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Do you think actors are unprofessional if they refuse to play a gay role, due to them not being comfortable doing so?

Asked by NerdyKeith (5489points) April 8th, 2016

What prompted this question was an article I saw back in 2014 about the actor Brendan Fehr admitting that he felt uncomfortable kissing another man on screen for The Night Shift. Now as it happens being the professional actor Fehr is, he saw this as a challenging role and committed to it anyway.

But this begs the question. If a straight actor was to not adapt Fehr’s ethic when offered a role that is a gay character, should that be deemed as unprofessional?

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