A couple of weeks ago it was announced that due to US network television now being more inclusive, GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) decided to end its annual Network Responsibility Index, instead deciding to concentrate on diversity rather than sheer numbers of LGBT characters.
However, they certainly don’t think the film world has made the same sort of progress, and to show that they’ve released the video, ‘Hollywood Must Do Better’. The vid brings together a slew of clips from movies released in the last five years, which demonstrate homphobic jokes, transphobic slurs, violence against LGBT characters and general attitude (particularly in comedy films) that is happy to treat queer people extremely badly.
Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO and president of GLAAD commented to Variety, “We’re still the butt of the joke. We’re still infrequently seen and when we are seen, it’s in a negative light… When jokes are made at the expense of a marginalized group, it creates a dangerous environment. This isn’t about being the PC police. It’s about creating a safe environment.”
The likes of Ted, Pain & Gain, Hot Tub Time Machine, Exodus, The Wolf Of Wall Street and Horrible Bosses are all called out in the vid, which you can take a look at below. When they’re put together like this, it is shocking how this can still be going on in major Hollywood films in this day and age.
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