Leftists Demand Hallmark Atone for Ad Scandal with LGBT Movie
The Hallmark Channel’s decision to reinstate an ad featuring a lesbian kiss at a same-sex “wedding” isn’t enough to satisfy pro-LGBT activists and their allies, who are now demanding the network feature a homosexual romance in one of its films.
For years, the Hallmark Channel’s made-for-TV movies have been a source of wholesome comfort entertainment in contrast to Hollywood’s increasingly “woke” output, but that may be changing in the near future. Bill Abbott, CEO of Hallmark parent company Crown Media Family Networks, recently said the company is open to adding same-sex relationships to its films in the name of “broadening out the demographic.” . . .
Having gotten the network to acquiesce to one demand, LGBT advocates are following up with others, The Daily Wire reported. In an op-ed at IndieWire, Jude Dry calls on the channel to “greenlight an LGBTQ script ASAP.”
“Hallmark has perfected its tried-and-true formula — generic, cozy, formulaic — over years, it wouldn’t be hard to simply swap one gender in its pile of un-produced scripts,” Dry argues. “Better yet, solicit an up-and-coming LGBTQ writer to craft the script, hire an LGBTQ director and cast the movie with LGBTQ actors. In an ideal world, an LGBTQ Hallmark movie would be exactly like every other Hallmark movie, except with queer actors playing the estranged twins who decide to swap lives.” (Read more from “Leftists Demand Hallmark Atone for Ad Scandal with LGBT Movie” HERE)
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