By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.
This is how you get a big lump of rainbow-colored coal in your stocking.
Candace Cameron Bure won’t be topping any gay’s Christmas list year, including Jonathan Bennett and JoJo Siwa’s.
Earlier this week, Bure announced her excitement over the upcoming lineup at Great American Family, the new network run by former Hallmark CEO Bill Abbott, and its emphasis on “traditional marriage.”
“I knew that the people behind Great American Family were Christians and love the Lord and wanted to promote faith programming and good family entertainment,” she told The Wall Street Journal. “I think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core.”
Naturally, this drew swift backlash, including from Bennett who is a proud member of the Hallmark holiday film family. “I’m just proud to be part of Hallmark channel that is doing so much inclusive programming like The Holiday Sitter, which is an LGBTQ+ led Christmas movie,” Bennett told E! News. “I’m just so proud to be on the Hallmark channel that’s making these movies for everyone because Christmas is for everyone and Hallmark channels are for everyone.”
“It is the funniest movie with so much heart and so much humor,” he added. “And I think the audience is gonna flip out.”
Bennett wasn't the only one to speak out. JoJo Siwa, fresh off her own feud with Bure weighed in on her social media.
“Honestly, I can’t believe after everything that went down just a few months ago, that she would not only create a movie with intention of excluding LGBTQIA+, but then also talk about it in the press,” wrote Siwa in an Instagram post. “This is rude and hurtful to a whole community of people.”
She received plenty of support in the comments, including from Bure’s own Fuller House co-star Jodie Sweetin who wrote, “You know I love you,” in the comments, seemingly shading Bure’s comments.
Celebrities across social media have been speaking out about Bure’s comments, the gays in particular are reading her to fiflth.
“What will the gays do??? I guess I’ll keep my tradition of watching home alone,” wrote Kim Chi.
“sigh. Oh D.J,” wrote Cheyenne Jackson.
“Ain’t nobody tryna work with her corny ass anyway,” wrote Johnny Sibllly.
“She should also considering cutting those necklaces out of the deal while she’s doing her #edits,” wrote Mae Whitman.
“lol she lied to michelle about a dead goldfish,” added Jujubee
It’s official: Bure is on the gays' naughty list (and not the good one).
Bure left Hallmark for the Great American Family network to tell Christian-based stories. “My heart wants to tell stories that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them,” she told the Wall Street Journal. “I knew that the people behind Great American Family were Christians that love the Lord and wanted to promote faith programming and good family entertainment.”
According to Great American Media several actors have signed deals with the network including Danica McKellar, Jen Lilley, Jessica Lowndes, and Trevor Donovan.
Rachel Shatto, Editor in Chief of PRIDE.com, is an SF Bay Area-based writer, podcaster, and former editor of Curve magazine, where she honed her passion for writing about social justice and sex (and their frequent intersection). Her work has appeared on Dread Central, Elite Daily, Tecca, and Joystiq. She's a GALECA member and she podcasts regularly about horror on the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network. She can’t live without cats, vintage style, video games, drag queens, or the Oxford comma.
Rachel Shatto, Editor in Chief of PRIDE.com, is an SF Bay Area-based writer, podcaster, and former editor of Curve magazine, where she honed her passion for writing about social justice and sex (and their frequent intersection). Her work has appeared on Dread Central, Elite Daily, Tecca, and Joystiq. She's a GALECA member and she podcasts regularly about horror on the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network. She can’t live without cats, vintage style, video games, drag queens, or the Oxford comma.
