nothing better to do...? part I

What is it about the very far radical-right and discovering homosexual tendencies in cartoon characters? Where do they find the time to watch cartoons? Why do they look for these types of things?

They say they are protecting the young, but when they point these things out, and not just gay characters but other things also, don't they actually emphasize and pique curiousity?

I know from working with kids that the more you tell them they shouldn't do something, the more they want to do it. Their curiousity gets the better of them because an "adult" doesn't want them to see it. They do anything to go out or their way to see what all the fuss is about. Instead of protecting them, they become inticed.

By the way, I never watched Tinky-Winky or SpongeBob, but I hear the little ones talk about them, but none of the kids want to wear a dress or carry a purse. [Bugs Bunny has done the best drag over and over, but noone ever said anything about him!]

Well, that's not exactly true. The 3-4 year olds have absolutely no prejudice and play equally with the trucks as they do in the pretend kitchen. They switch back and forth all of the time. Sometimes, the trucks end up in the kitchen and the baking pan gets hauled by a truck.

What scares me is when they share, without request, what goes on at home with drugs, bring x-rated playing cards for show and tell, and use language that my grandmother would only say in Italian so noone would understand her.

What about Barbie? Have they stopped and looked at her story? She had many different jobs, drove wild sports cars, never seemed to want for money. She dumps Ken after 43 years. How many wedding dresses did she pick out? They had to have had some intimate relations in all those years, but there were never any children! Sounds like Barbie is a pro-choice feminist to me. What kind of a role model is she to all those young people?

Where are all the "family values" supporters? Oh, yeah, they're saving the children from cartoon characters.

especially, if you have nothing better to do...