US EditionDid 'White Lotus' remove trans character after Trump's win? What we know
- Carrie Coon stated that a scene in 'The White Lotus' discussing a child who was 'maybe trans' was cut after the re-election of President Donald Trump.
- Coon revealed that series creator Mike White made the decision to cut the scene due to the current cultural climate regarding transgender issues.
- Leslie Bibb's character hints in season three that she may have voted for Trump, which adds context to the political discussions in the show.
- Coon highlighted that the scene's removal was a response to engage thoughtfully with important cultural conversations around transgender awareness.
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One ‘White Lotus’ Scene Was Conspicuously Missing in India, and It’s Part of a Bigger Censorship Issue
Editor’s Note: The following story contains some spoilers for “The White Lotus” Season 3. If “The White Lotus” were an Indian production, it likely wouldn’t survive longer than a season. Chances are its uninhibited critique of privilege, political satire, and wicked social commentary would be softened or edited out. A show created to spark uncomfortable conversations would get reduced to a travelogue driven by a romantic subplot (needless to say…
Why I'm relieved 'White Lotus's trans kid storyline was cut
Once again, Mike White's epic HBO series The White Lotus is sparking online discourse – but this time, it's for a scene that never made it to air.In a recent interview with Harper's Bazaar, White Lotus star Carrie Coon, who plays middle-aged, mom-on-vacation Laurie, praised the show and its creator for its "transgressive" themes. She also revealed that, at one point, her character would discuss having a nonbinary child. But a scene exploring tha…
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