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Wickeds original Glinda hilariously claps back at anti-LGBTQ+ Christians for boycotting the film
Wicked star Kristin Chenoweth shot back at the conservative Christian group One Million Moms (OMM) for encouraging people to boycott the new film due to its LGBTQ agenda.Everyone knows the one million Moms are a mere few hundred. Maybe, Chenoweth wrote in an Instagram comment on an article covering the boycott, along with an eye roll emoji. Related Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo celebrate the Wicked film as beautifully queer Grande and Erivo say it isnt just Glinda and Elphaba that make the land of Oz a celebration of uniqueness. Its called entertainment. Artistry, she continued. I am a Christian woman or originated the role of Glinda and all the silliness that these women spew out of hate. No no no. I cant help it : i try to love em anyways. For they dont get it. For anyone who wants to see girl power, then go so WICKED. Onstage or in a movie theater. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today OMM posted its anti-Wicked petition earlier this month asking supporters to send the following message to the films distributor, Universal Pictures: I disagree with the LGBTQ agenda you are pushing on families in the filmWicked. My family and I will not watch this film. Universal has left conservative and Christian families with no choice but to avoidWickedsince it goes against our beliefs and values. My family will not support Universal Pictures; you have lost our trust.On its website, OMM takes issue with the tremendous amount of witchcraft and sorcery in the film a revisionist origin story ofThe Wizard of Ozs Wicked Witch of the West making the somewhat odd claim that such content would prompt most parents to avoid taking their children to seeWicked. But for those who may not be quite right-minded enough to shield their precious kiddos from cinematic depictions of witchery, OMM also warns of not-so-discrete crossdressing and men crushing on men in the film. Worse still, according to the organization, Four of the films main characters are openly queer or gay in real life, or at the minimum, these actors have spoken about their queer experiences. Presumably, OMM means four of the filmsstars; while Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Bowen Yang, andMarissa Bodeare all openly queer,Wickedfeatures exactly zero explicitly queercharacters.As such, the queer representation and visibility inWicked: Part Onewere important to them, the petition continues of the films stars. Obviously, this part of the movie is a nod to inclusivity, along with a blatant attempt by Universal to normalize same-sex crushes.And OMM may actually have us there. The films stars have definitely spoken aboutWickeds queer subtext particularly Erivo and co-star Ariana Grande, herself a vocal LGBTQ+ ally. Every day in the Emerald City is a Pride parade, Grande said in one recent interview, in which she also suggested that her charactermight be a little in the closet.Chenoweth originated the role of Glinda on Broadway alongside Idina Menzel, the original Elphaba. Both actresses made surprise cameos in the film. Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.
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