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....Spongebob Squarepants has been named a tool of the 'gay agenda'.
From AOLNews who doesn't let me direct link (but if you have AOL, you can click the link....I think...):
WASHINGTON (Jan. 20) - On the heels of electoral victories barring same-sex marriage, some influential conservative Christian groups are turning their attention to a new target: the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants.
"Does anybody here know SpongeBob?" Dr. James C. Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family, asked the guests Tuesday night at a black-tie dinner for members of Congress and political allies to celebrate the election results.
SpongeBob needed no introduction. In addition to his popularity among children, who watch his cartoon show, he 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."
Now, Dr. Dobson said, SpongeBob's creators had enlisted him in a "pro-homosexual video," in which he appeared alongside children's television colleagues like Barney and Jimmy Neutron, among many others. The makers of the video, he said, planned to mail it to thousands of elementary schools to promote a "tolerance pledge" that includes tolerance for differences of "sexual identity."
The video's creator, Nile Rodgers, who wrote the disco hit "We Are Family," said Mr. Dobson's objection stemmed from a misunderstanding. Mr. Rodgers said he founded the We Are Family Foundation after the Sept. 11 attacks to create a music video to teach children about multiculturalism. The video has appeared on television networks, and nothing in it or its accompanying materials refers to sexual identity. The pledge, borrowed from the Southern Poverty Law Center, is not mentioned on the video and is available only on the group's Web site.
Mr. Rodgers suggested that Dr. Dobson and the American Family Association, the conservative Christian group that first sounded the alarm, might have been confused because of an unrelated Web site belonging to another group called "We Are Family," which supports gay youth.
"The fact that some people may be upset with each other peoples' lifestyles, that is O.K.," Mr. Rodgers said. "We are just talking about respect."
Mark Barondess, the foundation's lawyer, said the critics "need medication."
On Wednesday however, Paul Batura, assistant to Mr. Dobson at Focus on the Family, said the group stood by its accusation.
"We see the video as an insidious means by which the organization is manipulating and potentially brainwashing kids," he said. "It is a classic bait and switch."
Several things:
1. I'm surprised calling Spongebob a gay character didn't happen sooner. Like, when the show first came out.
2. Certain Christian conservatives really need to get a life. Not saying all of them. Just the ones that think every guy who doesn't look manly or wear make up is gay. But then again, look at Al Gore.
3. There is no gay agenda. This is just another example of white Protestants screaming bloody murder about how they're losing the country and that their way of life is threatened. Like Chris Rock says, if they're losing, I really want to know who's winning!
4. I highly doubt Nile Rodgers is promoting the gay agenda. The very idea is laughable, even if he was a part of the disco movement in the 1970's. Almost everyone was into disco, people!
5. Now, to the characters: everyone knows Spongebob isn't gay. He's a stoner. Biiig difference.
6. Barney is not gay. He's just the Antichrist. Biiig difference there, too.
7. Jimmy Neutron has a female crush if I remember correctly. Granted, his hairstyle is really bad, but how the heck is he gay?
8. And finally, it is obvious that no one remembers Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue. Surely, since Winnie the Pooh, the Chipmunks, Garfield, Miss Piggy and Michaelangelo were all in this special, then....oh no.....
THEY HIT THE PIPE! THE SIGNS ARE THERE!!! THEY WORK FOR THE DRUG LORDS!!!!! JUST WATCHING IT WILL MAKE YOU TRIP ON ACID!!!! KILL IT!!!
Such is the foolishness of these people, in my opinion.
