Gianecchini responds to attacks for playing a drag queen in the theater: ‘Psychopath, it’s okay’

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Anahi Martinho

Playing Tick/Mitzi, the protagonist of “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”, Reynaldo Gianecchini responded to the criticism and LGBTphobic attacks he has been receiving on the internet.

In a statement posted on his social media, the actor recalled his last prominent role on TV, the abusive Matias in “Bom Dia, Verônica” (Netflix). “A terrible guy, almost a psychopath,” he describes. “And the series was very well received because it raised important discussions. I received a lot of positive comments about my work,” he says.

“Now I’m playing a drag queen in the theater. And yes, a lot of people love it, they go see the play and are amazed. But I’m getting a lot of negative comments from people who mix the character with my personal life and distill all their anger, their prejudices, and say unbelievable things,” he said.

“I wanted to say this to these people: you didn’t shout about a psychopath, you didn’t think it was bad and you didn’t confuse it with my personal life, but a drag queen, yes. A lot of people don’t want to see me in this role, they want to cancel me. Funny, right? A psychopath is cool, a drag queen is not. Do you see why we have to play these characters? Because we still have a lot to talk about”, concludes the actor.

Giane was supported on social media by friends and colleagues such as Claudia Raia, Luís Miranda, Marisa Orth, Luiz Fernando Guimarães and Marcos Palmeira.

In a second video, he praises the work of drag queens. “For those who confuse my characters with my personal life, I say: I’m an actor. I don’t make a living playing drag queen. But if that were my choice, I would be very happy. They are artists that I admire. What I don’t admire and would never want to be is a prejudiced guy, who spreads hate and anger, who is not empathetic, who doesn’t really live life and just goes on like cattle,” he concluded.

Source: Folha

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