The responses to Hallmark’s homophobic decision to drop an ad featuring a lesbian wedding have truly restored our faith in humanity this weekend, reminded us why we love some of our faves, and shown us why we should support others. Comments came from tose who have worked with the network, those who haven’t and also those who refused to.
Bridget Regan of Jane The Virgin, who just recently starred in Hallmark’s Christmas Getaway (2017) and Magic Stocking (2015) tweeted:
Hey @hallmarkchannel, this is incrediblly disappointing and disheartening. I thought #Hallmark was all about spreading love -especially this time of year. Instead you are endorsing discrimination. It’s time to give respect to LGBTQ families and communities. 🏳️🌈 https://t.co/l2cfh2pskb
— Bridget Regan (@BridgetRegan) December 15, 2019
Also chiming in was Hilarie Burton (who I really enjoyed on Lifetime’s The Christmas Contract last year). She made it clear she had tried to push for diversity and Hallmark hadn’t met her demands so she walked. That’s amazing.
Requests were honored, I was told “take it or leave it”.
I left it. And the paycheck. Shitty being penalized for standing up for inclusivity. I really wanted that job. It was close to my house. It paid really well. It was about the military, which you all know I hold dear. But?— Hilarie Burton Morgan (@HilarieBurton) December 15, 2019
Key point here: I have a wonderful husband @JDMorgan who works his ass off so I have the luxury to choose morals over paying bills. Not everyone has that! Nor should we be forced to be dependent. If I had to cover our mortgage and was told “take it or leave it”, I’d be fucked.
— Hilarie Burton Morgan (@HilarieBurton) December 15, 2019
But the best responses we saw came from the beautiful cast and crew of Wynonna Earp. Tim Rozon, who plays Doc Holliday on the show and starred in Hallmark’s Christmas Town, tweeted “Love is Love” while Kat Barrell, who plays lesbian sheriff Nicole Haught chimed with support for the LGBT community and disappointment in Hallmark.
…representation in this storytelling. I was so excited to be a part of that. Recent news of Zola’s ad pull is shocking and heartbreaking. I remain hopeful that it will be remedied quickly and we will look back at this as the moment when things changed for the better… for love.
— ✌🏼Kat Barrell ✌🏼 (@KatBarrell) December 15, 2019
The capper was a tiny tweetstorm from Wynonna showrunner Emily Andras, who took on the bigots with her trademark grit, humor and commitment to queer representation…and came up with a movie we kinda really want to see.
AFTER THEY TURN THEIR DUELING SLEIGH RIDES INTO A HILARIOUS SNOW RACE, THEY CRASH AND GET STRANDED TOGETHER AT AN ABANDONED YET ADORABLE CHRISTMAS COUNTRY CABIN; OH OH, GUESS HOW MANY BEDS THERE ARE!!? 🎄 ☝🏽
— Emily Andras (@emtothea) December 15, 2019
The idea was great and funny but…we totally, really want this movie and, hey, it might happen? And if it does it has one cast member lined up who’s a queer icon herself: Stephanie Beatriz!
So very very very excited about this whole situation
— Stephanie Beatriz (@iamstephbeatz) December 15, 2019
I’m gonna go HOLLY and press that my physical comedy skills are wildly underestimated but would really shine bright here (i.e. a scene where I’m hanging Christmas lights and slide quickly off a roof, another where i can’t corral the pigs)
— Stephanie Beatriz (@iamstephbeatz) December 15, 2019
Is there a GoFundMe or something where we can give our money to make this actually happen? Because Stephanie Beatriz in a lesbian Christmas comedy by Emily Andras is something we NEED in our lives!
(via TVLine; image: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
Here’s a few other things we saw today:
- Hey, Hustlers is a Christmas movie! (via Vulture)
- New Wave icon Anna Karina has died. (via Rolling Stone)
- The cadets and midshipmen who potentially flashed white power signs on national TV are under investigation. (via Slate)
- Good boy.
This is Petson and his clip clop friend. They’re late for the park and Petson is a little frustrated with the lack of urgency. Still 13/10 for both pic.twitter.com/7MvpKYERUu
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) December 15, 2019
- Watchmen finale tonight! Reminder: This show is very good! (via: The Verge)
- Whoops the Arrowverse’s Crisis on Infinite Earths killed the New 52 earth too! (via Comicbook.com)
- The Skywalker saga may end but our love for Mark Hamill is eternal.
As the end draws near-I can’t tell you how much fun it was to:
A) Be ridiculed in Mad magazine
B) Romance Miss Piggy
C) Get Simpsonized
D) Finally get my grandparents approval for becoming an actor by appearing on a Bob Hope TV Special#In7DaysSkywalkerRisesForTheLastTime pic.twitter.com/TaL6BAlauE— Mark HoHoHoHamill (@HamillHimself) December 13, 2019
That’s what we saw…how about you?
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