Marvin The Paranoid Android wrote:

Marvin The Paranoid Android wrote:

MonsieurStat wrote:

Another one of President Bush's new cabinet members is already
making headlines. On her second day in office, Education Secretary
Margaret Spellings denounced PBS for using public money to create a
cartoon episode that includes lesbian characters.

In one of her first acts as Education Secretary, Spellings wrote a
letter to PBS complaining "Many parents would not want their young
children exposed to the lifestyles portrayed." The show generating
controversy is called "Postcards from Buster." In a still
not-yet-aired segment, one episode features the title character
Buster traveling to Vermont. While the episodes focuses mostly on
Vermont's farm life and maple sugar industry, the show's main
character does come across two lesbian couples living in the state.
In her letter, Spellings suggested PBS return any federal funding
used to produce the program.

Later that same day PBS announced it would not distribute the
controversial episode to its 349 stations. PBS said the objections
from the Education Department were not a factor in the decision. The
PBS station that produced the show, WGBH in Boston, plans to air the
program on March 23 and will make the show available to other stations.

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/27/1359238

Maybe if they showed the lesbians couples being harassed, intimated
and threatened for pursuing such a lifestyle, the Reich Education
Minstry might reconsider funding. They could use the cartoon then to
warn kids that being different isn't OK in a Neo-Con World.

Before the grammar-spelling cops arrive ... 'lesbian couples' ,
'Ministry' , 'intimidated' , .... think that's it.

I preferred intimated... and now you'll have to watch out for the
anal-retentive cop (Toony) for correcting your post.

Speaking of post, who gave you permission to leave yours, eh? How's the
Liberal conspiracy (Canadian division) supposed to function if you just
vanish without filing the appropriate forms?

-A

(Standing in for Marvin) - Dani wrote:
I know you didn't ask me, but I would say
definitely! Parents love their children,
and know them on a personal, individual
basis (meaning they know how well they
comprehend things, their attention span,
what they do and do and do not
understand - their maturity level, what
they're ready for and what they aren't
etc..) Every child is different, and PBS is
just randomly speaking to a general
audience; I believe each child should be
talked to *individually* because of the
reasons I mentioned above.
Marvinette .. :)

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 16:14:57 -0500,

Marvin,

Don't you think it is up to the parents to teach their kids about
alternative lifestyles and not PBS?

I know you didn't ask me, but I would say definitely! Parents love
their children, and know them on a personal, individual basis (meaning
they know how well they comprehend things, their attention span, what
they do and do and do not understand - their maturity level, what
they're ready for and what they aren't etc..) Every child is
different, and PBS is just randomly speaking to a general audience;
I believe each child should be talked to *individually* because of the
reasons I mentioned above.

addadumdum:

Also, each child is different and so you can't place a certain age as to
when this should be discussed.

I have stated in the past that we have a gay couple living together in
the neighborhood. (Mr blank and Mr. blank) None of the kids thought
anything odd about this arrangement and I ask then why should they be
pointed out as being gay unless the question comes up?