Everybody’s got to get into the act…Well to be fair the movie business is all about fantasy and heart’s desire. One would imagine then it would be hard for straight people to have sexual fantasies about gay people. Especially homely gay people. From a business point of view since gays are really only about two to three percent of the population you could conceivably go broke making non-pornographic movies that appealed mostly to gays. Certainly if you were an investor you might not want to bet your money on such a venture. Statistically speaking you’d come off better marketing movies to left-handed people (12% of the population). Although there seems to be plenty of gay characters in the movies and TV shows these days regardless. Lots of gay actors and actresses employed playing straight roles to boot. So what’s ole’ Gandalf really complaining about?
“It’s not only black people who’ve been disregarded by the film industry, it used to be women, it’s certainly gay people to this day,” the actor says
Sir Ian McKellen doesn't think black people are the only group ignored by Hollywood, and said gay people are also being "disregarded."
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has come under fire for the second year in a row after failing to nominate a single actor of color in any acting categories.
Last week, director Spike Lee announced that he would not attend what he called the "lily-white Oscars," while leading entertainment figures Will and Jada Pinkett Smith and "Straight Outta Compton" producer (and Oscar voter) Will Packer criticized the persistent status quo.
On Friday, the Academy announced a plan to double the number of female and minority members in the organization by 2020.
McKellen is homosexual himself and is also the co-founder of the gay rights group Stonewall.
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