I don't care at all about this issue, beside the fact that mindless bigots whining about gay people and the gay agenda is always entertaining. But on the way to work this morning, this issue was being discussed on a radio station I listen to. Some hick had called in and was saying that this is wrong because we shouldn't be teaching little kids about gay sex. And then the host said, in agreement, that Sesame street should have no relationships, period (though, despite his statement otherwise, he undoubtedly would not have cared if Sesame Street had another straight wedding). And I call bulltrout.
It is acceptable for most of these people for their kids to watch shows with straight relationships, because otherwise there would be zillions of complaints about 80% of kids' shows. But show a gay couple, and they throw a fit about it being inappropriate. The whole "no relationships period" argument is a ridiculous rationalization. Showing a gay couple doesn't involve teaching kids about sex, and the very idea that parents say we should watch to "teach" kids about homosexuality just shows their bigotry, because it implies that it is something that needs to be taught about in the first place, instead of treated like any other relationship.
Ideally, there wouldn't be petitions like this, because there would be no issue of whether someone on TV was gay or not. But for now I support any and all attempts to throw the issue into the faces of the bigoted crowd to further stigmatize their irrational hatred (and also for entertainment). And by "throw in their faces" I mean "treat gay people as normal people," which apparently requires a hidden anti-American agenda to corrupt the country's yutes. I mean youths.
Also, Bert and Ernie are totally gay. It takes about two minutes of watching them to realize that. Gay kids could learn a lot from them about being gay.
You're gay, Wes.
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Where do puppets come from?
I always thought Bert and Ernie were relatives. It's weird to me that they would sleep in separate beds if their lovers. This isn't the 1950s.
I love you America.
I like Kung-Fu.
I AM NOT ERNIE'S LOVER