Queerg Uncle Naseem: Ramy's Radilly Problematic Gay Character

Contents:

• QUEERG UNCLE NASEEM: RAMY'S RADILLY PROBLEMATIC GAY CHARACTER
• CHRISTIAN BABL ON BEG A STRAIGHT ALLY AMID DIVERSE GAY ROL
• CHRISTIAN BABL IS ‘GAY’? HERE’S ACTOR’S REACTN TO THIS ALLEGATN

QUEERG UNCLE NASEEM: RAMY'S RADILLY PROBLEMATIC GAY CHARACTER

There are eply awkward enunters between them but also moments of homosocial the show progrs, Ramy ultimately emerg as more of an antagonist than a protagonist, and there is a form of narcissism at play that is remiscent of Woody Allen's work. And while there are idsyncrasi that are unique to the muni, much of what is reprented on Ramy is qutsentially Amerin more generally, and other s, much more was paful to watch the scene of Ramy's father, Faro (Amer Waked), nont Ramy for havg an affair wh his father's iend's wife, but then rolve that tense nontatn wh an exprsn of relief: "Well, at least you are not gay!

" This remd me of the breathtakg film My Brother The Devil about an Egyptian-Brish fay where a brother uld not envisn anythg worse than his brother beg gay. In many Middle Eastern muni, homosexualy is unrstood as absolutely one of the most egreg of ss and/or cultural taboos. Naseem uld be scribed as a "bear" the gay muny, large size and hairy.

There is nothg healthy about Naseem's queerns, and this has the potential to epen rather than problematize the homophobia of some of Ramy's var the same time, a iend recently remd me that is important for to not be what he lled "reprentatn hawks. I n feel Yosef's solidary wh LGBTQ muni palpably and that his imprsive wrers, st, and producers are vted challengg homophobia. Another member of the Hampn group is gay, but we see Francis downplay his sexualy and make almost jokg pass at other men to be on the right si of the homophobic tnts about him beg predatory.

CHRISTIAN BABL ON BEG A STRAIGHT ALLY AMID DIVERSE GAY ROL

Wh his latt film role, “Die Betiful” and “Signal Rock” actor Christian Babl tak on another “lor” om the LGBT spectm, for the Jun Lana-helmed “The Panti Sisters, ” about three gay siblgs.

CHRISTIAN BABL IS ‘GAY’? HERE’S ACTOR’S REACTN TO THIS ALLEGATN

Costarrg wh Paolo Ballteros and Mart l Rosar, Christian told the Inquirer that playg another gay character is different for this film, which is clud September’s Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipo ftival. “In ‘Die Betiful, ’ my other gay role, Barbs, is a trans woman. He intifi more as a gay man.

The 26-year-old actor, who also had a gay role the telerye “Halik” and the short film “A Love Story the Time of HIV, ” don’t worry about gettg typest, or beg perceived as gay bee of his “pk” onscreen personas. And what has Christian learned om portrayg all the gay figur?