Well, it didn't take the nutjobs at Westboro Baptist Church very long to weigh in on Heath Ledger's death. They're claiming that God killed the actor in retribution for playing a gay character in Brokeback Mountain. So I guess that means that all those various prescription medicines found next to his bed had nothing to do with it.
If the Westboro folks are correct, then Jake Gyllenhaal should be really, really, really nervous!
But wait!! What about Tom Hanks? He played a gay man in Philadelphia all the way back in 1993. That was 15 years ago. Why is he still alive? Shouldn't the good lord have gotten around to smiting him by now?!?!? More importantly, why did God allow Hanks to win an Academy Award for the role? Ah, but Hanks' character died of AIDS in the movie. Was that good enough for God, or did He just get confused by the fictitious death?
So then what about Eric McCormack? He's not dead either, and he played a gay character on Will and Grace for eight seasons. How come he hasn't been hit by a lightning bolt? Or hit by a garbage truck? Gotten squished by an asteroid? Attacked and mauled to death by a rabid squirrel?
And let's not forget Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly. They played lesbian lovers in Bound, yet they're both still alive. Or does God find lesbians hot?
It's groups like the Westboro Baptist Church that make atheism so appealing.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
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