Hellraiser Fans Are Loving the Female Pinhead Casting Announcement
Great News
prevnextGreat news for horror by honoring Clive’s original vision, bad news for bros who still haven’t figured out that Pinhead has always been free of gender and the binary. 💅 https://t.co/yct3MLZDg6
— Michael Kennedy (@MichaelKenKen) October 7, 2021
Just a Reminder
prevnextis this a good time to mention that in the books pinhead is described as having an indiscernible gender or have the dudebros already gotten pissy https://t.co/ZpXJVw1140
— fruit (derogatory) (@ghostsngremlins) October 7, 2021
Very Exciting
prevnextWell, Pinhead was a woman in the original stage play version The Hellbound Heart, so this is VERY exciting! https://t.co/9sZyOUV8dt
— Rosalind Mosis (@RosalindMosis) October 7, 2021
Incredibly Cool
prevnextThis is so incredibly cool!
In the original novella The Hellbound Heart, the character who would become Pinhead was of unknown gender with a feminine, melodic voice.
If anti-SJW dudes are gonna get buttmad, then they're just showing they have no clue about the source material. https://t.co/JNisfbsnGY
— Intellectual Duck Web 🎃 🍺 (@pixelkitties) October 7, 2021
Intrigued and Excited
prevnextPinhead in Barker's original novella is described as either female or of an indescribable gender.
Genuinely intrigued by this choice, but also genuinely excited. https://t.co/fxmeSswOFI
— Ant 🎃All Hallows Eve💀 (@AGramuglia) October 7, 2021
"Ahead of the Discourse"
prevnextGetting ahead of the discourse by tweeting right now that Pinhead was an androgynous sexless demon in the book Hellbound Heart so shut up right now
— jacob lantern 🎃 (@PunkCaeser) October 7, 2021
"A Waste of Good Suffering."
prevnextTo anyone whining about a female Pinhead casting. pic.twitter.com/A75m9nlPOC
— 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Finklefaust🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 (@finklefaust) October 7, 2021
Excellent Choice
prevnextPinhead, and most of the Cenobites, are sort of ambiguous with gender. The recent casting of Jamie Clayton as Pinhead is an excellent choice BECAUSE of that.
— Tha Ghost of Kyle J. West 🎃 (@VaguelySquare) October 7, 2021
History Lesson
prevnextRe: People saying that casting Pinhead with Jamie Clayton is "woke".
1. Have you read any Clive Barker? Imajica (written in 1991) had a scene where the protagonist defends their lover's pronouns. It also has wild gender-fluid sex.
2. Have you read Hellbound Heart?
— Mr. Cat in The Brain (@PoorColby) October 7, 2021
Get Over It
People upset with Female Pinhead in the #Hellraiser Reboot I guess you aren't aware Pinhead in the original script was actually a woman and the role was changed to a male? I also guess you never read the comics...they have a woman Pinhead. Like we're in 2021 guys get over it.
— Kevin Perez (@Kevin4TheWin) October 7, 2021
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