Why not ?
That's acting dear boy ;-)
The world has gone mad of course they can bloody stupid question
If the money's good why not
Why not!? Where does it say that a gay role is the exclusive right of a gay person and viceversa?
Do you really think Matthew McConaughey lost himself in the bulk's tesseract ? Maybe only people who can fly will be allowed to play Superman soon. In the meanwhile, i'm pretty sure we are trying very hard to live in Idiocracy with those kind of debate. Period.
This is stupid. Anyone can play any part if they're good enough.
They are actors...
Should human actors play Jedi on screen?
Sure why not?
Of course ! What's the point of being an actor otherwise !
What the actual fuck is this question They're actor, this is their job to embrace all the identities. Do you remember a thing called 'Actor Studio'? So Robert DeNiro wouldn't had played AlCapone bc he's not à gangsta You're kidding me.
Coming soon: Should we cast actual Wookies for Chewbacca ? Should scientists create dragons so we can cast an actual Smaug? Should we train apes for the next Planet of The Apes movie ?
We are tired of such bullshit. Actors act. That’s basically what their job is all about: make you believe they are who they aren’t...
Stupid question isn't it? Playing is what actors do...
Who’s acting what anyway...? Anywhere...? Acting journalism..? Acting objectivity..?
And The Favourite?
Why on earth not It’s acting!!!
Gay actors have been playing straight characters for years so what’s the difference?
If I ask should should gay actors play straight characters the answer is the same.
Should gay actors play straight people, oh I remember they have always been doing it
Rock Hudson
It's acting, why is this even a question?
Oh my🤦♀️people asking this question clearly do not understand the concept of 'acting' 🙄 eg Brad Pitt in The Devils Advocate -should I accuse him of 'cultural appropriation'? Of course not!!! Or what would people say about 'My Left Foot' now? Or who would play Hannibal!?! GrowUp
Are they actors/actresses or not?
Who gives a crap as long as the actor can act
The only relevant question is, 'can this person skillfully act?'.
Why not? Is it not called acting?
Why not? If the gay people can play non gay characters...
Actors are. actors.They act and in so doing represent what is other than cannot arbitrarily dictate what they do.
Best actor in talent and bankability to act in any movie....enuff said
Turn that question around and see how you feel about it then.
Why is it called acting? Should anyone play anything on screen they're not? No more super hero movies. No more historical movies. No more fun. But I guess that's what you control freaks want.
Women play men and men play women. Acting is pretending ...
Should teetotallers play alcoholics (Richard E Grant in Withbail & i)? It's acting. It's pretend. They are portraying a part
An actor's job, by definition, is pretending he/she is something he/she is not.. Which makes the question redundant.
Yup, stop gay actors playing straight roles as well?
This is the STUPIDEST thing I’ve ever read. And I’ve been reading leave comments all morning so that takes some doing. ANYTHING that progresses gay rights and gay issues and puts it into movies and mainstream is GOOD
It's called ACTING for a reason!
Doh! It’s acting! Honestly, how ridiculous - we would never see another Shakespeare play. The whole premise is flawed.
What a time to be alive
Nope. All actors should only play themselves. Otherwise they’re appropriating someone else’s culture and that hurts peoples feelings and leads to stupid non articles being written by increasingly redundant newspapers.
Yes as gay actors should play straight characters. They are just pretending!
I thought long and hard about what to say on this thread but i really don’t give a shit if a table plays the role of a pilea peperomioides.
Should you ask a ridiculous question for attention? No
There’s a reason that this isn’t funny
The whole point of acting is to portray a character as imagined by a playwright or screenwriter. Authenticity in a role is the actor's craft.
So gay actors can’t play straight characters ?
Now do a version involving skin colour.
This level of stupidity....
Yes
I don't think there would be a problem with it. As long as that actor/actress is comfortable with that role. There has been gay actor/actress's playing straight roles.
Creating acting silos is absolutely ridiculous at this rate you will only have Scottish actors playing Macbeth, one-eyed actors playing pirate captains, alcoholic actors playing alcoholics etc etc Let actors act.
Yes, if they choose to. It is acting.
Whoever acts best gets the role.
Who cares ffs.
Yes. It’s called acting! By the same logic gay actors shouldn’t play straight characters. American actors should be cast as Brits, or Brits as Americans etc etc etc
What an absolutely silly question. Actors act, so if the role is straight they act straight if a gay role the act gay (whatever that entails) same as acting like a thug or not like a thug.
Well, as they're 'actors,' I'd say yes.
Can intelligent people ask stupid questions?
Yes. And vice versa.
It is called “Acting” for a reason ..
Plenty of queer actors to do so
It’s like asking should Anthony Daniels play C3PO in Star Wars when he’s not a real robot! 🤔durr
Should actors act as someone not themselves. Hmmm.
This clickbait bullshit has already been tweeted before. Seems like they need more money.
What! It's acting right. as Eddie Murphy would say. From Beverly Hills cop! Getta fck outta here!
Absolutely! That’s why it’s called acting. As old a tradition as Shakespeare when men often played women and vice versa. Get over it!
Who cares really
I don’t give a shit.
Are you kidding me?
Who cares ?
That’s why it’s called acting...pretending to be something else
Actors are actors. They can play whatever role they like.
It’s fine. Just don’t have Europeans play Asians. It’s been done and it was horrendous.
Yeah.
Err, yes. It's called 'acting'.
Yes.
Of course straight actors can continue to play gay actors on screen. An actor is exactly that- an artist whose skill is defined by their believability of portraying a complex person other than self. And..should LGBT's seeking straight roles be deemed ineligible?
It's called acting. Pretty sure Patrick Stewart had never captained a starship or Eva Green had been a witch.
Why not, gay actors play straight roles all the time.
Who gives a rats behind. Until they perform the best who cares
Should gay actors play straight characters on screen?
Should gay actors play straight characters, should we sue rock Hudson’s estate for fraud. Ffs who cares especially as there is a very healthy gay & lesbian film industry anyway. Dogs bark , babies cry and actors act.
It would be far more interesting if gay characters played straight actors. I would like to see Kurt Hummel from Glee play Tom Hanks.
Do you people know what acting is? 🙄
It’s called Acting...should we have non-criminals playing criminals? Think of the criminals feelings too! 🤦🏼♂️
Should stupid people write in The Independent?
Maybe this is satirical ?
I think invisible traits gay, blind, deaf, mental illness for example can be accurately portrayed by any skilled actor but i dont think its right for a white person to play a black character for example a white othello would just be wrong
Yes
If we ask that question, then let's ask should gay actors play straight characters? Of course they should, that's what acting is about calithumpian
Of course!
YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
They are actors it shouldn’t matter.
If your answer is yes, what's your answer to 'should white actors play POC characters? And if your answer to that is no, then why's it any different?
You're drunk indy... Go home...
How is this a normative issue. Whoever can play the part best will play it. When is it ever not so?
Should actors act? Yes. Just get on with your craft, people, because your sexual identity is not my business, nor should it be.
Oui
Why not?
At least be committed like when Dustin Hoffman cut off his hand to play Captain Hook and Samuel L Jackson took out his eye for Nick Fury.
Only if they want to
Of course not, that would be like letting humans play vampires, werewolves or aliens in a film: absolutely outrageous.
Should married people play singletons ? Should non parents play parents ? Get a bloody grip.
They are all pretending to be someone else ... what a stupid question
Imagine the outrage if they'd known the leading actor was gay ?!!
That’s what acting is.
Ridiculous question.
Slow news day?
Whoever the casting directer deems the best actor should get to play the character.
Surely actors ACT.
Sure. Why not?
Why don’t we just eliminate the profession of acting .
Seriously who gives a shit, its a movie, it's like asking should only brain surgeons play brain surgeons, it's moronic. and stinks of shit stirring and click bait. Haven't you got news or something to be reporting on
Should humans play hobbits on screen? Should Brits play Americans on screen? Should idiots play journalists on the internet?
No. It's just not right. (NOT) And only people who have committed murder could play murderers, Only sex offenders play rapists... Need I go on?
Should actors play real people
And vice versa?
There should be a quota system imposed. A certain percentage of gay acting rolls must go to minority gays even if they don’t have any experience. That’s how they will get experience. It makes it fair. Don’t stop with gay acting rolls. Pregnant, Straight, Chinese, Fat,Stupid,Smart
This is a stupid question
Ah yes, of course, why not (if the casting is right). Gay actors can play straight characters too. It's called acting. Not sure why it's even a topic of discussion?
😳🙄I have just unfollowed you !
Oh FFS!
Erm it's called ACTING!
This is the most stupid debate. Should gay actors play straight parts? Should non-smokers play smokers? Pacifist actors shoot toy guns? It's called acting.
I think that's entirely up to them
Should actors play anything but their selves on screen?
“Should actors be allowed to act?”
If they’re any good as actors, they’ll convince me.
The definition of an actor is someone who portrays a character in a performance ... which almost always means they pretend to be someone they are not ... what sort of stupid question is this? 😂
Why not? Playing a role is their expertise. ShouldJewish actors not play Christian roles, should vegans be allowed to play omnivore roles, should the impotent appear in sex scenes etc. etc...
Haven’t gay actors been playing straight characters since the dawn of the film industry? Or is my grasp of the sexuality of many key figures in the history of film seriously awry? Why is this a thing? Peace 😊
This really annoys me HowellProd
There it goes. Your daily portion of clickbait...
It's called acting for a reason...
Should an actor pretend (aka “acting”) to be something they are not in real life? Hmmm let me ponder this a while...🤔
Should actors portray characters who are rape survivors, mob bosses, spies, kings/queens, terrorists, or world leaders, if they are not/haven’t been? Is the question, even the right one to be asking?
There shouldn’t be any gay roles
Yes, the whole point of an actor/actress is to play a different character from themselves.
Pretending is the whole point of acting. The rest is a documentary.
So the question is: can people still act Pffff..
Again with this? Should gay actors play straight characters then? Of course they should ffs what a stupid article
Who is going to play the alien in the next sci fi movie?
It’s called acting. For years gay actors played straight roles. ie; Rock Hudson, Tony Perkins, Montgomery Clift & John Wayne
It’s called acting for a reason- it isn’t real it just looks convincing. Otherwise it is a documentary. Either way it is the director’s call.
Shouldn’t it just be based on talent and best skilled person for the job, irrespective of whether they’re gay / straight /other?
Oh ffs
Why not?
Who cares stop retweeting this same thing daily!
perhaps the straight actors are secretly gay?
The obvious counter question: should gay actors play straight characters? Of course they should... they’re called actors for a reason.
Can only speak for myself but I am mildly annoyed that people whom I have never met suddenly decide they have to defend my sensibilities by preventing straight people playing gay roles (and vice versa?). I'm gay & would prefer not to be treated like a victim needing protection.
Actors should be banned from playing anything that they are not. I'm still outraged that in 'The Queen', Queen Elizabeth II. was played by Helen Mirren and not Queen Elizabeth II. herself.
Yes, it's acting. That's the whole point of acting. The ability to pretend to be someone else.
Ridiculous question. They're bloody acting.
Ofcourse, it is called acting.
Only if gay actors are allowed to play straight roles!
🙄 You're actually asking this? Who the hell cares?
Of course, or what's the point of acting?
The best actor always In the past many gay actors played straight heroes (Even where they were known in the business to be gay) Did it well too
Should The Independent be asking such a pathetic question?
Gay men play straight actors and have done since forever
Funny the same people who want POC playing white characters are the same bigots shrieking that normal people cant play GLBTQ-SOBs on screen. Cant have it both ways, cultural Marxists. 3 cheers for traditional nuclear families.
Suggestion: it may be appropriate in some (if not most) situations to consider multiple sides before you tweet.
Yes they should be able to. Just like Gay actors, like Neil Patrick Harris and Jim Parsons, play straight characters. All this would do is limit the jobs available to gay actors.
are you a parody account?
Strange question!....they’re actors.
well, gay actors have been playing straight characters for forever, so why not. That's why they're called 'actors,' fellas
Should gay actors play straight characters?
Should gay actors play straight characters on screen as has been done for decades?
They are called 'actors', I think.
Which part of the definition of actor is confusing you? Is it the globalist part only recently added?
should gay actors play straight actors?
Not if they’re bad actors - then they shouldn’t work at all
Who would play the Royal Family, aliens, hobbits, baddies’ etc. I thought this acting lark was to convenice the audience that they are watching and believing the characters regardless of if they are are not.
Who says they're straight anyway?
Why not? Gay actors play straight characters.
Does it matter?
Nope nope noooooooope. Pink washing isn't ok... We need more out lgbtq actors. Straight folks playing queer characters is half measure representation and does a queer actor out of a just b to boot.
It should be the best actor for the role irrespective of their sexuality. Why is this being brought up as an issue. SkyNews SkyNewsBreak
how it that different from a gay actor playing 'straight?'
Proper dumb question
Acting is acting. Straight actors should be free to play any role that's interesting, just as LGTBQ actors should be free to play any role that's interesting to them.
Should actors be able to portray characters they're not? Does it make movies better? Case closed:
YES.
Wow. You guys are also rolling with this today? Ok, let's go.
Yes. It’s called acting.
If they're a good actor, then yeah. Whole point of an actor is to be someone they're not.
should gay actors play straight actors on screen?
Yes. Why not? Isn't that what actors do, play someone they're not?