![]() ![]() While the book’s author, McQuiston, identifies as queer and non-binary, there are critics who dismiss Red, White & Royal Blue as yet another best-selling book about queer or gay men not written by a queer or gay man. Then again, there are all the elements of Red, White & Royal Blue that do not represent progress, hence that word again: discourse. ![]() I was reminded of this annoying reality this week, with the release of the trailer for the upcoming romantic comedy Red, White & Royal Blue, based on the best-selling 2019 novel by Casey McQuiston. Especially when the cute thing in question is a gay thing. Nothing exists without the accompaniment of the most unpleasant word of our time: discourse. Sometimes I read a cute little book, see that it’s being made into a cute-looking movie, and briefly forget that there is no such thing anymore as merely being “cute.” It is the year of Twitter Bluesky Threads 2023. My personal fave returns to And Just Like That. Reactions to the Big Gay Red, White & Royal Blue trailer. How is the Barbie movie already this popular? ![]() To receive the full newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up for it here. This is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, written by editor Kevin Fallon. ![]()
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