{"id":1719965,"date":"2022-11-01T12:18:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T16:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1719965"},"modified":"2022-11-01T12:18:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T16:18:23","slug":"heartstopper-actor-snaps-at-fans-for-forcing-him-to-come-out-as-bisexual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heartstopper-actor-snaps-at-fans-for-forcing-him-to-come-out-as-bisexual\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Heartstopper\u2019 Actor Snaps At Fans For \u2018Forcing\u2019 Him To Come Out As Bisexual"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheartstopper-actor-snaps-at-fans-for-forcing-him-to-come-out-as-bisexual%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1719965&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/celebrities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kit Connor<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> series \u201cHeartstopper\u201d is not pleased with fans who he says succeeded in \u201cforcing\u201d him to clarify his sexuality.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old star lashed out with a Twitter post after fans questioned him holding hands with his \u201cA Cuban Girl\u2019s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow\u201d co-star Maia Reficco. Connor didn\u2019t seem happy about revealing these personal details about himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[B]ack for a minute. i\u2019m bi. congrats for forcing an 18 year old to out himself. i think some of you missed the point of the show. bye,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kit_connor\/status\/1587218539236188160\">shared<\/a> with 1 million Twitter followers Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The British actor had previously left the social media platform after fans accused him of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/lgbtq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">queerbaiting<\/a>,\u201d which is the practice of acting gay but not confirming one way or the other. One other famous example of a mainstream celebrity who fans think is \u201cqueerbaiting\u201d is singer Harry Styles, who notoriously won\u2019t confirm his sexuality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]his is a silly silly app. bit bored of it now, deleting twitter :),\u201d Connor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kit_connor\/status\/1569277820702171136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> in mid-September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeartstopper\u201d author Alice Oseman was one of many people who rushed to support Connor. \u201cI truly don\u2019t understand how people can watch Heartstopper and then gleefully spend their time speculating about sexualities and judging based on stereotypes. I hope all those people are embarrassed as F***. Kit you are amazing,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliceOseman\/status\/1587226699036610561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">replied<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeartstopper\u201d is a British coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama based on Oseman\u2019s books. The series tells the story of Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) falling in love with classmate Nick Nelson (Connor). Since the main characters are gay, fans feel especially concerned about the sexuality of the actors who play those roles.<\/p>\n<p>Connor addressed this controversy once before. During a podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EJ2FCO8J74s\">interview<\/a> in May, the teen actor said he didn\u2019t want to define his sexuality yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re still all so young. To start sort of speculating about our sexualities and maybe pressuring us to come out when maybe we\u2019re not ready,\u201d the actor said at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, I just feel perfectly confident and comfortable with my sexuality. But I don\u2019t feel the need to really, you know \u2014 I\u2019m not too big on labels and things like that. I\u2019m not massive about that. I don\u2019t feel like I need to label myself, especially not publicly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cIt feels a bit strange to make assumptions about a person\u2019s sexuality just based on hearing their voice or seeing their appearance,\u201d Connor said. \u201cI feel like that\u2019s a very interesting, slightly problematic sort of assumption to make.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Kit Connor from the Netflix series \u201cHeartstopper\u201d is not pleased with fans who he says succeeded in \u201cforcing\u201d him to clarify his sexuality.\u00a0 The 18-year-old star lashed out with a Twitter post after fans questioned him holding hands with his \u201cA Cuban Girl\u2019s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow\u201d co-star Maia Reficco. 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