Alabama theater shuns 'Beauty and the Beast' over gay

>The theater's Facebook page promoted showings of "Passengers," a sci-fi romance with Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, and the upcoming entry in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series.

>The Facebook message said the theater came under new ownership in December.

>Conversation starter online

>The post drew thousands of responses and comments on Facebook from supporters and opponents.

>"Good for you," one man wrote. "I certainly will not be taking my six-year-old daughter to see this and have to try and explain that afterwards not cool."

>Another wrote, "Its sad that someone uses jesus to defend his own sins of discrimination against other people."

>Theater patron Jeremy Reed told CNN affiliate WAAY about the fairy tale, "When I grew up it was just a regular story of a regular romance between a man and a woman."

>Clete Wetli, a gay rights advocate, called the theater's decision "absolutely absurd," adding, "I commend Disney for being inclusive and showing the real diversity of love in our world."

>Theater owner Carol Laney also spoke to the station.

>"My salvation isn't about money. It's not about men. It's what God wants me to do," she said.

>"We will not be playing movies that have sex. We will not be playing movies that have nudity. It's my choice."

>Remember #GiveElsaAGirlfriend?

>"Beauty and the Beast" opens March 17 and stars Emma Watson, who rose to fame playing a witch in the "Harry Potter" movies. She falls in love with a prince who is under a curse that makes him appear, well, beastly.

>The gay twist might not be so new, after all.

>Some viewers wondered about LeFou in the classic animated version that, um, came out in 1991. The story features singing and dancing teapots and other household items.

>Previous animated Disney characters have appeared to be stereotypically gay without acknowledging it, according to some viewers.

>And some "Frozen" fans took to Twitter campaiging for a sequel to
#GiveElsaAGirlfriend.

i feel like the 11 year old granddaughter and 8 year old grandson won't even notice the implied homosexuality. it's just disney catering to SJW's. i think "god or jesus" wouldn't mind gay people in movies. who knows, maybe jesus was gay. he really seemed to care about that Lazarus fellow, maybe a little something was going on behind the scenes

They aren't the only ones

>Beauty and the Beast: Russia considers ban over 'gay moment'

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39168153

>Russian officials are coming under pressure to check if Disney's new film Beauty and the Beast breaches the country's law against "gay propaganda".

>Vitaly Milonov, an MP of the governing United Russia party, urged the culture minister to hold a screening of the film before it was released to see if it complied with the law

>In another groundbreaking moment, the film is to feature the first interracial kiss in a Disney live-action film.

It's problably a one scene joke.

>>118233

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT9xuXQjxMM

>>118234
except homosexual kissing isn't edgy, it's just annoying.

this is a bad marketing decision. people are tired of this sort of thing.

>>118361
>people are tired
You mean the 'real' Americans? In the 'heartland'? On the coasts they're too busy watching RuPaul's drag queen show to care.

>>118362
Do you remember when that one really big state voted to ban gay marriage?

Was it the "heartland'? Texas?

NO

IT WAS CALIFORNIA

DUMBASS

>https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_8,_the_%22Eliminates_Right_of_Same-Sex_Couples_to_Marry%22_Initiative_(2008)

What a bunch of white privilledged racist christians amirite?

>>118361
>bad marketing decision

But it's already generating it's own media buzz.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afzmwAKUppU

>>118371
>media buzz
what like lady ghostbusters?

This movie will tank. Hermine doesn't even have the correct accent.

>>118369
Yes, that was proven to be so when it was overturned.

>>118414
What happened to the sacred popular vote?

lolololololl

>>118416
In an off year election? Please..

>>118369
That was the black and hispanic community. They may be safe votes for the democrats, but they hold conservative/right wing views and always sign or create petitions to repeal the "progressive" laws. The only reason they don't vote Republican is because "dey be racis'es".

>>117834
>new, gay twist.

I DONT GET IT!? WHY DOES HER LOVE FOR OWN FATHER IS NOT SHOW IN A NEW SEXUAL WAY?!!

>Private business doesnt/does *thing* within their rights because *reason*
>Loses money from people who go where another business will do/wont do thing because *reason* means less to them than money.

How does this keep being news? Hasnt anyone ever heard of giving people enough rope to hang themselves? If they dont want to show a movie in their theatre for whatever reason then thats their own business. People can go and watch movies there because they agree or go another 20 minutes if they want to see beauty and the beast.

>>118648
This

>>118648
This feels related to what the gay rights people have become obsessed with after gay marriage got legalised, infringing on the right for buisniss owners to deny service to anyone (because they don't have anything else to do with their lives now). I'm gay and think that any business owner should be able to refuse service to anyone, for any reason.
Its fallen beyond what's just and into "your rights end where my feelings begin" shit. Now they're just cleaning SJW crap down everyone's throats.

Good to hear