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- IS LIL MURDA GAY ON P-VALLEY? IS HE BASED ON A REAL RAPPER?
- IS LIL' MURDA GAY? P-VALLEY'S J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON UNPACKS HIS CHARACTER'S HAZY SEXUALY
IS LIL MURDA GAY ON P-VALLEY? IS HE BASED ON A REAL RAPPER?
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IS LIL' MURDA GAY? P-VALLEY'S J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON UNPACKS HIS CHARACTER'S HAZY SEXUALY
"The cultural nversatns that were sparked that fied masculy, expectatns, and assumptns the Black muny, both straight and gay, ntue to prove why shows like P-Valley need to exist to tell the pivotal stori. Not bee they don't want people to know, ’s jt they nnot say ‘I'm gay’ whout feelg that their life is danger. Wh homophobia and a lack of accs to mental healthre still alive and well, Lil’ Murda’s character, Katori Hall's creatn, and Nicholson's breakout performance uld be the difference.
Ever sce the begng of Lil Murda and Uncle Clifford’s trite relatnship, admirers of the characters have been wonrg whether the former is gay. Nicholson, who intifi himself as heterosexual, looked back on the homophobia that prevailed the all-Black muny he grew up while preparg for the role.
How n I unrstand Black gay men, all gay people, and be an ally? Through the character, Hall also explor the homophobia of the hip-hop scene. “Homophobia is pecially rampant the hip-hop world wh some still havg to choose between succs and tth, ” the creator shared.