Nick offerman gay
The issue with Nick Offerman winning and leaving gay co-star Murray Bartlett in the shadows again
TL;DR: Nick Offerman's fighting talk when accepting an award for their Last Of Us role is commendable, but our beloved Murray Bartlett is left KO'd for a third round. The long term impact of this casting has meant a straight cis man has become the defensive voice of a community more than capable of fighting its own corner.
Last weekend, Hollywood royalty Nick Offerman gave a now-viral speech accepting a win at the Independent Spirit Awards (Best Supporting Recital in a New Scripted Series for his portrayal of Bill in The Last Of Us episode Long, Long Time), with ano-nonsense response to the homophobia he had received:
"It's not a gay story, it's a adoration story, you asshole".
This unapologetic and frank response is exactly what we expect from an ally. Thanks for your service to
Is Nick Offerman Gay? His Last Of Us Role Explained
Warning: Contains spoilers for the video game The Last of Us.
The actor’s role as Bill in HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation is part of a larger discussion that raises the question as to whether Nick Offerman is gay. An actor’s sexuality can often be considered part of their personal life and doesn’t need to be discussed. However, when it comes to portraying members of the Diverse community, especially an important thematic figure such as The Last of Us’ Bill, there’s a matter of authentic representation that comes up.
In The Last of Us video game, there are several characters who are heavily implied to be part of the Queer community. It was not until the DLC Left Behind that any of those figures was explicitly confirmed and Bill was not one of those. However, the clues to Bill’s sexuality in The Last of Us are so apparent that it would almost require an intentional misreading to consider that Frank was just Bill’s “partner” in survival and trapping up the tow
Nick Offerman slams homophobic Ron Swanson meme: 'Ron was best man at a gay wedding'
Nick Offerman has no time for homophobic Ron Swanson memes.
The star, 54, took to X to call out a post from Michael Flynn Jr., son of former national security advisor Michael Flynn, that used his "Parks and Recreation" traits to express opposition to Pride Month. Flynn's announce included a clip of Ron Swanson throwing a computer in the trash, but with a rainbow flag superimposed over the computer. "Just wanted to post how I experience about 'pride' month," Flynn wrote.
In response, Offerman slammed Flynn as "dumb," while pointing out that Ron Swanson "was best dude at a gay wedding." The Emmy-winning actor added, "#HappyPride."
In the series finale of "Parks and Recreation," which aired in , Ron serves as leading man in his hairdresser Typhoon's (Rodney To) wedding to Craig (Billy Eichner). An earlier episode had shown that Ron took an instant liking to Typhoon after being introduced to him by his colleague Donna (Retta).
Nick Offerman slams 'homophobic hate' for his 'Last of Us' episodeNeed a breakThe Last of Us luminary Nick Offerman condemns homophobic hate from viewers
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The Last of Us actor Nick Offerman has used an awards speech to condemn the "homophobic hate" he has received from viewers, over his character.
At Sunday's Independent Spirit Awards, Offerman won best supporting show in a new scripted series, for playing Bill in the TV drama.
Bill and his partner, Frank, are among the survivors of a fungal mind infection in the knock HBO show.
Offerman thanked HBO for "having the guts" to tell such stories.
He added they were "stories with guts, that when homophobic hate comes my way and says, 'Why did you have to make it a homosexual story?', we say, 'Because you ask questions fancy that - it's not a gay story, it's a love story.'"
Offerman's comments were met with raucous applause from the audience at the event, in Santa Monica, California.
He was nominated alongside Murray Bartlett, who played Frank; while Bel