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Why did the villain have to be gay?

posted 12 years ago by darkness_visible
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What was the point of making King Candy effeminate? Would he have been any less effective a villain had he been straight?

[–] GalacticPlanetary 12 years ago

If anyone was gay it was that Fix it Felix Jr. guy.

[–] cartocookie 12 years ago

yeah never mind the fact that he fell in love with a WOMAN. XD

[–] Saristas711 12 years ago

Who was a lesbian.

"Nothing in this movie makes sense." said the narcoleptic.

[–] amorrice80 12 years ago

The voice actress, not the character.

[–] Mindeye 12 years ago

Could you please explain how you came to the conclusion that he's gay? And if he is, why Ralph isn't? Cause he's not shown to be in a relationship with a woman either. Wait, maybe Ralph's a pedophile. Hm yeah, makes sense as there's about as much evidence for that.

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[–] harkness78 12 years ago

Yeah I didn't read the character as gay at all, the voice was obviously a nod to the guy who did Mad Hatter and a bunch of other "insane" characters. It kind of a high pitched, jewish thing, not a gay lisp thing at all.

Plus it was Alan Turdyk, he is great at voices, I didn't even know it was him until the end credits. If he wanted to convey a gay villain, it would have been WAYYYY stronger and 100% obvious.

"Nobody knows anybody, not that well..." - Miller's Crossing

[–] dark_yaos 12 years ago

I was actually searching for one single answer to break it, that you guys are trolling around. It never came. Are you guys for real ?

[–] Prismark10 12 years ago

I think he was in character with the world around him.

Its that man again!!

[–] amorrice80 12 years ago

Felix was a heluva lot camper than King Candy.

[–] ChazzJazz 12 years ago

yeah i thought that too....i anyone was gay it had to be Felix LOL

Why couldnt Ralph get the Blonde?

[–] xlangamesfl 12 years ago

What a stupid thread. He basically acts and sounds like Roger Rabbit....which if you remember his woman was Jessica Rabbit....the hottest drawn women like ever.

/topic

[–] neil-476 12 years ago

What a peculiar thread (shakes head in disbelief).

[–] keykeyx100000 12 years ago

That's what I thought while watching James Bond, but it's hollywood. Shrug it off and enjoy the movie. I did :)

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[–] PizoDeMadera 12 years ago

I don´t think gay villians are in more than 10% of movies, so it´s statistically correct, alright?. Now shut up, would you?

[–] darkness_visible 12 years ago

Where are the 10% of gay heroes?

[–] Saristas711 12 years ago

In the 90% of TV series.

"Nothing in this movie makes sense." said the narcoleptic.

[–] Oblivion14 12 years ago

I wouldn't call it gay nor effeminate. It was dandyism. Foppish, snobbish, delicate, with more than a tinge of madness. All of which were once qualities people ridiculed extensively among certain groups of people. Guess who they were? Nobility. :P