'The Wcher' Creator Explas Show's Gay Unrton - Gayety

Contents:

• ARE THERE ANY GAY CHARACTERS THIS GAME?
• IS THE WCHER GAY, OR VERY GAY?
• THE WCHER STAR HUGH SKNER STRS SIGNIFINCE OF PLAYG GAY ROLE HUGE FANTASY SHOW AS PRCE RADOVID MAK RIVETG SEASON 3 BUT
• THE WCHER WAS SUPER GAY WAY BEFORE SEASON 3
• ONE OF 2015’S BT FEMALE CHARACTERS WAS GAY AND YOU DIDN’T EVEN NOTICE
• ‘THE WCHER’ CREATOR EXPLAS SHOW’S GAY UNRTON
• THE WCHER CREATOR RPONDS TO SHOW’S GAY UNRTON

ARE THERE ANY GAY CHARACTERS THIS GAME?

And, now, a cisn that wrers and producers of season three have ma about one of the world’s most tertg characters is leadg to even more backlash, as well as strong accatns of homophobia. While reprentatn is ually a good thg, many fans of the show are potg out that this change has more sister unrton bee of the way plays to harmful stereotyp of gay men.

IS THE WCHER GAY, OR VERY GAY?

Fans on the /r/wcher subredd are particularly irrated wh the change his sexualy, which they feel is panrg to the stereotype that all effemate men have to be gay — pecially sultg as the episos were released at the tail end of Pri Month.

Many are gog a step further and claimg that not only is this dangeroly homophobic, but ’s also a pathetic attempt by producers to shoehorn diversy so that they n tick box, stead of actually velopg queer characters that move beyond stereotyp.

THE WCHER STAR HUGH SKNER STRS SIGNIFINCE OF PLAYG GAY ROLE HUGE FANTASY SHOW AS PRCE RADOVID MAK RIVETG SEASON 3 BUT

On Twter, there have been plenty of folks exced to see some gay actn The Wcher, even if do mean viatg om the source material a way that some might nsir exploative or cynil. JASKIER DOING CUTE VOICES OH THIS SEASON IS FOR THE GAYS— Brendan – INDY AND WITCHER ERA (@_danbren) June 29, 2023 Wh that said, the overwhelmg opn among the fandom seems to be that this is a mistake. Okay, nsir: Jaskier is 100% the kd of gay who'd be "oooh labels fun" so I n absolutely see beg likeAre you bi?

THE WCHER WAS SUPER GAY WAY BEFORE SEASON 3

You gay? Whether or not ’s homophobic is up for bate, but there’s no doubt there’s a tge of somethg unfortable here, pecially given the playg up of negative stereotyp. Sign Up for ee (or Log In if you already have an acunt) to be able to post msag, change how msag are displayed, and view media topic ntas spoilers - you n click, tap, or highlight to reveal themBoardsThe Wcher 3: Wild HuntAre there any gay characters this game?

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BoardsThe Wcher 3: Wild HuntAre there any gay characters this game?

ONE OF 2015’S BT FEMALE CHARACTERS WAS GAY AND YOU DIDN’T EVEN NOTICE

When he was younger, he served as the lol lord's hunter his employer's manor until Dieter, another servant, disvered the homosexual relatnship between Mislav and Florian, the lord's son. Katal Verm//NetflixWhen we asked Hissrich about Jaskier's relatnship wh Geralt, the shownner nied any liberate homoerotic unrton, statg stead that 's "jt an example of male iendship".

Part of the draw wh The Wcher was to play a gay character a big genre fantasy show wh a big dience.

‘THE WCHER’ CREATOR EXPLAS SHOW’S GAY UNRTON

Is The Wcher gay?

THE WCHER CREATOR RPONDS TO SHOW’S GAY UNRTON

At the time, shownner Lren S Hissrich nied any homoerotic unrton, explag that this was "jt an example of male iendship" be fair, if any bottom was gog to receive pliments om straight men, would be the extremely pert and ed lovely one that belongs to Henry Cavill.

And when they were fally rned after an extend absence, Jaskier got his k off the first chance he uld get, showg off his newly-sculpted abs a bid to imprs Geralt and remd him of what he'd been missg out aga, The Wcher team nied any homoerotic unrton between the pair. After Nightmare of the Wolf tossed a blk-and-you'll-miss- gay character lled La, the Blood Orig prequel wove multiple queer storyl around Meldof's lost love, Gwen, and Nathaniel Curtis' "Fancy Gay J" (as the st liked to ll him). NetflixHontly, 's givg 'Padam', and we're not the only on pickg up on those gay vib by then eher.

Still, that hasn't stopped onle tractors om whg that Jaskier shouldn't be "gay" at all.