James CordenвЂ™s character is just an affable, camp, fat gay guy. The reason this stereotype exists is because there are loads and loads of effeminate gay men, and thereвЂ™s nothing wrong with that. The troubling aspect of the backlash, for me, is the implication James Corden playing вЂњan effeminate stereotypeвЂќ is a bad thing - surely this only follows if you consider вЂњeffeminacyвЂќ to be a negative trait. вЂњYвЂ™all would seriously to subject me, a gay man, to a homophobic slur?вЂќ I shrieked at them while reaching for my Shrek 2 DVD - thank you, Mr Corden, for saving Christmas. I was actually pretty grateful for this one, because my family wanted to watch the episode when it aired and the controversy gave me a solid reason to convince them to put on something better. Last Christmas, following a special episode of Gavin and Stacey, Corden was slammed for pointedly singing the f-word in a rendition of вЂњ Fairytale of New YorkвЂќ. Despite this, in 2018 he was shortlisted for an вЂњLBGT AllyвЂќ award, presumably for teaching us the important lesson that men expressing affection with one other isnвЂ™t just okay - itвЂ™s also really funny.

For a start, thereвЂ™s his long-standing schtick of kissing male celebrities, including Harry Styles, which only really works as a joke if you consider the sight of two men kissing to be inherently absurd.

WHY DO SO MANY GAY PEOPLE DISLIKE JAMES CORDEN?Д¬orden has been accused of homophobic behaviour on more than one occasion.

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