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Leave it to a conservative family group to claim that Spongebob Squarepants is an evil force that is supporting the homosexual cause. Focus on Family and the American Family Association claim that a video that includes everyone's favorite pineapple-dwelling porifera specifically asks kids to pledge tolerance of sexual identity. Uber-producer Niles Rodgers who created the video says the video actually promotes multi-culturalism and that the two groups are confused, because the foundation he works with, We Are Family Foundation (which is the name of the song he wrote for Sister Sledge) is similar to a gay youth website named We Are Family. The video's partners include Disney, Scholastic, and Sesame Workshop, you know those classic gay-mongering children's companies (the Seven Dwarfs, Harry Potter & Ron Weasley, Bert & Ernie). However, a spokesperson for one of the conservative groups said, "We see the video as an insidious means by which the organization is manipulating and potentially brainwashing kids. It is a classic bait and switch."
Gothamist also liked this quote in the Times article:
In addition to his popularity among children, who watch his cartoon show, [Spongebob Squarepants] has become a well-known camp figure among adult gay men, perhaps because he holds hands with his animated sidekick Patrick and likes to watch the imaginary television show "The Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy."That is so not gay. Who wouldn't want to hold Patrick Star's, um, arm? Or watch "The Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy"? Perhaps Focus on Family and the American Family Association can look into homoerotic themes in sports and then ban Little League and Pop Warner football.
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To tell you the truth, it was only a matter of time before they tagged Spongebob for being part of the gay agenda's movement for turning kids.
Thank you Right Wing for making a big deal out of nothing and wasting our time.
Remember Bert and Ernie?? Hell! They slept in the same bed and I didnt hear much of a fuss about them.
I find Spongebob Squarepants both fascinating and annoying. Maybe even a little bit scary. But I never thought of the gay angle. I am just so naive.
PINKY UP!!!!
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(sigh)
You'd think these people would learn from Jerry Falwell taking on "Tinky Winky" from the Teletubbies...
Myself, I can't stand Spongebob, but that due to aesthetic reasons.
One of the partners is the Anti-Defamation League, which was started to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry. Anyone else think it's weird that this conservative Christian group is going after a group founded to protect Jews, among others, from persecution?
It's about time someone is speaking up...sponges are so gay...
Hmm.
Spongebob is a sea sponge. Scientifically, sea sponges are hermaphroditic organisms, and produce both sperm and egg. Sponges also reproduce asexually by forming buds, which isn't really gay at all.
Since there's no such thing as a male or female sea sponge, Spongebob doesn't really have a choice being gay or straight--so it's unfair to label him as either.
My personal favorite part of the Times article was the quote from the spongebob defending lawyer. Rather than giving some legalistic answer, his only response was the the Dobson crowd clearly "needed medication". Because that's clearly the only response that I could come up with as well.
The new theme song.
Who's still in the closet, under the sea...
SPONGE-BOB-SQUARE-PANTS!!!
Who walks with a swish and squats when he pees ...
SPONGE-BOB-SQUARE-PANTS!!!
making light folks. it's ok to laugh.
shouldn't that be, "prawn in culture war"?
sorry.
Ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha!ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha!
This is clearly all Bugs Bunny's fault.
Bugs is Gay? Noooooo
Elmer Fudd, Definite
Why do SpongeBob Squarepants, Snagglepuss, Bert, Ernie, Marcy from Peanuts, Velma, Ren, and Stimpy all hate America and Family Values™?
Bugs is Gay? Noooooo
Oh sure. He's a serial transvestite and remember how he always had a carrot in his hand? Yep.
Right, i swear, these christian groups never seace to amaze me. People have an infinate amount of time on their hands i swear. I don't like spunge bob, but my brothers watch it, and i've seen it and well i don't see how a spunge can be gay but then again how does it talk?
I always knew SpongeBob was gay, I knew it! I freakin' love this shit!
THIS is ABSOLUTE BULL!!!! What are the stupid divs trying to do now. They can Tell everyone that the World was made by one guy and we are all sacred and gifts from God but they JUST CAN'T leave one little cartoon alone without preaching their stupid homophobic views! This is TRULY pathetic. What's next?! The tweenies arnt preaching the ways of god. Pfft!
I love the spongeBob square pants series but why
do some people say the show stinks? Some people
call sponge bob spunge bob.See sponge bob on
Nickelodean!
Bugs bunny is so gay he sometimes dresses up like a girl.
Sponge Bob is gay? NOOO-OOOOOO-OO-OOO-OO-O-OO-OO!
But Squid ward Defanatly.
Bugs is very gay that if you watch it you turn gay
I always knew Bugs was gay I fuck'n love this shit!
i like you,r show
i like you,r show
Sponge bob is gay? Noo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo! But mabey Patric is.
Bugs bunny is sooooooooo gay for the last time!
Bugs is so gay how can people like a show about a gay rabbit?
Bloo from Foster's home for imaginary friends is such a homosexual ghost that he some times scares me. Bloo is a gay ghost because he has a girly side,
he screams like a baby girl,he said once he loves
Eduardo, he talks like a girl, he wore a tu tu once,
and most of all he has no penis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bloo from fosters home for imaginary friends is a homosexual and gay ghost because he screams like a baby girl, he has a girly side, he has a high pitched voice, he occasionally wears girl clothes, once he said he loves Eduardo, and most of all he has no penis!!!!