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Humpday News Roundup: The Devolution Edition
May 19, 2021
This is How it Feels to Win
While Lake County is wallowing around at about 36% vaccinated or nearly vaccinated, Benton County has topped the billboard with 67% fully vaccinated and another 11% on the way. Hood River County is edging up on us at 66% fully and 11% nearly, so we want y’all to go on out there and get that needle in your arm, because we’re looking to stay number 1 in the state! [And, thanks everyone that’s been vaccinated, we feel safer knowing you’re our neighbors.]
Oregon County Goes Legally Rouge
Oregon’s very own Columbia County (one of those counties that borders Washington) recently voted in a measure that forbids local officials from enforcing many – let’s make that most – state and federal laws concerning guns. The measure even allows the county to impose fines on those who try to enforce those laws. “Second Amendment Sanctuary” laws have been voted in around the country
Towleroad Gay News
The Italian release of the Oscar-winning thriller Promising Young Woman has been delayed after the Italian-language version of the film sparked outrage for having male voice actor Roberto Pedicini voice the character Gail played by prominent trans actor Laverne Cox.
The film’s release was delayed from the planned May 13 date after a now restricted clip from the film depicted Cox’s character being dubbed over with Pedicini’s voice was posted to Universal Pictures Italy’s official YouTube channel on May 6. The clip is still online through Italian film and TV news outlet Movietele.
The preview clip immediately drew the ire of audiences on social media, including Italian trans voice actor Vittoria Schisano. “I think this dubbing choice was a straight-up act of violence,” Schisano told The Guardian. Schisano previously provided the Italian dub for Cox in the Netflix documentary series Amend: The Fight For America and said that she wasn’t considered to l
Laverne Cox’s voice dubbed with male actor’s in Oscar-winning film
Laverne Cox (Photo credit: Bang Media)
Universal Pictures International has come under fire for giving actress Laverne Cox a male voice in the Italian-language version of
Promising Young Woman. The film was released in 2020 in the U.S. and recently won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. The movie stars Carey Mulligan and Adam Brody and centers around a young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, who seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path. Cox plays a charter named Gail in the film.