Why Make Characters Gay?

[Dr Grump]

Having just watched the Game of Thrones TV series, I bought the books. Am half way through the fourth.

In the television series they have made Renly and Loras: Knight of the Flowers gay/bisexual. In the books Renly is decidedly not gay, and all indications are neither is Loras.

As many can attest, I am one of the least homophobic posters on this board. I believe in gay marriage etc, etc.

However, why have the producers decided to **** with their characters? Hollywood gay mafia at work maybe.

Don't get me wrong, if George Martin had written the characters as gay, no problemo...just seems weird. I get artistic license and everything, but it would be like turning Ned Stark into a meglomanical tyrant (which he wasn't)...

 

[Tank]

It's for the kids

 

[jillian]

Having just watched the Game of Thrones TV series, I bought the books. Am half way through the fourth.

In the television series they have made Renly and Loras: Knight of the Flowers gay/bisexual. In the books Renly is decidedly not gay, and all indications are neither is Loras.

As many can attest, I am one of the least homophobic posters on this board. I believe in gay marriage etc, etc.

However, why have the producers decided to **** with their characters? Hollywood gay mafia at work maybe.

Don't get me wrong, if George Martin had written the characters as gay, no problemo...just seems weird. I get artistic license and everything, but it would be like turning Ned Stark into a meglomanical tyrant (which he wasn't)...

i think it's just a diversity thing... a way of reflecting what's out there in the real world.

 

[uscitizen]

Yeah I was heartbroken over the gay Teletubby!

 

[Defiant1]

Having just watched the Game of Thrones TV series, I bought the books. Am half way through the fourth.

In the television series they have made Renly and Loras: Knight of the Flowers gay/bisexual. In the books Renly is decidedly not gay, and all indications are neither is Loras.

As many can attest, I am one of the least homophobic posters on this board. I believe in gay marriage etc, etc.

However, why have the producers decided to **** with their characters? Hollywood gay mafia at work maybe.

Don't get me wrong, if George Martin had written the characters as gay, no problemo...just seems weird. I get artistic license and everything, but it would be like turning Ned Stark into a meglomanical tyrant (which he wasn't)...

Thanks for the warning.

 

[techieny]

 

[uscitizen]

I am a lesbian becuase I only like sex with women?

 

[Dr Grump]

Having just watched the Game of Thrones TV series, I bought the books. Am half way through the fourth.

In the television series they have made Renly and Loras: Knight of the Flowers gay/bisexual. In the books Renly is decidedly not gay, and all indications are neither is Loras.

As many can attest, I am one of the least homophobic posters on this board. I believe in gay marriage etc, etc.

However, why have the producers decided to **** with their characters? Hollywood gay mafia at work maybe.

Don't get me wrong, if George Martin had written the characters as gay, no problemo...just seems weird. I get artistic license and everything, but it would be like turning Ned Stark into a meglomanical tyrant (which he wasn't)...

i think it's just a diversity thing... a way of reflecting what's out there in the real world.

In book four there is a bi character. And it ain't the real world. It's fantasy...

 

[jillian]

Having just watched the Game of Thrones TV series, I bought the books. Am half way through the fourth.

In the television series they have made Renly and Loras: Knight of the Flowers gay/bisexual. In the books Renly is decidedly not gay, and all indications are neither is Loras.

As many can attest, I am one of the least homophobic posters on this board. I believe in gay marriage etc, etc.

However, why have the producers decided to **** with their characters? Hollywood gay mafia at work maybe.

Don't get me wrong, if George Martin had written the characters as gay, no problemo...just seems weird. I get artistic license and everything, but it would be like turning Ned Stark into a meglomanical tyrant (which he wasn't)...

i think it's just a diversity thing... a way of reflecting what's out there in the real world.

In book four there is a bi character. And it ain't the real world. It's fantasy...

i know that. but i'm just opining as to why they'd make the character different from the in books.

 

[Dr Grump]

i think it's just a diversity thing... a way of reflecting what's out there in the real world.

In book four there is a bi character. And it ain't the real world. It's fantasy...

i know that. but i'm just opining as to why they'd make the character different from the in books.

dumb arse reason IMO, but you're prolly right....

 

[uscitizen]

Dumbledore is gay!!!

So was Gandalf, it must be a wizard thing?

 

[jillian]

In book four there is a bi character. And it ain't the real world. It's fantasy...

i know that. but i'm just opining as to why they'd make the character different from the in books.

dumb arse reason IMO, but you're prolly right....

i never said they were smart. and i don't think it's really necessary for them to change characters. i'm kind of a purist that way.

 

[Dr Grump]

Dumbledore is gay!!!

Yeah, but that was JK Rowling's call...

 

[rdean]

Having just watched the Game of Thrones TV series, I bought the books. Am half way through the fourth.

In the television series they have made Renly and Loras: Knight of the Flowers gay/bisexual. In the books Renly is decidedly not gay, and all indications are neither is Loras.

As many can attest, I am one of the least homophobic posters on this board. I believe in gay marriage etc, etc.

However, why have the producers decided to **** with their characters? Hollywood gay mafia at work maybe.

Don't get me wrong, if George Martin had written the characters as gay, no problemo...just seems weird. I get artistic license and everything, but it would be like turning Ned Stark into a meglomanical tyrant (which he wasn't)...

Is gay a bad thing?

 

[Tank]

Is gay a bad thing?

Well, it ain't a good thing

 

[Dr Grump]

Having just watched the Game of Thrones TV series, I bought the books. Am half way through the fourth.

In the television series they have made Renly and Loras: Knight of the Flowers gay/bisexual. In the books Renly is decidedly not gay, and all indications are neither is Loras.

As many can attest, I am one of the least homophobic posters on this board. I believe in gay marriage etc, etc.

However, why have the producers decided to **** with their characters? Hollywood gay mafia at work maybe.

Don't get me wrong, if George Martin had written the characters as gay, no problemo...just seems weird. I get artistic license and everything, but it would be like turning Ned Stark into a meglomanical tyrant (which he wasn't)...

Is gay a bad thing?

See bolded part....

 

[syrenn]

Having just watched the Game of Thrones TV series, I bought the books. Am half way through the fourth.

In the television series they have made Renly and Loras: Knight of the Flowers gay/bisexual. In the books Renly is decidedly not gay, and all indications are neither is Loras.

As many can attest, I am one of the least homophobic posters on this board. I believe in gay marriage etc, etc.

However, why have the producers decided to **** with their characters? Hollywood gay mafia at work maybe.

Don't get me wrong, if George Martin had written the characters as gay, no problemo...just seems weird. I get artistic license and everything, but it would be like turning Ned Stark into a meglomanical tyrant (which he wasn't)...

To make everything more appealing/politically correct to what ever group.... for what ever reason.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Having just watched the Game of Thrones TV series, I bought the books. Am half way through the fourth.

In the television series they have made Renly and Loras: Knight of the Flowers gay/bisexual. In the books Renly is decidedly not gay, and all indications are neither is Loras.

As many can attest, I am one of the least homophobic posters on this board. I believe in gay marriage etc, etc.

However, why have the producers decided to **** with their characters? Hollywood gay mafia at work maybe.

Don't get me wrong, if George Martin had written the characters as gay, no problemo...just seems weird. I get artistic license and everything, but it would be like turning Ned Stark into a meglomanical tyrant (which he wasn't)...

You do know GRR is a consultant on the series, don't you? He flat out said that Renly gay in the books, and that most readers missed it. Maybe you are more homophobic than you thought.

 

[Montrovant]

Having just watched the Game of Thrones TV series, I bought the books. Am half way through the fourth.

In the television series they have made Renly and Loras: Knight of the Flowers gay/bisexual. In the books Renly is decidedly not gay, and all indications are neither is Loras.

As many can attest, I am one of the least homophobic posters on this board. I believe in gay marriage etc, etc.

However, why have the producers decided to **** with their characters? Hollywood gay mafia at work maybe.

Don't get me wrong, if George Martin had written the characters as gay, no problemo...just seems weird. I get artistic license and everything, but it would be like turning Ned Stark into a meglomanical tyrant (which he wasn't)...

When I watched Game of Thrones I wondered about that, not remembering anything like it from the books. I went and Google'd about it, and there are actually a number of people who think that Martin DID, in fact, give some hints about Renly being gay, and perhaps a relationship between him and Loras. You can try and look it up yourself to see the few examples some people will give; if it's there and intentional in the books, it's very subtle.

Of course, the director may have just felt a desire to do it, or HBO execs may have asked for it for whatever reason.