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Disney Face Backlash Over Casting Of First Openly Gay Character

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10:09 14 Aug 2018


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Fans are fuming over the casting of Disney's first openly gay character.

Jack Whitehall has been cast as an openly gay man in the upcoming film, 'Jungle Cruise.' His character has been described by The Sun as a ''fun, effete young man.''

The British comedian announced the news in a video he shared to Instagram of his co-star, Dwayne Johnson, expressing his love towards the project.

Many Twitter users have taken offense to the fact that Disney have cast a straight man as a gay character while others feel that Whitehall will be ''perpetuating stereotypes'' in the new role. 

While others belive it's no different to the likes of Neil Patrick Harris playing the role of a straight man in 'How I Met Your Mother.'


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