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[buizel]

Sounds like gay panic to me. Lando? More like Land-in-my-anus

Billy Dee Williams: ‘What the hell is gender fluid?’

He’s spent more than half a century in Hollywood, but Billy Dee Williams was still surprised. The legendary actor — the essence of black masculinity with his ve…

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“Well, first of all, I asked last night. I said, ‘What the hell is gender fluid?’ That’s a whole new term,” Williams said in an interview with The Undefeated this week.

He was misunderstood, he says.

“So, that’s what I was referring to. I was talking about men getting in touch with the female side of themselves. I wasn’t talking about sex, I wasn’t talking about being gay or straight. People should read [Jung]. I mean, it would be an interesting education for a lot of people.”

Williams says he was a bit shocked to see the headlines — and the praise that came along with how some people reacted to the Esquire interview.

“No, no, no, I’m not gay — by any stretch of the imagination. Not that I have anything against gay people. But personally? Not gay,” he said.

Williams made a common mistake in attaching gender fluidity to sexual orientation. Gender fluidity refers to people who do not identify themselves as having a fixed gender. Many prefer to use non-gendered pronouns: “they” instead of “he” or “she.”

 

[-Arcadia-]

From hero to alt-right villain in less than a week. Gotta be a new record.

 

[Coolwhhip]

Lotta SJW that have to delete a few tweets now! Good luck everyone.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Cheebo post on the internet if you're okay.

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Didn't he use to beat one of his wives?

I'm just bringing this up now before someone else throws it out there. BDW is a cool dude, let old shit die.

 

[kunonabi]

Billy Dee continues to make the world a better place. Disney SW shills wanted so desperately for this to be true and Billy Dee just dashed those dreams in glorious fashion.

 

[brap]

Stupid old homophobic boomer

 

[DeepEnigma]

From hero to alt-right villain in less than a week. Gotta be a new record.

I think when he first heard “gender fluid”, he was thinking of those Colt 45’s that he deposited all over women’s backs.

 

[Nymphae]

“So, that’s what I was referring to. I was talking about men getting in touch with the female side of themselves. I wasn’t talking about sex, I wasn’t talking about being gay or straight. People should read [Jung]. I mean, it would be an interesting education for a lot of people.”

In that interview, the 82-year-old actor said, “And you see, I say ‘himself’ and ‘herself,’ because I also see myself as feminine as well as masculine. I’m a very soft person. I’m not afraid to show that side of myself.”

This is confusing. What was the original statement to mean then? It seems like he is clearly saying he will use female and male pronouns for himself, which would seem to be a step beyond just "having a feminine side"

 

[HoodWinked]

 

[DeepEnigma]

This is confusing. What was the original statement to mean then? It seems like he is clearly saying he will use female and male pronouns for himself, which would seem to be a step beyond just "having a feminine side"

It’s not confusing at all, he realized all the craziness usually in those online communities and said, “oh shit, what have I done, I don’t want this to be my legacy.”

 

[Nymphae]

It’s not confusing at all, he realized all the craziness usually in those online communities and said, “oh shit, what have I done, I don’t want this to be my legacy.”

Well now he says he identifies as a man but is on record saying he uses male and female pronouns for himself because he sees himself as feminine as well. He could have made the point about being in touch with a feminine side, which is a decades old cliche at this point, without saying he uses male and female pronouns for himself.

 

[John Day]

His advice stands, read Carl Jung!

 

[ManaByte]

Nah, Billy loves the ladies.

And likes to smack them around too.

 

[DeepEnigma]

And likes to smack them around too.

Only when he’s on his feminine side.

 

[GreyHorace]

Great fucking Christ. A man being in touch with his feminine side is nothing new. And as far as I know it has nothing to do with gender fluidity. These SJWs will latch onto anything for validation.

Stop looking for personal validation amongst the media you consume. The people who make it like Billy Dee Williams are not obligated to coddle you.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

 

[Thaedolus]

Seems rather two-faced to me

Spoiler

not sorry

 

[KorbinDallas]

I hate those questions, it's basically: "when u stick ur hand down someone's pants, are you always okay with what you find?"

It's so damn juvenile.

 

[Thaedolus]

I hate those questions, it's basically: "when u stick ur hand down someone's pants, are you always okay with what you find?"

It's so damn juvenile.

Depends on if it’s summer or winter tbh

 

[BlackOlivesMatter]

 

[brap]

Don't act like you wouldn't

 

[Captain Zyrain]

This is confusing. What was the original statement to mean then? It seems like he is clearly saying he will use female and male pronouns for himself, which would seem to be a step beyond just "having a feminine side"

I'd like to see the transcript.. It seems like he was mixing up the words if anything. I'm not familiar with him usually but does he often refer to him/herself in the third person? Otherwise none of it makes any sense unless he was just making a point poorly.

 

[BlackOlivesMatter]

Don't act like you wouldn't

If Me and Zoe were the last people in the post apocalypse, my right arm would be strong as fuck and the human race would die the fuck off.

 

[brap]

If Me and Zoe were the last people in the post apocalypse, my right arm would be strong as fuck and the human race would die the fuck off.

 

[BlackOlivesMatter]

If not wanting to fuck that creature is cool....consider me Miles Davis.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

From hero to alt-right villain in less than a week. Gotta be a new record.

A human milkshake duck in the eyes of crazies.

 

[ph33rknot]

Who cares

 

[buizel]

Who cares

About 10-15 posters enough to care?

Thought it was funny Billys like 'the fuck is genre fluids?'

Cheebo post on the internet if you're okay.

soz you gotta explain this post to me

Stupid old homophobic boomer

he's such a hoomer

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

soz you gotta explain this post to me

Cheebo is one of the modern Star Wars fans who white-knights for anything in the franchise post-Disney.

 

[GymWolf]

"This shit is getting worse all the time"

 

[#Phonepunk#]

its so obvious when reporters try to force their agendas

like this guy is in his 80s, what the fuck was this journalist thinking, twisting the words of an old man? shame.

 

[Thaedolus]

ITT people who haven’t hate fucked an ex

 

[HotPocket69]

If black nazis were to exist, Billy Dee Williams would be their leader.

 

[Doom85]

Actually, in the SW Facebook group I'm in that definitely lean more SJW than anti, most people are cool with his explanation. He's not homophobic, and he's more open-minded about gender roles than a lot of people. All good in my book.

 

[Kreen101]

"There's nothing wrong with being gay, unless you're not, because then it's the worst thing in the world". -- Norm Macdonald.

 

[lil puff]

I think when he first heard “gender fluid”, he was thinking of those Colt 45’s that he deposited all over women’s backs.

This was very good. I am glad no one was around to hear the sound effect I just made in the office upon reading that.

My mom used to LOVE BDW back in the day.

 

[DeepEnigma]

This was very good. I am glad no one was around to hear the sound effect I just made in the office upon reading that.

My mom used to LOVE BDW back in the day.

Works every time!

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Claim to fame.. Billy Dee's son (Corey Dee?) did some construction work on my house when I was a wee lad. This had to be mid-80's. I had no clue he was "Klaatu" from ROTJ.

I don't remember it, but my parents told me about it, so it must be true. I also don't recall any fluids being involved (gendered or not).