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• ROB MCELHENNEY OPENS UP ABOUT DECISN TO MAKE HIS ‘ALWAYS SUNNY’ CHARACTER MAC COME OUT AS GAY
• 'IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY' 'S ROB MCELHENNEY CELEBRAT HIS 2 GAY MOMS 'LOVE IS LOVE' MOTHER'S DAY VIO
• IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY STAR ROB MCELHENNEY BE LATT CELEB TO CLARE “GAY RIGHTS!”
• ALWAYS SUNNY'S ROB MCELHENNEY YELLS 'GAY RIGHTS!,' GO VIRAL
• 'IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY' STAR ROB MCELHENNEY TALKS DECISN TO MAKE MAC GAY
• MAC COM OUT AS GAY ON "IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILALPHIA"THEY'RE ALWAYS THE LAST TO KNOW. {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY ADAM SALANDRAMARCH 7, 2016/7:59 PMBY ADAM SALANDRAMARCH 7, 2016 / 7:59 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MAC COM OUT AS GAY ON \"IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILALPHIA\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-03-08T00:59:35.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-03-08T00:59:35.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ADAM SALANDRA","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FANS OF IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILALPHIA MAY HAVE KNOWN MAC WAS GAY FOR YEARS, BUT LOOKS LIKE HE IS JT FALLY FIGURG OUT FOR HIMSELF FOR THE FIRST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE FIRST EPISO OF THE TWO-PART SEASON FALE, TLED "THE GANG GO TO HELL," MAC MAK A STARTLG REALIZATN AFTER MANY YEARS OF TERNALIZG HIS TE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAC'S BEEN OBSSED WH THE MALE PHYSIQUE FOR YEARS NOW — THIS IS THE END OF THE EDY'S 11TH SEASON ON FX — BUT WAS A CHRISTIAN CISE HE TOOK THE GANG ON THE LATT EPISO THAT FALLY LET HIM SEE WHAT WE'VE KNOWN ALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAC, PLAYED BY SERI CREATOR ROB MCELHENNEY, SPOTS A MALE UPLE KISSG ON THE SHIP AND, AFTER SEEKG AN ANSWER OM GOD, CIS TO NVERT THE GAYS — FOR THEIR OWN GOOD, OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UPLE FLIPS THE TABLE ON THE CLOSETED CHARACTER, AND SUGGTS THEY NVERT MAC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAC SAYS THERE IS NO WAY THEY ULD NVERT HIM TO THEIR "LIFTYLE," BUT APPARENTLY CIS TO GIVE A SHOT ANYWAY, WHICH LEADS HIM TO HIS SHOCKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU'LL HAVE TO WA UNTIL NEXT YEAR TO REALLY SEE WHAT HIS NEW GAY LIFE IS LIKE FOR MAC, BUT YOU N CHECK OUT THE SEND PART OF THE SEASON FALE THIS WEDNDAY AT 10 ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

ROB MCELHENNEY OPENS UP ABOUT DECISN TO MAKE HIS ‘ALWAYS SUNNY’ CHARACTER MAC COME OUT AS GAY

This, however, was an earnt moment which Mac (played by seri creator Rob McElhenney) fally found the means wh which to exprs himself and affirm his inty as a newly out gay man. ' And most of the people I know that mp tend to be fairly homophobic. So we began gog down that road: Let’s satirize that hard Christian nservative who is also tensely homophobic.

'IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY' 'S ROB MCELHENNEY CELEBRAT HIS 2 GAY MOMS 'LOVE IS LOVE' MOTHER'S DAY VIO

And that’s when I thought, 'Let’s jt make him gay. "Gags about Mac's sexualy had long been one of the show's many nng jok, but jt as the show had skewered racist and sexist viewpots before, so too were viewers ved to lgh at the characters' homophobic ments, not wh them.

"The joke wasn’t that Mac was gay, obvly. "The joke was that he was the closet, and he refed to e out and doubled down on his homophobia.

We weren’t creatg a gay character for edic effect, that was there jt to be gay and to be funny bee he was gay, but a very plex, very disturbed, very fucked-up and awful character, who happens to be gay. Photograph: Everett/REX Shutterstock/REX_ShutterstockIt was also a way for McElhenney, whose parents separated when he was eight after his mother began a relatnship wh a woman, to send a msage to the show’s gay fans. He also talked about the cisn to have his character, Mac, e out as gay at the end of the last season.

IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY STAR ROB MCELHENNEY BE LATT CELEB TO CLARE “GAY RIGHTS!”

” And most of the people I know that mp tend to be fairly homophobic.

So we began gog down that road: Let's satirize that hard Christian nservative who is also tensely homophobic.

ALWAYS SUNNY'S ROB MCELHENNEY YELLS 'GAY RIGHTS!,' GO VIRAL

And that's when I thought, “Let's jt make him gay. We weren't creatg a gay character for edic effect, that was there jt to be gay and to be funny bee he was gay, but a very plex, very disturbed, very fucked-up and awful character, who happens to be gay.

'IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY' STAR ROB MCELHENNEY TALKS DECISN TO MAKE MAC GAY

The actor, who plays gay nservative character Ronald “Mac” McDonald on edy seri It’s Always Sunny Philalphia, was asked by a fan to shout “gay rights! GAY MOTHERFUCKING RIGHTS!

In an terview wh Deadle, McElhenney said he has “always been part of the gay muny” bee he was raised by two women and has two brothers that intify as gay.

In the 12th season of It’s Always Sunny Philalphia, McElhenney’s character me out as gay after was suated for 11 seasons that he was closeted due to his obssn wh men’s physiqu and his relig views on homosexualy.

MAC COM OUT AS GAY ON "IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILALPHIA"THEY'RE ALWAYS THE LAST TO KNOW. {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY ADAM SALANDRAMARCH 7, 2016/7:59 PMBY ADAM SALANDRAMARCH 7, 2016 / 7:59 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MAC COM OUT AS GAY ON \"IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILALPHIA\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-03-08T00:59:35.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-03-08T00:59:35.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ADAM SALANDRA","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FANS OF IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILALPHIA MAY HAVE KNOWN MAC WAS GAY FOR YEARS, BUT LOOKS LIKE HE IS JT FALLY FIGURG OUT FOR HIMSELF FOR THE FIRST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE FIRST EPISO OF THE TWO-PART SEASON FALE, TLED "THE GANG GO TO HELL," MAC MAK A STARTLG REALIZATN AFTER MANY YEARS OF TERNALIZG HIS TE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAC'S BEEN OBSSED WH THE MALE PHYSIQUE FOR YEARS NOW — THIS IS THE END OF THE EDY'S 11TH SEASON ON FX — BUT WAS A CHRISTIAN CISE HE TOOK THE GANG ON THE LATT EPISO THAT FALLY LET HIM SEE WHAT WE'VE KNOWN ALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAC, PLAYED BY SERI CREATOR ROB MCELHENNEY, SPOTS A MALE UPLE KISSG ON THE SHIP AND, AFTER SEEKG AN ANSWER OM GOD, CIS TO NVERT THE GAYS — FOR THEIR OWN GOOD, OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UPLE FLIPS THE TABLE ON THE CLOSETED CHARACTER, AND SUGGTS THEY NVERT MAC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAC SAYS THERE IS NO WAY THEY ULD NVERT HIM TO THEIR "LIFTYLE," BUT APPARENTLY CIS TO GIVE A SHOT ANYWAY, WHICH LEADS HIM TO HIS SHOCKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU'LL HAVE TO WA UNTIL NEXT YEAR TO REALLY SEE WHAT HIS NEW GAY LIFE IS LIKE FOR MAC, BUT YOU N CHECK OUT THE SEND PART OF THE SEASON FALE THIS WEDNDAY AT 10 ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

In a recent terview wh Rollg Stone, McElhenney said the character’s homosexualy was “born out of his tense, ultranservative, right-leang prcipals” and that worked “retroactively” when lookg back at prev seasons. “And most of the people I know that mp tend to be fairly homophobic. McElhenney said the show rarely panrs to the dience, but bee Mac was the closet and “doubled down on his homophobia” to make seem like he wasn’t gay, they cid to make him homosexual to “poke fun at the hypocrisy”.

“We weren’t creatg a gay character for edic effect, that was there jt to be gay and to be funny bee he was gay, but a very plex, very disturbed, very fucked-up and awful character, who happens to be gay. After Mac me out as gay, he refed to acknowledge his sexualy and sentially went back to the closet. Revealed as a gay man at the end of the prev season, Mac is still unable to fd his footg the world.