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Homoeroticism – HSM Style

The scene was pure candor: like any average
American kid, Zac Efron, lead actor  in High School
Musical 3, got into the showers of his school after a
football tournament, and in a display of
camaraderie, played with his friends under the
backdrop of the water. Apparently Disney
executives thought it appeared to be a bit too
homo-gratuitous, and despite the potential
dividends of showing the chest of the young star,
decided to remove the scene from the final
theatrical cut. It is well known: the rituals considered
most "macho" tend to be borderline gay.

Surely the scene would have not drawn more than
a whisper, but the sponsors did not want to risk it.
High School Musical already had covered their
share of controversy when nude photos of Gabrielle
appeared on the internet. Out of script and much to
the delight of her boyfriend Zac, the teen appeared
in some photos wearing a chain around her waist,
and nothing more than that. The star was on the brink following the tragic fate of other Hollywood teens, but
avoided the disaster and remained in the casting.



Homoerotismo – Estilo HSM
                                                                                                            La escena era puro candor: como
                                                                                                            cualquier chico estadounidense
                                                                                                            promedio, el personaje de Zac Efron
                                                                                                            en High School Musical 3 se metía en
                                                                                                            las duchas de su escuela después de
                                                                                                            un torneo de fútbol americano. Y en
                                                                                                            un derroche de camaradería, jugaba
                                                                                                            con sus amigos bajo el agua. Pero
                                                                                                            aparentemente a los ejecutivos de
                                                                                                            Disney les pareció precisamente un
                                                                                                            derroche, y a pesar de los potenciales
                                                                                                            dividendos de mostrar el pecho de la
                                                                                                             estrella infantil, habrían calificado a
                                                                                                             la escena de potencialmente
                                                                                                             homoerótica y decidieron sacarla de
                                                                                                             la trama que se exhibe en los cines.
                                                                                                             Se sabe: los rituales más “machazos”
                                                                                                              suelen estar al borde de lo gay.   
                                                                                                             Seguramente hubiese arrancado más
                                                                                                             de un suspiro. Pero los auspiciantes no
                                                                                                             quisieron arriesgarse. High School
                                                                                                             Musical ya tuvo cubierta su cuota de
                                                                                                             polémica cuando aparecieron fotos
                                                                                                             de Gabrielle desnuda. Fuera de guión
                                                                                                              y para deleite de su novio Zac, la
                                                                                                              adolescente se sacó algunas fotos
                                                                                                              usando una cadena en la cintura, y
                                                                                                             nada más que eso. La estrella estuvo
                                                                                                             al borde en seguir el destino trágico
                                                                                                             de muchas adolecentes en
                                                                                                             Hollywood, pero esquivó el desastre
                                                                                                              y se mantuvo en el casting.



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