Ledger's death brings out the homophobes!

Sadly, I cannot say that I am surprised whatsoever about far-right wing nut-jobs linking actor Heath Ledger's death and his role of a gay man in Brokeback Mountain. It is just disgusting how low these people can reach to deliver their version of what "God" and "religion" is supposed to be. It reminds me exactly why I am an ally and why I must do what I do.

Heath Ledger is a heterosexual man who portrayed a homosexual man in a film- um, it's called acting! Yet that is close enough for these scum bags...he was an "enabler" - you know, a straight person spreading the "gay agenda." Whatever! Straight/Gay/Unlabeled - I don't care...Heath Ledger's family does not need Fred Phelps and his klan trying to nab their 15 seconds of fame off his tragic passing.

I'm going to step off my soap box now because I am just too pissed to write. Please consider watching the following two clips - I especially appreciate the Dan Abrams one. Thank goodness for sanity!

(By the way - when you watch the Abrams video, he mentions postings on Yahoo...well, I personally read comments on AOL too. One read: "Oh too bad! Another Hollywood Homosexual Liberal is dead. Praise the Lord!" What kind of world do we live in??!!)

MSNBC - Live with Dan Abrams (1.23.08) Abrams criticizes the Westboro Baptist Church for planning to picket Heath Ledger's funeral and Fox News host John Gibson for using Brokeback Mountain to mock Ledger's death. [ watch ]

MSNBC - Countdown with Keith Olbermann (1.23.08) Olbermann makes Fox News host John Gibson his "Worst Person in the World" for mocking the death of Heath Ledger on his radio show by playing the iconic "Why can't I quit you?" quote from Brokeback Mountain.[ watch ]

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