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  • 08-02-2015 1:35pm
    #1
    tom_tarbucket
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭


    was just watching a soap there snd seen 2 male actors french kissing and one of the actors is having an affair on his fiance.

    would this actor normally be gay in real life OR could a straight actor play a gay character ?


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  • #2
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    It's called acting.....


  • #3
    sitstill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭sitstill


    Is that Emmerdale you are watching? If so, neither of the actors in that story line are gay in real life.


  • #4
    tom_tarbucket
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭tom_tarbucket


    sitstill wrote: »
    Is that Emmerdale you are watching? If so, neither of the actors in that story line are gay in real life.

    yep


  • #5
    tom_tarbucket
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭tom_tarbucket


    eviltwin wrote: »
    It's called acting.....

    its a bit more than acting though......


  • #6
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,409 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    tom_tarbucket wrote: »
    its a bit more than acting though......

    How?


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  • #7
    tom_tarbucket
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭tom_tarbucket


    endacl wrote: »
    How?

    is changing your sexuality acting ?


  • #8
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,409 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    tom_tarbucket wrote: »
    is changing your sexuality acting ?

    Well, no. Let's just say that I get what your insinuating, but I'm not rising to the bait.

    ;)


  • #9
    L.Jenkins
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭L.Jenkins


    It would not be wise to bait other users into an argument.


  • #10
    tom_tarbucket
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭tom_tarbucket


    Itzy wrote: »
    It would not be wise to bait other users into an argument.

    im not trying to have any argument. I just find it thought provoking that a "straight" actor can french kiss another man on multiple occasions, that's all.


  • #11
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    tom_tarbucket wrote: »
    im not trying to have any argument. I just find it thought provoking that a "straight" actor can french kiss another man on multiple occasions, that's all.

    How does a gay actor french kiss a person of the opposite sex? Or someone who is married or in a relationship? How does someone who is a normal human being act being a murderer, child abuser, rapist etc? Its their job, they are paid to convince us they are someone they aren't. Obviously those guys are doing a good one if you've called their sexuality into question :)


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  • #12
    L.Jenkins
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭L.Jenkins


    Thought provoking yes, but it's nothing more than a man that's comfortable with his own sexuality. Madonna snogged the face off Brittany Spears, doesn't make her a lesbian.


  • #13
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    tom_tarbucket wrote: »
    im not trying to have any argument. I just find it thought provoking that a "straight" actor can french kiss another man on multiple occasions, that's all.

    They are both professional actors. There is nothing thought provoking about it other than how good at acting they are.
    Actors are constantly doing stuff in films and tv which they wouldn't do when the camera is off.


  • #14
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    I don't see a difference between this and various actors kissing other people on a TV show, people they don't fancy in real life.


  • #15
    Lyaiera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭Lyaiera


    So what you're saying is Ardal O'Hanlon really is a naive priest? Interesting...


  • #16
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,156 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    tom_tarbucket wrote: »
    its a bit more than acting though......

    Its really not

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #17
    floggg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭floggg


    OP, you should never watch sci-fi.

    If you think this is confusing, try wrapping your head around how Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana turned themselves into giant blue aliens for avatar!


  • #18
    tom_tarbucket
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭tom_tarbucket


    floggg wrote: »
    OP, you should never watch sci-fi.

    If you think this is confusing, try wrapping your head around how Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana turned themselves into giant blue aliens for avatar!

    well aren't I the big silly goose


  • #19
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,156 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    tom_tarbucket wrote: »
    well aren't I the big silly goose

    Whats your point?

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #20
    tom_tarbucket
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭tom_tarbucket


    Joeytheparrot wrote: »
    Whats your point?

    that im a silly goose


  • #21
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,156 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    tom_tarbucket wrote: »
    that im a silly goose

    Hmmm right ok

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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  • #22
    Ash885
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 639 ✭✭✭Ash885


    Very few of the actors on Emmeradle are indeed farmers and mechanics either would you believe.


  • #23
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,156 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Ash885 wrote: »
    Very few of the actors on Emmeradle are indeed farmers and mechanics either would you believe.

    Well holy God....

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #24
    Lyaiera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭Lyaiera


    Joeytheparrot wrote: »
    Well holy God....

    Jim Caviezel and not actually god? Am I getting it now?


  • #25
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,156 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Lyaiera wrote: »
    Jim Caviezel and not actually god? Am I getting it now?

    Miley wasnt a farmer.

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #26
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,409 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Lyaiera wrote: »
    Jim Caviezel and not actually god? Am I getting it now?

    Kinda. He's Jesus, you see, who's also God. Which makes him kinda his own dad. And his own son at the same time. Also, as were all god's children, Jim Caviezel is also everybody's uncle and nephew I think..?!? It's complicated.

    Anyway. Upshot is that I'm your uncle. How many birthday presents do I owe ya, and where do I send them? I'm not made of money, by the way. More your sort of fun uncle who never really sorted his life out. Don't go too mad. It'd help if you like buns? I could just bake you a load of buns.


  • #27
    floggg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭floggg


    Joeytheparrot wrote: »
    Well holy God....

    That's Glenroe.
    Mick "Miley Byrne" Lally" was also not a farmer


  • #28
    DavidRamsay99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 521 ✭✭✭DavidRamsay99


    A lot of actors are gay and in Hollywood many of the leading men and ladies keep up a well constructed front.
    Celebrity websites and the publicity engine create the public personae of some male actors as ladies men and actors are photographed to keep up the pretense they are dating so and so.
    An army of burly private eyes, bodyguards and bruisers are hired by the studios and financial backers of movies to take care of blackmailers and so on.


  • #29
    floggg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭floggg


    tom_tarbucket wrote: »
    well aren't I the big silly goose

    Your words, not mine.

    Did you also know That barney from How I Met Your Mother, one of the biggest womaniser on TV, is actually a big raving homo?

    Apparently gay people can act straight too.


  • #30
    Ash885
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 639 ✭✭✭Ash885


    floggg wrote: »
    Your words, not mine.

    Did you also know That barney from How I Met Your Mother, one of the biggest womaniser on TV, is actually a big raving homo?

    Apparently gay people can act straight too.

    I hope his husband and two kids don't know of this secret life :confused:


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  • #31
    floggg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭floggg


    Ash885 wrote: »
    I hope his husband and two kids don't know of this secret life :confused:

    Apparently they think he has a tiny straight look a like who lives in a box in their living room.


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