Some of you might have already seen this article, but I did a brief search on DKos and saw nothing written about it (if I missed, let me know). Well, if you haven't read it, it's still news, right?
Well, here it is, ladies and gentlemen:
Uncle Willie Sez Cowboys Are Fags.
REUTERS
NEW YORK (Feb. 15) - It turns out the makers of "Brokeback Mountain" are not the only ones who think "Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other" -- country music icon Willie Nelson has recorded a song with that title.
With lyrics like "What did you think all them saddles and boots was about?" the song may raise the hackles of those who see cowboys as the iconic American heterosexual male.
The song was written more than 20 years ago by songwriter Ned Sublette but was largely unknown until Nelson, who contributed a song to the "Brokeback Mountain" soundtrack, decided to release it this week for download on iTunes.
"The song's been in the closet for 20 years," Nelson said in a statement. "The timing's right for it to come out."
Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain," the story of two ranch hands in Wyoming who fall in love, has won a string of awards and is a front-runner for the best film Oscar next month.
Nelson, whose hits include "Always on My Mind" and "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys," sings in the new song: "A small town don't like it when a cowboy has feelings for men," and "I believe to my soul that inside every man there's the feminine."
Another verse goes as follows: "The cowboy may brag about things that he's done with his woman. But the ones who brag loudest are the ones who are most likely queer."
The Dallas Morning News said the song had a personal connection for Nelson because his longtime tour manager, David Anderson, revealed his homosexuality to Nelson two years ago.
Who knew, right? But now that I think about it...it's all starting to make sense!
You see, I grew up in a redneck country (MS), so seeing a bunch of guys walking around in high heels (boots), tight, and I do mean TIGHT jeans and a bunch of accesories (hats, belt buckles) was nothing new. But also consider this: When I was growing up, the one surefire way to distinguish between a local male and a visting male from out of town was by his hair: If the dude had a long hair (mullet), you knew where he was from.
Put them all together and there you have it, children. From now on, cowboys are fags. And if you ever run into one who spews his hatred toward gays, well, he's just repressed and needs to come out.