Three times white celebrities mistakenly believed they were groundbreaking "firsts"
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This past weekend saw the wide release of Bros, the new romantic comedy from writer-star Billy Eichner. (Watch the trailer here.) The film was billed as the “first gay rom-com with a mostly LGBTQ cast released by a major studio” (that’s a lot of qualifiers), and whose reception would have a major impact on all future queer projects produced (or not produced) by Hollywood. Unfortunately, the film bombed over the weekend, making just under $5 million domestically. (The film’s reported budget was $22 million.) Eichner did not take this well,
Three times white celebrities mistakenly believed they were groundbreaking "firsts"
Three times white celebrities mistakenly…
Three times white celebrities mistakenly believed they were groundbreaking "firsts"
This past weekend saw the wide release of Bros, the new romantic comedy from writer-star Billy Eichner. (Watch the trailer here.) The film was billed as the “first gay rom-com with a mostly LGBTQ cast released by a major studio” (that’s a lot of qualifiers), and whose reception would have a major impact on all future queer projects produced (or not produced) by Hollywood. Unfortunately, the film bombed over the weekend, making just under $5 million domestically. (The film’s reported budget was $22 million.) Eichner did not take this well,