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I do not understand why some people say Jessie is gay.

posted 7 years ago by slouchypaul
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They say he is gay because he left his girlfriend and went to his male friends house. I do not see it that way. I think that the reason he left his girlfriend is because when he was making out with his girlfriend Freddy's toungue came out of his mouth. He was scared he would hurt his girlfriend.

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[–] WhiteManFromTown1986 7 years ago

Jesse wasn't "gay".

He was a "closeted gay" lol.

In all honesty he couldn't had been more gay than if his name were Gay Gayerson.

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[–] Wuchakk 7 years ago

I do not understand why some people say Jessie is gay.

He wasn't gay. It's a myth perpetuated by gays and gay-obsessed people who read that into the script; it's therefore an eisegetical interpretation.

Right out of the gate the movie shows that Jesse's interested in Lisa, ultimately 'fessing up to his love for her; and it's mutual. Despite Jesse's torment from Freddy increasingly trying to possess him, he still can't resist getting on the floor with cutie Lisa to make out at the pool party; and only stops because of Freddy manifesting the monster tongue. Jesse understandably freaks out and escapes to his best friend's house, Grady (who's grounded), and asks if he can stay the night while Grady keeps guard on him; he even warns Grady not to go to sleep because he might be possessed and do something evil, like murder.

The only legitimately gay element of the movie was the subplot about the homosexual gym teacher who hanged out at a S&M bar, which was revealed at the very beginning by Grady. Of course, the coach was slashed out of the story by the halfway point.

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[–] Durham_christine 7 years ago

Finally someone who sees it for what it actually is

[–] Puvwall (1208) 2 years ago

Fur sure the only gay vibes , were the coach being at that bar

[–] snoho 7 years ago

This film was incredibly homoerotic. The screenwriter even later admitted that it was intended.

Leather bars, mostly male nudity, a very camp dance scene... nobody is that naive.

[–] Dan_Garten 7 years ago

Some of the lines like "He's inside me and he wants to take me again!"

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[–] FlyingSaucersAreReal 7 years ago

Considering everything else that went on in the movie, those lines were pretty clearly double entendres.

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[–] Jreader (12) 7 years ago

"The homosexual subtext was intended. And actor Mark Patton, who starred as Jesse (and who later publicly came out as gay), also confessed that he pretty much figured out what was going on."

https://decider.com/2015/11/01/nightmare-on-elm-street-gay/

[–] bh_tafe3 7 years ago

I don't know about the scriptwriter, but the director made it clear it was there if you looked for it. Unintentional, but it is there.

[–] bossdog677 7 years ago

I'm pretty sure the dance scene was the official coming out announcement

[–] ElectricWarlock 7 years ago

I think the fact the actor is gay has a lot to do with it. I'd also say there are many things that lead us to this conclusion throughout the film like the "No chicks" sign on the door, Jesse ending up at the gay bar (exploring his curiosity?), the dance scene, etc. Although they never explicitly state it, I think they wanted to lead us to that impression. I believe he eventually would've come out of the closet and still remained very good friends with Lisa, but obviously never anything more.

[–] AaronSynn (284) 5 years ago

Well, it's two years later and we've invented a ton of new genders and sexual identities and such....

Jesse could've been any number of things, still seeming mostly gay but also wanting Lisa....