'Jungle Cruise': Casting of Jack Whitehall as Disney's first-ever openly gay character receives backlash
The LGBTQIA community is enraged that a straight white male would be taking up the role that they feel should go to someone who is actually gay
Just weeks after public outrage over Scarlett Johansson playing a transgender in 'Rub & Tug', news that Jack Whitehall, 30, will be playing the first ever openly gay character in the upcoming Disney film 'Jungle Cruise' has sparked outrage on Twitter. Neither Disney nor the actor himself have released a statement accepting or denying the news. Meanwhile, Whitehall has retweeted both tweets from the official 'Jungle Cruise' account.
The LGBTQIA community is enraged that a straight white male would be taking up the role that they feel should go to someone who is actually gay.