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    Rick Perry Wears 'Brokeback' Jacket Representing Repressed Homosexuality in 'Strong' Ad

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    Republican presidential contender Rick Perry released a campaign ad this week called "Strong" in which he equates national strength with the tenets of his Christian faith. Perry says:

    "… there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school. As president, I'll end Obama's war on religion…."

    But while Perry's message is insulting to gays, they do get the last laugh, according to America Blog.

    In the ad, Perry is wearing a jacket nearly identical to one worn by actor Heath Ledger in his famous role as a closet homosexual in "Brokeback Mountain." Costume designer Marit Allen had noted that the jackets Ledger wore in the film were chosen to convey the character's repressed homosexuality.

    Replicas of the jacket Ledger wore to portray Ennis Del Mar has been seen in other venues, including these:

    * In 2006, the group Outfest auctioned off one of the jackets as a fundraiser for its Legacy Project for LGBT film preservation.

    * In 2005, the same year "Brokeback Mountain" was released, a Nabisco commercial for Fig Newtons featured a man wearing this jacket in an ad with a "gay motif," according to commercial closet. The man in the jacket and a man in a plaid shirt are watching a man in a tutu on a farm. The jacket man said to the plaid shirt man, "So you're saying he's a fairy?" The plaid shirt man replies, "Snack fairy." The commercial was described as offensive by Eric Patterson, author of On Brokeback Mountain.

    * According to the Examiner, gay actress Ellen DeGeneres gave Heath Ledger a baby gift for his daughter Mathilda in 2006 consisting of a miniature copy of the outfit he wore in the film, including the jacket.

     

    212 comments

    • Anthony  •  4 mths ago
      Homosexuals are truly "broke", only God can fix them of their perversion.
    • jackass  •  4 mths ago
      Even dumb animals are smart enough to know that it aint okay to be gay!
    • D'Man  •  5 mths ago
      Obviously, Yahoo and it's libs are scared to death that Perry may win, why else would they work soooo hard to put him down? Why aren't they working so hard to put down the other GOP candidates, they are smart enough to know that Perry has NEVER lost an election. And he can beat Obama every day of the week and twice on Sunday. he he he- poor libs
    • Sarafina  •  Phoenix, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Rick Perry is an idiot.......nuff said.
    • Noah  •  Los Angeles, United States  •  5 mths ago
      All gays are perverted mental disorder challenged twisted dirty people." Man was made for woman and woman for man. When you die, you will have to answer for your actions. History tells us, thats why God destroyed Sodom and Gomorra. Thats right." Thats why alot of you perverts refuse to believe in God. Hint, it's an abomination in the bible. I know, go get a stick or a rock and create your own God that will except you.
    • copperminer  •  5 mths ago
      I you homos think that anyone wearing a Carhartt is one of you, you might be in for some rough treatment in New Mexico in the winter. Best just stay out of NM.
    • Phil  •  Irvine, United States  •  5 mths ago
      This DUMB chain of idiots started with george bush and has not stopped!
    • Watserety  •  5 mths ago
      I'm wondering if RickyBoy lusts after Mitt R... or if that drool is some manifestation of a neurological impairment..
    • Independent_Thinker  •  Surfside, United States  •  5 mths ago
      "war on religion". What a fu#$g doofus he is. Since when is there a "war" on it? There may as well be a "war" on Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy. What a dope Perry is..
    • Lance  •  5 mths ago
      If it wasn't for Rick Perry, comedy writers would have to work harder.
    • SnappyPete  •  5 mths ago
      Only about 28 percent of gays wear that kind of jacket.
    • Jaspertheghost  •  5 mths ago
      Perry the Fairy. Everyone in Texas knows he's closeted. If he was man enough to just come out and get real, he would not be such a joke.
    • Alfredo H  •  Richardson, United States  •  5 mths ago
      How ridiculous can you get. Now we have to be fashion conscious so as not to wear something gays wear in movies? This is typical of what a homosexual would think and not be more concerned about why their choice of lifestyle is so contrary to the rest of the human population, past and presentl. The numbers don't lie, homosexuality is an abberation of what man and woman are supposed to be. Just because the homosexal population has been able to reveal themselves and gained media support through its use does not mean homosexuality is morally good. How can a man using another man's poop hole for sexual gradification be view as morally good. A woman sexually gradifying an other woman makes the same sense. No sense. No amount of ridicule of Mr. Perry is not going to change anything other than give the narrow minded liberal media something to write about.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  5 mths ago
      Only a homosexual author could draw the jacket inference. Homosexuals are horribly limited in perspective. It's as if everything revolves around or relates to sex. Sad existence......
    • Betty W  •  Altaville, United States  •  5 mths ago
      It's a jacket folks. Just because a few gays have embraced it, doesn't mean that only gays can wear it. Or that only gays will ever wear it. Non story.
    • Charger10  •  Calgary, Canada  •  5 mths ago
      How do you get 4 gay guys on a bar stool?
      Turn I upside down...
    • David  •  5 mths ago
      Non-gays were wearing the jacket way before the Brokeback movie was made. It's not like everyone in America saw the movie and identifies the jacket with gays. I think it's a non-issue and just a liberal media's attempt to smear any non-liberal presidential candidate.
    • soaponaroap  •  5 mths ago
      Umm, its a Carhart jacket...Truckers, farmers, construction guys, etc wear them because they are nearly indestructible, can be cleaned even when they are totally filthy and are usually brown to help hide dirt. Explain how that is a jacket that expresses repressed homosexuality? Really, I don't get it. I'm not even some conservative Teabagger, I'm a middle of the road guy. If anything its just a pathetic attempt to make him seem like a working guy not some silver spoon who never did any real work in his life.
    • Steve B  •  Irvine, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Why is it that Rick Perry and the rest of the GOP want a government just big enough to fit into my bedroom?
    • George  •  Reseda, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Gay marriage has lost in every state it was voted on ...the majority of Americans don't support gay marriage like the media pretends ...but that being said its really nobody's business what people do behind closed doors as long it doesn't cause harm to another human being who the hell cares ..poking religious views into politics is just plain wrong and goes against the constitution with separation of church and state ..Christian bible thumping people are no different then any other religion trying to make you like them
      • NicoleC 5 mths ago
        Check your facts George...it's legal in a few states now, most recently in the state of New York.
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