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WHY THE GAY SUBPLOTS ‘THE LIGHTHOE’ AND ‘JOJO RABB’ DON’T GO FAR ENOUGH

Both movi e om wildly ventive filmmakers wh styl so specific their films n feel like their own mi-genr, but they share half-baked gay subtexts that fall short of their amb visns. In a story about two men on a serted island, the homoeroticism is practilly baked to the log-le.

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JOJO RABB: SAM ROCKWELL REVEALS WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO PLAY GAY NAZI OFFICER IN THE OSRS NOMATED FILM

The movie’s “exclively gay moment” may be lour than the one “The Lighthoe, ” but ’s far more problematic, as Wai plays for edic affect to generate sympathy for his characters — queerns as shorthand for humany. Of urse, neher Wai or Eggers are gay, which is not to say straight filmmakers n’t or shouldn’t e queer elements their work.

You probably all know the "JoJo is gay" meme, but what characters are ACTUALLY gay/bisexual etc.

And no, Grno isn't gay I don't thk he has feelgs for anyone, I mean characters like D or Pucci, you know, characters like that.

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Jojo Rabb: Sam Rockwell Reveals What Attracted Him To Play Gay Nazi Officer In The Osrs Nomated Film.

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