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Of course, they'll say Lando is gay, but they'll never show it.


https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2018/05/18/claiming-solo-lando-or-fantastic-beasts-dumbledore-are-gay-or-bisexual-offscreen-is-a-con/

What's up with this weird "invisible tokenism" in entertainment lately where a characters queerness is *alluded* to by the writers OUTSIDE of the work, but they can never just BE queer in the work? Adventure Time, Beauty and the Beast, etc. Also, Sulu in Star Trek: Beyond. I feel like his partner was barely on screen for a second, and, (please call me out if I'm wrong, but) did they even kiss or anything?

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They need it to be shown and to sell in China...

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Disney shoudn't care. Star Wars will only make 20m in China

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