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A great article in today’s paper by John Leland (NY Times) talks about all the times that censorship has targeted cartoons, or kids’ entertainers:
In the 1930’s, Betty Boop was attacked for her heart garter belt…
In 1942, Tweety Bird, who was first pink, but folks thought that he might appear nude, so they made him yellow…
Bert and Ernie have been accused of being gay.
Tinky-Winky, a teletubby was attacked for carrying a purse.
The Little Mermaid movie was accused of showing a priest noticeably aroused while presiding over a wedding.
So I guess Spongebob and Patrick Starfish have good company, even if they are gay.
Maybe that’s the mixup. I think that James C. Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, has misconstrued the entire ‘happy’ population as being gay. “Being happy, and skipping around acting like a girl is not Christian…” I can hear him saying it now.
Come on folks — it’s a cartoon — it’s fun… I’ve seen it — it’s not about homosexuality, it’s about being happy. And what could be better than that.
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