However, Garfield didn’t mean to offend anyone with his statement and had just wanted to express how immersed he was in the role. Andrew Garfield has found himself in hot water with the LGBTQ community after saying, I am a gay man right now, just without the physical act and revealing that he prepared for his new.
Some even accused him of cultural appropriation. Earlier this month, philosopher-actor Andrew Garfield found himself under fire for remarks he made about his new role in the London revival of Angels in America. The statement caused a controversy and many members of the LGBTQ community denounced him for his words. When speaking of his role, Garfield said he was “a gay man right now, just without the physical act.” Walter is a gay man with AIDS struggling through the 1980s. Garfield had previously upset members of the LGBTQ community when he was playing Prior Walter in the London Production of Tony Kushmer’s play. Many fans of the show replied to the tweet, expressing their desire to see Garfield pull off Streep’s impersonation. “Andrew Garfield playing Meryl Streep in Snatch Game? We would like to see it. Garfield’s answer quickly blew up on Twitter and even RuPaul’s Drag Race’s official account tweeted about it. That's obtuse at best.A post shared by Andrew Garfield Cox approved of his answer, the Hacksaw Ridge actor laughed while saying, “Why not? Let’s give it a try. Īndrew Garfield: RuPaul's Drag Race and Tony Kushner made me gayīut like also why tf is he preparing for a play about the TRAGEDY OF THE AIDS CRISIS by watching Drag Race. Must be nice to be able to be gay without any of the hardships. The straight white privilege of Andrew Garfield. This article grosses me out.Ur a talented guy,but seem to be completely oblivious to what is coming out of ur mouth. Garfield’s claim that he is essentially gay because of his dedication to a role seemingly erases all of the hardship and oppression that gay people have struggled through for years and that is inextricable from the gay experience.Īndrew Garfield has yet to speak out in response to this backlash. Garfield’s comment has come across as tone deaf to those in the LGBTQ community who view gay culture as something an actor can’t just step into or out of by watching a reality show. Andrew Garfield, who was in The Social Network, shares how the film changed his view of social media and discusses his recent projects. “I am a gay man right now just without the physical act – that’s all.” “This is my life outside of this play,” he said.
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He revealed that he would watch RuPaul’s Drag Race on days off to prepare for the role, and suggested that the show was responsible for the bulk of his research. The Amazing Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield, who said he is ‘a gay man but without the physical act’ have been ripped apart on social media.
I adore it.”īut this is when Garfield’s comments started to get more and more controversial. The Amazing Spider-Man star and Emma Stone’s ex readily admitted that he is not gay, so when he was offered the part he immediately questioned his “right… to play this wonderful gay role,” according to the Gay Times. “Maybe I’ll have an awakening later in my life, which I’m sure will be wonderful and I’ll get to explore that part of the garden, but right now I’m secluded to my area, which is wonderful as well. Garfield is currently the lead in a London production of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, a critically acclaimed play about the gay community set during the most frightening stage of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. Andrew Garfield is facing major criticism after claiming that he is a “gay man right now without the physical act,” and that his research for playing a gay man in a recent role consisted of binge watching RuPaul’s Drag Race.