Was richie gay for eddie

As was demonstrated in IT Chapter One, the pair were close in the book — with Richie even going on to kiss Eddie on the cheek following his sacrifice. However, there was nothing to imply that their dynamic was anything but a deep friendship. Richie being canonically gay (though I hesitate to assign a specific label to him, since in the book he’s had serious relationships with women while still having subtextual feelings for.

Fukunaga wasn't the first, David Kajganich also wrote Richie as gay in his script. Andy first read the book when he was fourteen so he definitely wasn't influenced by Fukunaga's scripts when reading it. They probably got the idea of Richie being queer from the Fukunaga scripts though. It Chapter Two made text what had only been subtext in Stephen King's original book: wise-cracking Losers' Club member Richie Tozier is a gay man, and has romantic feelings for his fellow.

Richie is known as a jokester and his teasing exasperates Eddie, but he doesn’t feel antagonized by it. Richie’s line “‘You love it, Eds’” shows that Richie is aware of this and pays close attention to Eddie’s emotions. Maybe, even though the world is still homophobic and cruel, Richie can be who he truly is. In the film, we see Adrian using his inhaler during the attack, and Eddie of course is seen using his throughout the film; the visual language directly compares the two.

There are more in-depth queer readings to be made of Eddie based on the book, miniseries, and film, including a direct parallel in the novel between the murdered Adrian Mellon and Eddie that is mirrored in the film. His immediate, instinctual response to this confusing, uncomfortable newfound attraction to Beverly is to… throw himself on the ground and comically praise her, do Voices, and generally act like an idiot.

There has never been a more traumatic time for the queer community than the AIDs epidemic. Bill returns to his charmed life as a writer, Ben and Bev get together, and Mike finally is able to leave Derry. Men can have sex with other men. There are many different reasons for remaining in the proverbial closet. You cannot complain that I did not give you a spoiler warning on this one.

By Joelle Monique. Some careers, like a being a professional athlete or conservative analyst, can be difficult for an openly gay man to maintain.

Screenwriter Gary Dauberman and Hader have both shared their thoughts about the depiction. Though, he did fear weakness represented by Stanley. Both have asthma, and when Eddie is told this in the book, King makes a point of describing him reaching for his own inhaler. Become a subscriber and support the site!

He gets some of the best jokes for sure, but while the other Losers have emotional arcs, Richie just sort of operated as snarky sidekick for the entire film. Related Stories. This scene in the book is a bit different than in the movie in that instead of just chasing Eddie looking super gross and disease ridden, the leper in the book offers to give Eddie a blowjob.

Anon that was a long time ago!!!

How 'It Chapter: 2' Gay Moment Lets Down Richie Tozier

Sex makes you rot. Sex gives you diseases. Shortly after, Richie winks at him. I know. IT is not a story about a spooky scary sewer clown.

Richie tozier

In an act of love, defiance and desperation, the Losers Club have an orgy in a sewer. Be proud. Mostly this revelation becomes clear through two scenes. But at the same time, Richie is canonically not straight, with there being a strong reading that Eddie is also not straight. I had hoped that the film might dive into the subtext for both characters, but I never actually thought that director Andy Muschietti and screenwriter Gary Dauberman would actually make their relationship canon, with little to no room for argument.

A weird sewer clown movie can have representation and still fall into homophobic tropes.