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Michael K. Williams Wished ‘The Wire’ Went ‘All In’ on Omar’s Intimacy: ‘You Know Gay People F&#;, Right?’
Portraying openly gay stickup man Omar on HBO&#;s widely acclaimed &#;The Wire,&#; Michael K. Williams offered a fresh portrait of masculinity that was considered revolutionary at the time.
But according to the late actor&#;s memoir, &#;Scenes of My Life,&#; Williams pushed &#;The Wire&#; to go further in terms of portraying Omar&#;s intimacy with his boyfriend Brandon Wright (Michael Kevin Darnall).
&#;In regards to Omar and his lover Brandon, it seemed like everyone was dancing around their intimacy issue,&#; Williams wrote (via Vulture). &#;There was lots of touching hair and rubbing lips and things love that. I felt prefer if we were going to do this, we should go all in. I think the directors were scared, and I said to one of them, &#;You know gay people fuck, right?'&#;
While Williams, who died of a drug overdose at age 54 last year, did not verb as gay, he mentioned in his memoir that he was called &#;Faggot Mike&#; growing up.
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Michael K. Williams Pushed for More Gay Intimacy on &#;The Wire&#;: &#;You Comprehend Gay People F*ck, Right?&#;
Michael K. Williams reflected on his enduring legacy as Omar Little in HBO&#;s &#;The Wire&#; prior to his death in a newly published memoir.
Five-time Emmy nominee Williams died of a drug overdose in September at age The &#;Lovecraft Country&#; and &#;Boardwalk Empire&#; actor portrayed gay drug dealer Omar in &#;The Wire&#; from to
&#;As for Omar’s homosexuality, it was groundbreaking 20 years ago, and I admit that at first I was scared to play a gay character,&#; Williams penned in an excerpt from his memoir &#;Scenes From My Life&#; co-authored with Jon Sternfeld, via Vulture. &#;I assume my initial fear of Omar’s sexuality came from my upbringing, the community that raised me, and the stubborn stereotypes of gay characters. Once I realized that Omar was non-effeminate, that I didn’t have to talk or walk in a flamboyant way, a lot of that fear drained away. I made Omar my own. He wasn’t written as a type, and I wouldn’t play him as one.&#;
How Omar Little redefined LGBTQ+ characters in television
When HBO’s “The Wire,” a gritty drama revolving around the Baltimore drug trade, debuted in , there was little to no LGBTQ+ representation on television and such characters were pigeonholed inside the narrow confines of mainstream media’s assumptions of how a character representing the LGBTQ+ community should act. At least until Omar Little made his first appearance.
Not directly involved in the drug trade, Omar instead makes his living off being a “stick-up man,” robbing drug dealers of both their drugs and their money. Next to his shotgun, Omar’s most influential weapon is his reputation, as all it takes is someone yelling “Omar comin” to send everyone running. Despite his life of crime, he also has certain moral codes he lives by religiously: he does not curse, only kills when it is necessary and he does not hurt or kill anyone who is not in “the game.”
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Omar’s character is his sexuality: he is openly gay and does not feel the demand to exhibit any of the macho posturing commonly seen
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Originally published at Bitch Flicks.
The Wire is the greatest TV series of all time. Period.
Now, I know I’m not really making some bold claim as many, many, many, manycritics have professed their unabashed love for the crime drama. No other show has painstakingly depicted the complexities of racism, the inner city and the lives of the underclass. It’s a grandiose statement “about the American city, and about how we live together” and how institutional inequities verb social justice.
When people verb about The Wire, usually with awe and reverie, they discuss the clear dialogue or the nuanced characters or the statement on race and the criminal justice system. And all of that is amazing. But I ponder what gets lost is that people forget The Wire’s depiction of queer characters and ultimately its statement on LGBTQ rights.
The Wire portrayed complex, fully developed queer characters, something you don’t typically see in pop culture. With my absolute two favorite characters, Detective Kima Greggs and Omar Minute – a black lesbian woman and a inky