First it was tinky winky, then a fictional paper back and
now.......sponge bob!
Well, they have a lot of evidence this time to prove that sponge bob is
gay. Sometimes he and patrick hold hands, patrick is pink, and they
are bound to exchange body fluids on occasion.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4190699.stm
US right attacks SpongeBob video
Spongebob is popular among adult gay men
US conservative groups are up in arms over a music video featuring
children's TV heroes such as the cheerful cartoon character SpongeBob
SquarePants.
Focus on the Family and other groups say the video - a remake of the
Sister Sledge hit, We Are Family - is a vehicle for pro-gay propaganda.
The video's makers plan to mail it to US schools in the spring to
promote tolerance and diversity.
They say the attack is based on a misunderstanding.
The video also features children's favourites like Bob the Builder,
along with characters from Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.
We see the video as an insidious means by which the organisation is
manipulating and potentially brainwashing kids
Paul Batura
Focus on the Family
But James Dobson, founder of right-wing Christian group Focus on the
Family, singled out SpongeBob at a black-tie dinner in Washington in
the run-up to President Bush's inauguration, the New York Times said.
SpongeBob - who appears on the children's cable channel Nickelodeon -
is seen as an icon for adult gay men in the US, apparently because he
regularly holds hands with his sidekick Patrick.
His creators deny that he is gay, but he is not the first such
character to cause controversy.
In 1999 conservatives claimed handbag-carrying Teletubby Tinky Winky,
an import from the UK, was a bad role-model.
'Easy lesson'
Nile Rodgers, who wrote the song and is founder of the We Are Family
Foundation (WAFF) which released the new video, says it is intended to
help teach children the values of co-operation and unity.
"We believe that this is the essential first step to loving thy
neighbour," he said. "And the fun and exciting format makes it a lesson
that's easy for children to learn."
But conservatives say it sees the video as a cunning attempt to promote
homosexuality.
They point to the fact that the WAFF is linked to a pledge being
promoted by some liberal groups which includes a recognition of
tolerance of sexual identity.
"We see the video as an insidious means by which the organisation is
manipulating and potentially brainwashing kids," Paul Batura, a
spokesman for Focus on the Family, told the New York Times.
Mr Rodgers said the groups may have confused his foundation with an
unrelated organisation with a similar name that supports gay youth.
WAFF spokesman Mark Barondeso told the newspaper that anyone who
thought the video promoted homosexuality "needs to visit their doctor
and get their medication increased".
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20 Jan 2005 04:16:19 PM |
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wrote:
First it was tinky winky, then a fictional paper back and
now.......sponge bob!
Well, they have a lot of evidence this time to prove that sponge bob is
gay. Sometimes he and patrick hold hands, patrick is pink, and they
are bound to exchange body fluids on occasion.
It makes sense, though, doesn't it? If they weren't on the attack for
cartoon characters with no semblance to humans, they might have to start
taking a stance on a real issue that effects real Christian families,
like incest, physical abuse, neglect, etc. If they did *that*, then it
might make some of their members uncomfortable (being guilty), and leave
the organization - lowering their numbers. Can't have that!
Woods
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20 Jan 2005 04:40:23 PM |
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Yes it is one thing to believe you are homo-superior, if you have a
Bible totally forgetting, that they are in the first instance human,
with all the baggage that entails like letting some ***** in a suit
on a soapbox with a book he claims is the way to live your life.
See me for a ticket to heaven!
LB
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