SpongeBob Likes Boys?
Have you seen that some conservative Christian groups are accusing SpongeBob SquarePants of promoting homosexuality to children? I hesitate to admit but I have tevoed a couple of SpongeBob shows and generally found it funny if a bit juvenile. I didn't detect any slant on sexuality. Apparently these Christian groups are all upset about a video that celebrates diversity to children starring SpongeBob and other animated 'celebrities'.Is it just me or does it seem that these groups are just trying to pick a fight where there really is none? It feels to me that it is just a grab for some headlines (and it worked I guess) to pursue an agenda of 'moral' values. But grabbing at straws like this one will, no doubt, have a negative affect on these groups as they become more seen as out-of-control Chicken Little's with no resonance to the majority of us regular folks.
A sideline - what is this fear of 'promoting' homosexuality to children about anyways? Do these nuts really think a kid gets to puberty and actively makes a decision about which way to go sexually? Nature works wonders and most of us (90%?) find we're attracted to the other sex (without a lot of pondering by the way!) while the others are attracted to the same sex. I really don't think outside 'advertising' is going to pursuade them otherwise!
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1 Comments:
Hey Jeff! I wholeheartedly agree with you! I have published a related rant on my LousyCynic blog entitled "Censorship Gone Wild". This is a subject worthy of contemplation by everyone. It's a symptom of one of the downsides of the current conservative movement. It's a great demonstration of the dangers of operating in ANY extreme - liberal or conservative. I consider myself on the slightly conservative side of the centrist category, but this kind of nonsense is making me feel pretty darn liberal. It's not ME moving, it's the scale. And it's scary as hell.
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