LGBT community criticizes ‘Black Panther’ after a gay scene was allegedly cut out from the movie
The LGBT community is not happy about their total absence from the Marvel Studios’ blockbuster movie ‘Black Panther’
It was learned that in the early stages of the production, a Vanity
Fair magazine reporter claimed that a lesbian scene between Okoye (Danai
Gurira) and Ayo (Florence Kasumba) was allegedly cut out from the
movie.
Although Marvel Studios denied the rumors, but a studio insider
confirmed to Sandra Rose that the lesbian scene was cut out because the
movie targets a demographic (black people) that is intolerant of the
homosexual lifestyle.
In an article titled “What About LGBT Representation in Black
Panther?” which was published in the LGBT magazine, The Advocate, the
movie was criticized over the lack of LGBT representation in Black
Panther.
“Many were hopeful for LGBTQ representation in Marvel’s Black
Panther,” the outlet said. “Some suspected a lesbian romance between
Danai Gurira’s Okoye and Florence Kasumba’s Ayo. However, most of their
flirtatious scene was cut from the film.”
“The very few LGBTQ characters in past Marvel films have been either
closeted or unmentioned,” the Advocate concluded. “It seems Black
Panther won’t be breaking that mold.”
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