because it was more important to highlight what these implicitly say: since you’re not in the “mainstream,” you must not be “talented enough.”Dozens of Filipino actors get into the entertainment industry without being initially good at their craft . They enter the machine ready to be celebrities, not artists — with nice smiles and clear skin, without a clue about who they are as artists. They’re lauded for their “potential” but learn to be talented somewhere along the way.
The luxury of talent development does not seem to be available to members of the LGBTQIA+ community. It seems that queer actors have to be all these things before they enter the system; the barrier to entry is inhibited intrinsically by our SOGIE. But not only do we need to be multitalented, but we also need to be advocates of the queer community who are willing to navigate the patriarchal system, no matter how badly it harms us.
A day or two where PR directs the attention towards the project and the public is consumed by emotionality. An online stalemate between those fueled by emotionality and those who argue for forgiveness leaves many of the arguments as loose ends.Optional: Repeat the same things but now just in private.