Nearly Half of ‘The Chosen’ Apostle-Actors Come Out In Support of Gay Flag on Set
The controversy around ‘The Chosen’ keeps on gathering steam
The controversy around ‘The Chosen’ keeps on gathering steam, with five of the twelve actors who play apostles on set publicly coming out in support of Steadicam operator, whose been adorning his equipment and personal attire with pro-LGBTQ and pro-Trans regalia on set, and even saying if Christians don’t like it, they can stop watching.
Giavani Cairo, who plays the apostle Thaddeus, was one of the first ones to challenge the condemnation of having the flag on set, saying that “anyone who is going to go at one of our family members for something like this is no fan of ours, they can close the door on the way out” while throwing up some Pride rainbow flags in his status.
His tweet was retweeted by George H. Xanthis, who plays the apostle John.
Cairo further defended his actions, which were retweeted by Noah James, who plays the apostle Andrew
Next, actor Jordan Walker Ross, who plays the apostle James, chimed in and shared his own status with a pride flag, writing that he’s “so proud of the love and acceptance displayed on our set every day” while condemning critics of flying gay propaganda as “hateful.”
This was followed by actor Luke Dimyan, who fittingly plays Judas, who offered a curt “yeah, good luck with that” to calls to boycott the show, while giving a congratulatory “Happy Pride month y’all”
Some have seen the decision to show a Pride flag in the promo as intentional and a direct provocation, with one person pointing out that “The issue is just as much that they “chose” to leave that pride flag waving in the promo video when they cut it. That wasn’t an oversight. You were meant to see it by the production team..”
In a previous interview with the Christian Post, The Chosen director Dallas Jenkins suggested that if someone was being vulgar or displaying vulgar attire on set, they would be dealt with, but that gay propaganda attire was ‘appropriate in a professional environment.’