{"id":16654,"date":"2017-03-02T01:04:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T01:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=16654"},"modified":"2017-03-02T01:04:47","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T01:04:47","slug":"people-freaking-sex-surprise-beauty-beast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=16654","title":{"rendered":"People Are Freaking Out About The \u201cSame-Sex Surprise\u201d In \u2018Beauty and the Beast\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s 2017, so it\u2019s about time that Prince Charming is no longer limited to only finding his princess in Disney movies \u2013 and it looks like the Emma Watson-starring&nbsp;<em>Beauty and the Beast&nbsp;<\/em>is addressing this head-on. The&nbsp;live action&nbsp;reboot set to hit theaters March 17 will feature Disney\u2019s first \u201cexclusively gay moment\u201d, says director&nbsp;Bill Condon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16655\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/josh-gad-lefou.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/josh-gad-lefou.png 600w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/josh-gad-lefou-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with Attitude Magazine, Condon confirmed that macho Gaston\u2019s goofy sidekick&nbsp;LeFou (<em>Frozen<\/em>\u2018s Josh Gad) is \u201csomebody who on one day wants to be Gaston and on another day wants to kiss Gaston.\u201d Condon elaborated on the aspects of Gad\u2019s character and his feelings towards Gaston: \u201cHe\u2019s confused about what he wants. It\u2019s somebody who\u2019s just realising that he has these feelings. And Josh makes something really subtle and delicious out of it. And that\u2019s what has its payoff at the end, which I don\u2019t want to give away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt may have been a long time coming but this is a watershed moment for Disney,\u201d added&nbsp;<em>Attitude&nbsp;<\/em>Editor-in-Chief Matt Cain. \u201cIt\u2019s a step in the right direction and I applaud Disney for being brave enough to make it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It didn\u2019t take long for the internet to run rampant with a series of reactions to the news, ranging from excitement for Disney\u2019s social progress to frustration that they had chosen to make their first openly gay character a bumbling, villainous side role who lusts after a macho straight character.<\/p>\n<p>There was also, of course, the expected conservative&nbsp;backlash in light of this historical move:<\/p>\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thanks for the heads up&#8230; Now it&#8217;ll be easy to avoid the indoctrination of my kids. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DPeOIOUa3X\">https:\/\/t.co\/DPeOIOUa3X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ProudDaddy911 (@Hairball911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hairball911\/status\/836939430795612160\">March 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Boycott <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Disney\">@Disney<\/a> and their subversion, selling perversion to children. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mbnbK6hK7j\">https:\/\/t.co\/mbnbK6hK7j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stewart Cowan (@StewartCowan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StewartCowan\/status\/836948776321433600\">March 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>While the impending birth of this #BoycottDisney&nbsp;movement certainly has Twitter buzzing, it doesn\u2019t seem to stand in the way of this insanely anticipated film (back in November, its trailer set the record&nbsp;for most views in 24 hours \u2013 127.6 million). 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