Actor and Spider-Man moonlighter Andrew Garfield has entered the conversation on whether straight actors should be taking on gay roles, and he is adding another dimension to the discussion. The "tick, tick...Boom!" actor was asked about his performance as a gay AIDS patient in a 2017 stage production of "Angels in America" in an interview with The Telegraph, reported by Yahoo's The Week. Garfield said the whole discussion is being "conflated" because there are two conversations happening that need to happen at once. "One is about equality of opportunity," Garfield shared, "and I'm completely in on that. Because we should want a world in which no matter your sexual orientation, your color or your heritage, everyone gets a fair whack." The other conversation is about what he calls "empathic imagination." he continued. "And if we only allow people to be cast as exactly who they are, it'll be the death of it," he said. "So, the two separate conversations have to happen simultaneously. Because I'm not willing to support the death of empathic imagination. It's what we need most as a culture, and it's beautiful. It's the only thing that's going to save us right now."⁠ ⁠ Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork⁠ ?️‍??️?️?⁠ ?️: Emell D. Adolphus / @goodnightdetroit ⁠ ?: Andrew Garfield / Netflix

Actor and Spider-Man moonlighter Andrew Garfield has entered the conversation on whether straight actors should be taking on gay roles, and he is adding another dimension to the discussion. The "tick, tick...Boom!" actor was asked about his performance as a gay AIDS patient in a 2017 stage production of "Angels in America" in an interview with The Telegraph, reported by Yahoo's The Week. Garfield said the whole discussion is being "conflated" because there are two conversations happening that need to happen at once. "One is about equality of opportunity," Garfield shared, "and I'm completely in on that. Because we should want a world in which no matter your sexual orientation, your color or your heritage, everyone gets a fair whack." The other conversation is about what he calls "empathic imagination." he continued. "And if we only allow people to be cast as exactly who they are, it'll be the death of it," he said. "So, the two separate conversations have to happen simultaneously. Because I'm not willing to support the death of empathic imagination. It's what we need most as a culture, and it's beautiful. It's the only thing that's going to save us right now."⁠
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