nobody talks about rent enough
āmodern media doesnt diversify gays enough. theyāre all white m-ā
āyeah but what about lesbia-ā
āhow about interracial couples-ā
āwhat about transgender-ā
(you could also argue that sheās nonbinary, as mimi also quotes her saying that she called herself āmore than a man than youāll ever be, and more a woman than youāll ever getā)
āwhat about bisexua-ā
(anthony rapp, who plays mark, is bisexual too)
4/7 of the main cast are PoC and 4/7 also have AIDS not to mention this movie is a MUSICAL I MEAN rip jonathan larson
IN CONCLUSION rent is a very important movie/musical
Ok, no, you guys do not understand how important it was for RENT to feature LGBT people, sex workers and addicts living with HIV/AIDS in 1993. In 93, AIDS was only just beginning to be recognized and was still heavily stigmatized. Many people believed that it was a ādirtyā disease that only affected degenerate people. Some even believed that it was a sent by God to dole out punishment to sinners. For RENT to not only tell the story of AIDS victims, but āundesireableā AIDS victims was unbelievably brave and important.
Rent is really important
and for those who donāt know, Jonathan Larson, the man who wrote/created arenāt, died of AIDS right before opening night of the production.
