Stereotypes In The Movie 'Gay Man'

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Albert was shown throughout the movie as the common gay stereotype. Albert likes pink, has a high voice, flamboyant, walks in a gay aspect, gay handshake, gay walk, and art that portray a gay image. He also dresses like a women, but most straight men don’t dress as women. They also show gay people as being very sensitive, like when Albert was upset that Armand wouldn’t notice his weight fluctuation. Another image is that gay people are involved in drag, which isn’t always true, but I got that impression from the movie. When Albert tries to learn to be straight, it gives the image that gay people have a certain walk and handshake. This gives the wrong impression of stereotyping gays from body

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