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Title: 'Gay porn' movie raises ripples on far right
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Guardian
URL Source: http://politics.guardian.co.uk/farright/story/0,,1772052,00.html
Published: May 11, 2006
Author: Patrick Barkham
Post Date: 2006-05-11 15:56:13 by Zipporah
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Views: 191
Comments: 7
Patrick Barkham HMS Discovery: A Love Story contains scenes of flagellation, men undressing and frolicking in a river and a naked man apparently performing a sex act on another. While this may be hard for supporters of a party opposed to the "promotion" of homosexuality to swallow, Mr Barnbrook's transgressions get worse: the 58-minute film, made in 1989, is described as "Marxist" by one film website. "It was an art film, end of story. It was not a bloody porn film," said Mr Barnbrook, now leader of the opposition on Barking council. "The only nudity in it is a couple of guys running in a river. It is not about homosexuality. It is about sexuality. Anything to do with my past politics or my past work, I am not interested in commenting on." The existence of the film was first revealed in the Guardian before last year's general election, when Mr Barnbrook stood as a candidate in Barking. According to one cinema listing, Mr Barnbrook also starred in and co-wrote the film. But yesterday he denied penning erotic poetry set to the footage, which includes the lines: "It bares you like a foreskin's folds" and "Open-mouthed, I shall dream of altar boys." Mr Barnbrook was a painter, conceptual artist and art teacher before turning to rightwing politics. Searchlight, the anti-fascist organisation, has suggested he was also a Labour party member at one stage. Fellow extremists appear to take a dim view of Mr Barnbrook's colourful past. On one rightwing website, a poll has been created next to a picture of the BNP man asking: "Is this a poofter or what?"
Thursday May 11, 2006
The Guardian
HMS Discovery: A Love Story
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#1. To: Zipporah (#0)
The BNP more than doubled its council seats in the last election. It did particularly well in the London borough of Barking. The political and media establishment in Britain---Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat---is in an absolute panic over these "far right" electoral victories. This sleaze attack is the result.
The English are idiosyncratic enough that, if they perceive an attack being made on someone as unfair, they may rally to the man's defense. I don't know about the far right in England, but the animus against homosexuality has virtually disappeared among most of the English population.
#5. To: aristeides (#4)
Yes, but you can still create problems for politicians there when they're "closeted." Recently, after Kennedy had to give up the reins of the Lib Dems after his alcohol problem became unmanageable, at least two other party leaders waiting in the wings had to bow out when it was revealed that they had had gay relationships. Prompted this very funny cartoon in the Telegraph about the eventual choice, Menzies "Ming" Campbell.
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#4. To: Peetie Wheatstraw (#1)
Replies to Comment # 4. I don't know about the far right in England, but the animus against homosexuality has virtually disappeared among most of the English population.
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