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Hugh Jackman's 'joke' about Ryan Reynolds trying to kiss him is giving homophobic vibes
The two Deadpool & Wolverine actors recently appeared on an episode of Chicken Shop Date.
Really, Hugh?? Really???
Hugh Jackman, the iconic Australian actor who is beloved in the gay community for starring in musicals like Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman, The Boy from Oz, and The Music Man, seems to be playing into Marvel's homophobic marketing strategy for their latest movie Deadpool & Wolverine.
We've already written previously about how the marketing for the new superhero flick relies heavily on thinking it's funny that Deadpool (a man) could be sexually attracted to Wolverine (also a man), and that it's even funnier when Deadpool sexually harasses Wolverine and Wolverine rejects him.
Now, Jackman has added some fuel to that fire in the latest episode of Chicken Shop Date with Amelia Dimoldenberg.The bit starts around five and half minutes in, when Dimoldenberg asked Jackman if he thought she and Ryan are a good match.
"I don't think he's a good match for anyone, even Blake," Jackman answered, referring to Reynold's real-life spouse, actress Blake Lively. "I tell her that all the time, you know, and she agrees, but there's sort of, there's kids, it's a whole thing. They're locked into it."
"The reputation is terrible," he continued. "I mean, he comes across as charming and funny. In the way like Ted Bundy was apparently charming."
"Now you're saying that, I'm kind of thinking about our introduction a bit differently," Dimoldenberg replied. "Because he was smiling, he did have really nice glistening eyes, but really like, maybe he's evil."
"Not maybe," Jackman replies. "It's pretty clear."
The interview then cuts to a couple questions with Reynolds before going back to Jackman talking about how Reynolds is "evil."
At about the 6:38 mark, Jackman puts on a concerned face and asks Dimoldenberg, "Did he try and kiss you?"
"No, he didn't."
"He tried to kiss me as I was walking up the stairs," Jackman replies. "It was…"
"Are you kidding me? He knows that I'm on a date with you, and he tried to kiss you?"
"I felt unsafe," Jackman said.
Are we really doing predatory gay and gay panic defense jokes in 2024?
Believe us, we get that Chicken Shop Date is full of sarcasm, flirting, and jokes. But was that joke really needed? And was it even funny? It's a no from us...
Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.
Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.
