An openly gay journalist, Isaac Grafstein, is challenging the narrative that LGBT rom-com ‘Bros’ was a box-office flop because of ‘bigotry,’ describing the film as a "preachy, self-indulgent dumpster fire" that was viewed by the "exact right number of people." Citing the film's poor financial performance, the journalist dissed Eichner for blaming the failure on ‘homophobic weirdo' audiences 'in certain parts of the country' in a Twitter tirade. He wrote, "The two long hours are replete with partisan finger-wagging, lamentations about erasure, and performative apologies from Bobby for being a “cis white guy.” Half of this alleged comedy is devoted to Bobby’s cranky monologues.” Billy Eichner, who wrote and starred in the movie, has defended the flick, suggesting the dismal box-office numbers were fueled by homophobia.
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