He spoke out about being in favor of same-sex marriage and he questioned why Spider-man couldn't be gay
Garfield has been a vocal supporter of the LGBTQ community. Since her real identity was revealed, many have criticized Dolezal, saying she used cultural appropriation to become a black woman, and that she wanted to 'steal things from other cultures to be trendy'. That person was referring to the former NAACP leader who was unmasked as a white woman in 2015. One person even said he is now the 'Rachel Dolezal of gay men'. Rich Straight White Men Try To Be Interesting Vol. 'Andrew Garfield is 'gay without the physical act' because he watches RuPaul. You know, like that kid who thinks he's Asian because he watches Naruto.' Now appropriating experience? #FU,' one user tweeted.Īnother wrote: 'Andrew Garfield says he's gay because he watches RuPaul's Drag Race. '#AndrewGarfield -that's not how it works. Several people said Garfield's comments and were insensitive to the struggles of gay people. 'My only time off during rehearsals - every Sunday I would have eight friends over and we would just watch Ru,' he said.Īnd the Twitterverse was having none of it. To prepare for the role, Garfield said he and his friends would have marathon sessions watching RuPaul's Drag Race.
