TCTTS said:

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I'm of two minds on this. Just like any underserved demographic, there are plenty of LBGTQ people who want to see more people like them represented in film and television, and studios trying to accommodate those demographics is fine by me. It's no different than trying to round out a cast with more minorities, etc. Can it be seen as pandering more often than not? Sure. But Hollywood's job, first and foremost, is to make money. And getting more and more diverse crowds in the theater is what makes money. Simple as that.

What they're doing with Lando and, say, Dumbledore from Harry Potter is ridiculous, though. Either show the character being gay - in-movie - or don't. This after-the-fact, "Uh, yeah, guess what? So-and-so was actually gay the whole time!" schtick is such bullsh*t. Either commit or don't.

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MuckRaker96 said:

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TCTTS said:

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I'm of two minds on this. Just like any underserved demographic, there are plenty of LBGTQ people who want to see more people like them represented in film and television, and studios trying to accommodate those demographics is fine by me. It's no different than trying to round out a cast with more minorities, etc. Can it be seen as pandering more often than not? Sure. But Hollywood's job, first and foremost, is to make money. And getting more and more diverse crowds in the theater is what makes money. Simple as that.

What they're doing with Lando and, say, Dumbledore from Harry Potter is ridiculous, though. Either show the character being gay - in-movie - or don't. This after-the-fact, "Uh, yeah, guess what? So-and-so was actually gay the whole time!" schtick is such bullsh*t. Either commit or don't.

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It's pretty obvious in HP&TDH novel that Dumbledore was gay as a teenager.

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Boo Weekley said:

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Thoughts on Disney going out of their way to make Lando a "pansexual" who likes D?

I miss the Hollywood of old. Homosexuality doesn;t bother me one but, just a huge turnoff when Hollywood bends over backwards to force sh** like this. It's like every movie nowadays has to be some social statement or have an agenda.

Hope this one crashes big time.

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You missed the Politics forums by a few clicks.

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It is completely relevant both there and here.

HTH

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AgMarauder04 said:

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I'm mildly annoyed that they are retconning a character, but not a big deal really.

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Boo Weekley said:

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Thoughts on Disney going out of their way to make Lando a "pansexual" who likes D?

I miss the Hollywood of old. Homosexuality doesn;t bother me one but, just a huge turnoff when Hollywood bends over backwards to force sh** like this. It's like every movie nowadays has to be some social statement or have an agenda.

Hope this one crashes big time.

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Belton Ag said:

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Along the same lines as what TCTTS said, I don't like that they do this after the fact. This is an already established character, and youd think that if they want to start adding gay characters they'd do so with new ones. Similar to the rumors of Elsa of Frozen being a lesbian.

Edit: someone already mentioned this aspect, only they did it all cool like and used the term retconning.

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but probably not actually changing him on screen.

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jeffk said:

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Pansexual means what now?! I just thought Lando really liked bread!!

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twilly said:

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There are people that are offended with Lando's "newly found" sexuality, and I've seen others that just don't care.

Is there anybody out there cheering about this sexual post-enlightenment of Lando?

It's like saying Han is actually left handed. Cool fact, but what does it really mean?

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