to kiss Gaston, Condon said in the interview. Hes confused about
what he wants. Its somebody whos just realizing that he has these
feelings. And Josh makes something really subtle and delicious out of it.
And thats what has its payoff at the end, which I dont want to give
away. But it is a nice, exclusively gay moment in a Disney movie.
At the Los Angeles premiere of Beauty and the Beast,Gad told USA TODAY
that he was "really proud" to play LeFou.
"What was most important to me was taking a character that is wonderful
and so iconic, but is defined by cartoon conceits in the (original) movie
... and expanding on that, giving him dimension, making him human," Gad
said.
It's time to begin the demise of Disney.
--
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party has run out of gas.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for ending the disaster of the
Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
ObamaCare is a total 100% failure and no lie that can be put forth by its
supporters can dispute that.
Obama jobs, the result of ObamaCare. 12-15 working hours a week at minimum
wage, no benefits and the primary revenue stream for ObamaCare. It can't
be funded with money people don't have, yet liberals lie about how great
it is.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.
beast-ban-due-over-gay-character-lefoux/98743116/
The backlash over a gay character appearing in Walt Disney's Beauty and
the Beast is rising, putting an Alabama theater and Russian government
officials on common ground.
A Henegar, Ala., drive-in has canceled plans to screen Beauty, while the
Russian government is considering banning the film following revelations
that the character LeFou, played by Josh Gad, is gay.
Representatives of the Henagar Drive-In announced Thursday on Facebook
that the theater won't show Beauty because Disney is "premiering their
first homosexual character."
"When companies continually force their views on us, we need to take a
stand. We all make choices and I am making mine," the unsigned Facebook
post says. "If I can't sit through a movie with God or Jesus sitting by
me, then we have no business showing it. I know there will be some that do
not agree with this decision. That's fine. We are first and foremost
Christians. We will not compromise on what the Bible teaches."
The post added that the theater would continue to show "wholesome" movies
so patrons would not worry "about sex, nudity, homosexuality and foul
language."
In response to the Alabama theater's decision, Beauty and the Beast
director Bill Condon told USA TODAY that outcry over the first gay
character in a Disney movie is overblown."
My message is: This is a movie for everyone. Im sad about that theater
but there are 4,000 theaters showing the movie," Condon said Friday. "I
hope everybody moves past that and just goes to take pleasure in what we
made.
On Saturday, reports emerged of Russia's displeasure over the character.
Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky said the film would be screened
prior to the March 16 release there and action would be taken if the
content breached the country's internationally condemned law prohibiting
the spreading of "gay propaganda" among minors, the BBC reported Saturday.
Josh Gad: 'Beauty and the Beast' script didn't say 'LeFou is gay'
"As soon as we get a copy of the film with relevant paperwork for
distribution, we will consider it according to the law," Medinsky said.
Disney officials did not respond Saturday to requests for comment.
Condon told gay British magazine Attitude that the character LeFou,
played by Gad, will explore his sexuality in what Attitude calls a "small
but significant subplot." LeFou is the sidekick of the film's villain
Gaston (Luke Evans).
LeFou is somebody who on one day wants to be Gaston and on another day
wants to kiss Gaston, Condon said in the interview. Hes confused about
what he wants. Its somebody whos just realizing that he has these
feelings. And Josh makes something really subtle and delicious out of it.
And thats what has its payoff at the end, which I dont want to give
away. But it is a nice, exclusively gay moment in a Disney movie.
At the Los Angeles premiere of Beauty and the Beast,Gad told USA TODAY
that he was "really proud" to play LeFou.
"What was most important to me was taking a character that is wonderful
and so iconic, but is defined by cartoon conceits in the (original) movie
... and expanding on that, giving him dimension, making him human," Gad
said.
It's time to begin the demise of Disney.
--
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party has run out of gas.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for ending the disaster of the
Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
ObamaCare is a total 100% failure and no lie that can be put forth by its
supporters can dispute that.
Obama jobs, the result of ObamaCare. 12-15 working hours a week at minimum
wage, no benefits and the primary revenue stream for ObamaCare. It can't
be funded with money people don't have, yet liberals lie about how great
it is.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.