SpongeBob In Crosshairs (Dobson Alert)

Kansas City Star ^ | January 20, 2005

[E Rocc]

SpongeBob in crosshairs

The New York Times

WASHINGTON — On the heels of electoral victories to bar same-sex marriage, some influential conservative Christian groups are turning their attention to a new target: the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants.

James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, said that SpongeBob's creators have enlisted SpongeBob in a “pro-homosexual video,” in which he appeared with other children's television characters.

The makers of the video, Dobson said, plan to mail it to thousands of elementary schools this spring to promote a “tolerance pledge” that includes tolerance for differences of “sexual identity.”

[iconoclast]

Now more kids will just giggle a little differently when they see Sponge Bob.

It is the NYT and the headline writer's intention to imply that Dobson is characterizing Bob as homosexual, but I see no evidence of this. Only that Bob is about to be misused.

[ovrtaxt]

That's just wrong! lol

[BibChr]

Yeah, I find that the people who hate the intrusive God of Jesus also tend to hate Dobson as well.

Dan

[satan]

Talk about diversity - how about Krabb's daughter?

[sandalwood]

Seinfeld is an adult program. Spongebob is a kid's cartoon.

Maybe it's time to start marketing Spongebob to adults, just like The Simpsons and South Park. Then, they can do whatever the heck they want with it.

[EdReform]

Ping

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

They are just mocking him to cover up the truth. This video will be shown in 61,000 schools and will used with very pro-gay pro-feminist curriculum. Your kid will be asked stuff like whether there are gay and lesbian publications at their local newsstand, etc. That curriculum is called I Spy Sexism. Other teacher material helps the teacher to instruct the kids about how compatible homosexuality is with religion. The reading material for the kids lists all the teach-a-kid-to-accept-homosexuality books such as Heather Has Two Mommies.

A bunch of gay activist groups are associated with this. The KCStar to ultra-pro-gay and you cannot believe anything you hear from them on this subject.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

BTW, are his pants really square?

[Disambiguator]

I've always suspected Sponge Bob was a flamer.

I've read somewhere that Sponge Bob is a favorite character among the "alternative lifestyle" crowd.

[sandalwood]

BTW, are his pants really square?

Well, have you ever tried to put round pants on a square sponge?

It'd be really hard to do.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

Not quite the whole story. The group making the video does promote tolerance of homosexuals, but, per the article, "Nothing in the video or its accompanying materials refers to sexual identity."

[mamalujo]

He is a rectangular sponge (if that answers your question)

[RockinRight]

Here comes the "cartoons are evil" stampede...

It's a damn CARTOON...people. Did anyone care when Bugs Bunny dressed like a girl to fool Elmer Fudd?

[Celtjew Libertarian]

I have only seen one episode of SpongeBob, and in it, he (or one of his sidekicks) decides he is going to wear a bra, because the girls do it, why can't he? Seriously, he wears a bra on the outside of his clothes! How am I supposed to explain that one to my kid? And why should I have to?

And Bugs Bunny cross-dresses -- including wearing a bra in "A Corny Concerto" (1943).

[BikerNYC]

Btw, whatever happened to that "Angry Beavers" cartoon?

What is that? A cartoon about Senators Clinton and Mikulski?

[Celtjew Libertarian]

Looks like the spirit of Bugs hit us all at the same time.

[Bikers4Bush]

They aren't making any news one's to my knowledge but they broadcast the old one's on saturday and sunday mornings on Cartoon Network.

It cracks me up too.

[EdReform]

See also:

Reasearcher Says Children's Tolerance Video Promotes Homosexuality

SpongeBob, Barney promote 'gay tolerance (FedEx to Sponsor in Gov't Schools)