All we want for Christmas is a gay movie.
It’s time folks. We have hit December and it’s officially time to start
getting into the Christmas spirit. Or perhaps, you’re one of the people who
starts as soon as Halloween ends. No matter which group you belong to, there’s
no denying that we are in the holiday/Christmas season. And with that, comes
cheesy tv movies.
For decades now, the Hallmark tv channel has had a large monopoly on the
tv Christmas movie. The channel has celebrated major traffic during the holiday
season thanks to its commitment to creating holiday “classics.” That said,
streaming platforms are trying to come for Hallmark with movies like
Netflix’s A Christmas Prince or the Princess Switch or
Disney+’s Noelle. But what can set Hallmark apart from the rest? A
gay movie.
Despite being the go-to channel for Christmas films for decades,
Hallmark has also been known for its fear of diversifying its stories. Frankly,
Hallmark’s Christmas movies have continued to be about straight, white
people. As The Wrap recently reports, all the 40 new festive films
released by the channel are focused on straight romance for their leads. It’s
time for a change.
But it wasn’t just everyday citizens on Twitter expressing these views.
Even people in the entertainment industry expressed similar sentiments.
Meghan Hooper White, senior vice president of original co-productions
and acquisitions for Lifetime, told The Wrap: “As Lifetime has a diverse
group of people working behind the scenes, we’re always looking at the
environments we create with our holiday movies to ensure they are reflective of
the world we live in.
“We want to see ourselves. While we are proud of the great strides we
have made in having many inclusive and diverse storylines … we can always
continue to expand.”
SOURCE:
INSTINCT MAG
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