Reply #103: Well, that's the kind of gay character the establishment loves.

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Safely stereotypical, easy to spot, nothing at all like Mr. Normal and the guys at his club. Characters like that have been in films since the days of the silents and they still make up most film and television portrayals of gays.

Suggesting that an icon of masculinity could be gay, on the other hand, is not safe at all, especially for an industry as timid as Hollywood.