• Billy Elliot Musical Branded Gay Propaganda in Hungary; Cancellations Follow
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/22/theater/hungary-billy-elliot.html
We had some dumb controversies over the years, but this is definitely up there...
Isn't the point of the film, like, "it's ok to like feminine things if you're a guy, it doesn't mean anything about your family also death to Thachter"? Or is it because of the transgender side-character?
perhaps the government wants to push the narrative that it most definitely is NOT okay to like feminine things?
I can't imagine a greater compliment to a musical.
Damnit Hungary just because Austria divorced you doesn't mean you have to make other peoples lives worse too.
This is exactly what went over the head of the publicist who wrote the piece that ultimately caused the cancellations. She bluntly stated that he is a ballet dancer, therefore he is gay, then did some mental gymnastics about the inclusion of scenes from Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky was gay, therefore...), and besides, how come a government funded institution like the State Opera propagates homosexuality (which should be tolerated but still) to impressionable children, when the country is facing a demographic crisis?? For bonus points, she also completely missed the point behind the inclusion of the red star, which is obviously more about Thatcher vs. British workers movements rather than glorifying communism. And the director of the State Opera ultimately buckled because waging a war with a newspaper so close to the government probably wouldn't mean good for his position.
Zsofia N. Horvath said that the musical’s message of “Dare to be yourself” referred “of course” to being gay. It's okay Zsofia, we won't judge you
When I worked the show 10 years ago Billy's friend was just gay, have they changed him to be trans now?
I've only seen, like, the film in bite-sized chunks.
“Promoting homosexuality cannot be a national objective in a situation where the population is already aging and decreasing, and our nation is threatened by foreign invasion,” she added. Clearly such a massive cunt would be able to make all the children she thinks Hungary needs on her own.
In the filmed broadway production i saw, billy's friend was a crossdresser. Iirc he wasn't specifically gay or trans, but wore dresses and did behave p femininely so take that how you will
Finally we are fighting back against the GAY AGENDA! Next, we need to illegalize brunch, lisps, and broadway
Why exactly is Hungary still in the EU? With this and the "Stop Soros" law, it seems to have been taken over by nazis.
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