Wil Wheaton apologizes for being homophobic
Wil Wheaton is not only known to die-hard Star Trek fans. At the latest since he played himself and Dr. Sheldon Cooper's nemesis in "The Big Bang Theory," he has become a household name to an even larger TV community.
The actor currently seems to be strongly dealing with his past. He recently apologized on social media for having been homophobic in the past. In this context, he explained that he had been incited by Eddie Murphy.
Wil Wheaton also warns against homophobic tendencies, among other things
Wil Wheaton's Facebook post seemed like that of a man who has definitely thought about his teenage years. Not only did he apologize for being homophobic himself in the past, but he also warns against hate ambassadors like Dave Chappelle. Among other things, it seems to be a personal concern for him to explain why he is so firm in his opinion that these are dangerous tendencies. He speaks out vehemently against speaking transphobically and disguising the whole thing as a joke. Exactly THAT is wrong.
He came to this conclusion because he himself used to watch many comedians whose programs were transphobic. As an example he mentions Eddie Murphy, who worked with relevant jokes especially in the 1980s. (It should be added that Murphy has also since apologized for his jokes). The problem with the matter is that homophobia "packaged in a funnyway" is considered normal. No one would question the content of the jokes. And that is exactly what can make a society dull in this respect.
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At some point he was in the dressing room with the players after an ice hockey game and used the word "faggot. The "problem": those present were actually all gay. Accordingly, no one spoke another word and Wil felt anything but comfortable.
He had tried to defend himself afterwards. He had many gay buddies and they would also always call each other "faggot".
However, he apparently didn't really succeed in getting out of the affair at the time. And today, after Wheaton has long since escaped the teenage age, he has decided to apologize. Not only to the men of that time, but in general.
Back then, after Wheaton said something that made sure all eyes were on him, those in attendance broke off contact with him. The Star Trek actor says in retrospect that he felt terrible.
Wheaton's experience reverberates but makes for emotional statement
Wil Wheaton is now in his mid-40s and several decades have passed since the situation in the locker room. Nevertheless, he has not yet been able to come to terms with what happened.
However, he seems to have taken an in-depth look not only at the "how?" but also, and above all, at the "why?". He came to the conclusion that, frighteningly, homophobia becomes "normal" for many people when it is classified as "normal," for example, in the context of comedy programs.
And indeed: If you take a little time here to look more closely at the jokes that were made about queers in the 1990s, for example, you will find that many jokes would certainly not be told in this way nowadays. However, it is all the more important to point out exactly this and not to get tired of claiming that homophobia is NOT funny.
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