The 55-year-old Australian actor was criticized for questioning whether or not transgender actors should be allowed to play trans roles on screen.
He himself played a famous drag queen in the 1994 movie The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Guy tweeted his controversial thoughts on Monday night: “One question: If the only people allowed to play trans characters are trans people, are we also suggesting that the only people allowed to play trans people are trans characters?
“Will that limit your career as an actor? Isn’t it the purpose of an actor to be able to play someone outside your own world?’
The Emmy winner went back and forth with followers as they discussed their side of the argument.
After deleting his first tweet, the star wrote a proper apology letter which he screenshotted and uploaded the subsequent day.
The picture put up was captioned, “I posted a tweet yesterday that I should not have, to keep away from upsetting anybody else I’ve now deleted it.
A extra complete apology and clarification of the purpose I made is connected xx Man [sic]’.
The actor started his letter by acknowledging the inconvenience his phrases brought about, saying, “I’m so sorry. I acknowledge that it has solely fueled and fueled the perspective and left us all digging our heels in.
“I take duty for that and once more, apologies for beginning the hearth.”
The star additional defined herself, “The purpose I wished to make was one about defending the definition of performing and nothing extra.
Throwing the topic at one minority group particularly was pointless, particularly from a person like me, with a “Full Home” of privileges.
“I am not able to complain about equity, not less than not by myself behalf.
“I requested the query as a result of during the last 30 years lots of people have requested me since I did Priscilla, ‘Do not you suppose homosexual individuals ought to have performed these roles?’ and now there are lots of related discussions about trans actors and trans roles.
“It has led me to suppose much more about performing as an artwork type and its place on the earth.
Our business is already a cesspool of politics, cash grabbing, nepotism and favoritism.
He signed his message with, “Thanks for studying. And once more, honest apologies for rudely specializing in only one already harassed minority in my authentic tweet. Man Pearce.
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