This Man’s Navy
Another reason why we love Japan – their Navy is completely comfortable with its sexuality.
TOKYO (Reuters) – Seven actors dressed as sailors strut across the deck of a ship singing “Nippon Seaman Ship, Seaman Ship, For Love…For Peace.”The ad begins with a close-up of the navy’s rising sun ensign, then shows the singing sailors gyrating.
“I Love Japan, I Love Peace. The Maritime Self-Defense Force,” says a voice-over at the end.
This reminds me of that horrible, horrible line from Zorro: The Gay Blade:
“Father told me to join the British Navy. He said they made men. (pause) They certainly made me.”