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Twitter Has Thoughts on Homophobe Rick Perry Booking Dancing With the Stars
Twitter Has Thoughts on Homophobe Rick Perry Booking Dancing With the Stars
ABC's D-list dance show signs not only disgraced Olympian Ryan Lochte but failed presidential candidate/antigay former Texas governor Rick Perry.
Dancing With the Stars is known as a show that plays fast and loose with the word "stars," but season 23 really underlines that fact. Sure, Ryan Lochte is a star, but a fallen one. Also, Rick Perry is not a celebrity anywhere outside of Texas -- his failed bids for the Republican nomination in the past two election cycles were mercifully short (though he did become a historic footnote when, at a 2012 debate, he was unable to name all three of the government agencies he intended to shut down).
LGBT audiences though may remember Perry a bit more vividly. He's been a staunch opponent to our equality, lamenting the legalization of consensual gay sex and advocating a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Oh, and he equated homosexuality with alcoholism. So obviously, many queer-related Twitter accounts lit up when DWTS's new cast was announced this week.
[RELATED: Rick Perry's Most Antigay Moments]
Actor-comedian Alec Mapa isn't joining his local chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans any time soon.
Not bad for a real housewife:
\u201cI hear Texan Politician Potus wanna be Rick Perry is on DWTS.Assumed he'd be doing Texas 2 step,but more like 1 step forward & 2 steps back\u201d— Lea Black (@Lea Black) 1472595050
\u201cIf Rick Perry's stint on Dancing With the Stars mirrors his presidential run, he'll only be able to remember two of out every three steps.\u201d— shauna (@shauna) 1472531925
\u201cThe new cast of #DWTS looks incredible\u201d— Desi (@Desi) 1472567926
Andy Lassner lumps Perry in with another politician whose career is effectively over.
Hey, a check is a check. Right, Rick?
\u201cRick Perry to join "Dancing With The Stars." In other news, "Dancing With The Stars" renamed, "Dancing With The Bottom Of The Barrel"\u201d— Lizz "Insufferable Wench" Winstead (@Lizz "Insufferable Wench" Winstead) 1472529248
Wait, Vanilla Ice isn't a star anymore?
\u201cI'd love to see CBS do a celebrity version of Dancing with the Stars.\u201d— - (@-) 1472091513
