<p>Acced of fuellg stereotyp over here, Poland Ltle Bra is gog down a storm wh the embattled gay muny. So is any TV reprentatn better than none?</p>
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- LTLE BRA’S MATT LUS SAYS ‘ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE’ WAS MEANT TO BE A ‘CELEBRATN’ OF GAY PEOPLE
- MATT LUS FENDS 'ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE' SK
- LTLE BRA SPIR THE ONLY GAYS THE POLISH VILLAGE
- LLANDWI BREFI - ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE
LTLE BRA’S MATT LUS SAYS ‘ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE’ WAS MEANT TO BE A ‘CELEBRATN’ OF GAY PEOPLE
The edian and actor says the 'only gay the village' character Dafydd Thomas was meant as entertament, not as a tool for bullyg. * little britain gay in the village *
Matt says the character was meant to be a ‘celebratn’ of gay people (Picture: Rex Featur, BBC)Comedian and actor Matt Lus has spoken out about his ntroversial Ltle Bra character Dafydd Thomas, better known as ‘the only gay the village’. Matt said he knows the character has been ed as a tool to bully young gay people, but sists that was not the show’s tentn.
‘I have had people who had ‘you are the only gay the village’ said to them and to was meant to be a celebratn, ’ he told Richard Herrg’s RHLSTP podst. ‘But people were labelled ‘the only gay the village’ at school. It was meant as entertament, not to make young gay people sad.
Sce the show end 2005, the sketch has gaed a lot of cricism for s ls than plimentary portrayal of gay men. The character is emed offensive by many (Picture: BBC)‘I remember thkg there was a greeds to Ltle Bra and we jt wanted to show off as many characters as possible so we played black, whe, straight, gay, male, female, tall, short, whatever, ’ the 45-year-old told the podst. Commted 'homosexualist' Daffyd liv the Welsh town of Llandwi Brefi.
MATT LUS FENDS 'ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE' SK
Episo #3.6: Directed by Declan Lowney. Wh Matt Lus, David Walliams, Keh Alexanr, Joanna Ban. Dafydd has to ci whether to rema the only gay the village, or leave to jo the other gays London. Florence has to ci whether or not to hang up her crol. And Carol's puter has to ci whether or not to say no to a ctomer hopg to go on a round-the-world cise. Elsewhere, Marjorie learns that sorry really is the harst word; Mrs. Emery viss her lol GP plag of knee trouble; and Lda's stunts are revoltg. If the tth be told, she uldn't agree more..." data-id="ma * little britain gay in the village *
Proud to be gay, Daffyd flnts his sexualy a variety of bber outfs, to the villagers' plete difference. He ref to accept he's not the only 'gayer' the village, and is outraged when fellow gays trpass on his patch. VIDEO: Daffyd's 'Gay Night' (Warng: some words) ».
LTLE BRA SPIR THE ONLY GAYS THE POLISH VILLAGE
Matt Lus has fend his Ltle Bra character Daffyd Thomas whose nng gag on the edy show was that he's 'the only gay the village'. * little britain gay in the village *
I'm sorry Myfanwy, but the Llanwi Breffi Amatr Dramatics Society is pletely homophobist.
Ltle BraCast & crewEpiso aired Dec 24, 2005TV-PG30mDafydd has to ci whether to rema the only gay the village, or leave to jo the other gays London.
Read allDafydd has to ci whether to rema the only gay the village, or leave to jo the other gays London. There was Andy and Lou, the malgerg, not-disabled disabled person wh his rer; Ey and Florence, the ladi who do lady thgs; Daffyd, the only gay the village; Vicky Pollard, the yeah-but-no-but teenager; Dudley and Tg Tong, the regular guy and his mail-orr bri … Even the act of scribg them, and tryg to mata ntral language around trop drippg wh ntempt, I’m fdg que drag.
LLANDWI BREFI - ONLY GAY THE VILLAGE
A great memorable quote om the Ltle Bra movie on - Daffyd: Anyway, seeg as I am the only gay the village, I shouldn't thk anyone would be remotely terted. Good Teal: Oh no, lots of folk around here drop anchor poo bay. * little britain gay in the village *
Disabily, homophobia, classism and prejudic of all sorts were all jt sms perpetrated on muggs here, and the perps were gettg away wh was liberately opaque about who the joke was actually on. Matt Lus has fend his Ltle Bra character Daffyd Thomas whose nng gag on the edy show was that he's 'the only gay the village'.
Speakg on the Richard Herrg RHLSTP podst, the ic, 45, explaed that the character - who would wear bber sus, an earrg, and had bleached blon hair and overly-plucked eyebrows - was meant to be 'a celebratn' of gay people. 'I have had people who had "you are the only gay the village" said to them and to was meant to be a celebratn, ' he said. Carry on mpg: Matt Lus has fend his Ltle Bra character Daffyd Thomas whose nng gag on the edy show was that he's 'the only gay the village''But people were labelled "the only gay the village" at school.
* little britain gay in the village *
'He went on: 'I remember thkg there was a greeds to Ltle Bra and we jt wanted to show off as many characters as possible so we played black, whe, straight, gay, male, female, tall, short, whatever.
'But people were labelled "the only gay the village" at school.
Llandwi Brefi was ma famo by the BBC televisn seri Ltle Bra where the character Daffyd Thomas (the only gay the village played by Matt * little britain gay in the village *
It was meant as entertament, not to make young gay people sad' In fense: Speakg on the Richard Herrg RHLSTP podst, the ic, 45, explaed that the character - who would wear bber sus, an earrg, and had bleached blon hair and overly-plucked eyebrows - was meant to be 'a celebratn' of gay peopleMatt starred Ltle Bra alongsi David Walliams, pair soared to fame as a double act... Daffyd: Anyway, seeg as I am the only gay the village, I shouldn't thk anyone would be remotely terted.
"I'm the only gay the village" om Ltle Bra tops a poll to fd the greatt tchphrase. * little britain gay in the village *
Photograph: Yui Mok/PAAcrdg to today's Sun, Ltle Bra, which has been nng on Polish TV sce April, has bee an spiratn to gay Pol their stggle agast homegrown prejudice. Unlikely as might sound, Matt Lus' Dafydd Thomas (the only gay the village) and David Walliams' Sebastian Love (the man love wh the prime mister) have bee ins of gay pri a untry whose ernment was nmned by the European Commissn for s homophobic irony, of urse, is that here Bra, the show has prompted gmbl om some liberal quarters for s slapstick portrayal of homosexual mor and manners.
"The figure of Dafydd is now routely ed by anti-gay right-wgers, " wrote Johann Hari the Inpennt. "Ltle Bra has ma a huge impact here, " said Mirka Makuchowska, of the Polish Campaign Agast Homophobia.
Poland's Print Lech Kaczynski banned gay march when he was mayor of Warsaw. Earlier this year, on a vis to Ireland, he said that if homosexualy was eely promoted, the human race would disappear.