"That makes me a sad panda."
Posted on 01/11/2005 7:11:11 AM PST by ZGuy
It is as unprecedented as it is cunning, using all the right words and happiest faces in an attempt to speak directly to the nation's children about "tolerance and diversity." Once again, of course, those ideas include homosexual advocacy.
On November 10, 2004, a video remake of the song, "We Are Family," was created using the voices and images of over 100 beloved children's TV characters. On March 11, 2005, the video performance will air simultaneously on the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and PBS. A similar video aired on those networks in 2002. (See earlier story)
The nation's children will be all too familiar with the characters on the video, incuding those from Arthur, Barney, Blue's Clues, Bob the Builder, The Book of Pooh, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Dora the Explorer, Jimmy Neutron, Kim Possible, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Little Mermaid, Madeline, The Magic School Bus, The Muppet Show, Rugrats, Sesame Street and SpongeBob SquarePants.
Also in March, the DVD of the song will be distributed to 61,000 public and private elementary schools across the country. It will be accompanied by a teacher's guide, designed by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a group that, among other things, promotes the normalization of homosexuality.
Driving the project is the We Are Family Foundation (WAFF), which states on its website that the song was remixed "to speak the message of diversity and tolerance to elementary school children nationwide."
On the surface, the project may appear to be a worthwhile attempt to foster greater understanding of cultural differences among all Americans. However, a short step beneath the surface reveals that one of the differences being celebrated is homosexuality.
WAFF was founded as a non-profit organization in 2002 by Nile Rodgers, who wrote the song "We Are Family" with his late music partner, Bernard Edwards. The WAFF site says that the group "celebrates our common humanity and the vision of a global family ...."
The website is filled with pro-homosexual materials. A "Tolerance Pledge," for example, created by Tolerance.org, part of the leftist Southern Poverty Law Center, encourages signees to pledge respect for homosexuals and work against "ignorance, insensitivity and bigotry."
Most Christians are now aware of what those code words mean, said American Family Association chairman Don Wildmon. "If you are a person who accepts the homosexual lifestyle, then you are tolerant," he said. "If you don't, then you are a bigot who is motivated by ignorance and hate."
One of the teacher's guides available online at the WAFF website is called "Writing for Change: Raising Awareness of Difference, Power, & Discrimination." Full of politically correct lessons on feminism, it is also a primer for teachers who want to indoctrinate children regarding sexual orientation issues.
Lessons include such topics as "Talking About Being 'Out'" and "Uncovering Attitudes About Sexual Orientation." In these lesson plans, teachers are taught how to introduce students to "the concepts of homophobia and compulsory heterosexuality."
According to the teacher's guide, children should be taught to reject the idea "that women are 'naturally' or innately drawn sexually and emotionally toward men, and men toward women," or that heterosexuality is normal and should be the only model for marriage.
Students are expected to be influenced by the lesson plans. One of the follow-up questions asks the kids: "How will understanding these definitions change your thinking about compulsory heterosexuality and homophobia?"
The ADL has partnered with WAFF on the "We Are Family" project in other ways. The WAFF site includes the ADL's pamphlet, "Close the Book on Hate," a diversity tome that normalizes homosexuality. It also contains a reading list for children and adults that includes such homosexual favorites as Daddy's Roommate, Growing Up Gay, Heather Has Two Mommies, Is It a Choice?, Two Teenagers in Twenty, and What If Someone I Know Is Gay?
Wildmon said it is difficult taking a stand against such projects. "Nobody I know has a problem with teaching children to be respectful and tolerant. It is wrong, however, to use such concepts to open the door to a secondary discussion about a controversial subject like homosexuality," he said.
For those people who find it difficult to understand AFA's objection, Wildmon said they should imagine a scenario in which the shoe is on the other foot. "What if these television characters were singing about personality, but then when children went to the website, or when the teacher opened up the accompanying lesson plan, the topic was Christianity?" he said. "A lot of people would be angry with that kind of approach. And that's why many Christians will be upset with the strategy taken by the We Are Family Foundation."
While the March launch of the school project was still a couple of months away, Wildmon advised parents to be on the lookout to see if the DVD, teacher's guide, and other WAFF materials find their way into their local schools.
Oh dear.
I didn't read the full article, but once again I'm very glad that my children are grown and that my step-grandchildren are not exposed to television.
We have a couple gay friends, and a number of our neighbors are gay. One guy I really like; a couple of others I don't. Does that mean that I'm a tolerant bigot?
There are a lot of problems with No Child Left Behind, but one of the advantages is that teachers have so little time to do more than teach reading and math and then test, test, test. Teachers are going to politely stuff this stuff in a file and keep testing math. In some districts there is not even time for social studies or science, let alone lefty indoctrination.
I didn't see any mention of Mr. Hanky.
"Pledging respect" for the homosexual lifestyle? An actual "pledge" to respect them? It's unbelievable... What they are doing here is they are trying to brainwash kids when they are young. Form thier opinions for them in total disregard for what kind of home they may come from. Perhaps a home where values are taught. And here they are - the village - forcing tolerance for an unusual lifestyle down the kids' throats.
- Billy Kess
Hmmm.... I don't remember posting that in 1952, but time travel does cause you to become forgetful.
All children successfully passing the 'Diversity' module will receive a certificate of good citizenship and a coupons good for Disney merchandise and 'heart healthy' Happy Meals at local fast-food franchises.
Advanced curriculum includes rewards such as Community Happiness Meals(TM) with 'Good Sex Toyz'(TM) and 'Secret Friends'(TM) ID badges awarded when students return forms detailing the behavior and attitudes of their parents.
Exactly. The left has known this for years. That is why they went for control of Hollywood decades ago. Now they own it.
Just more of the same homosexual agenda to indoctrinate children into believing the homosexual lifestyle is not only morally acceptable, but desirable. If we could get the Dept. of Education abolished, that would be a start. I wonder if parents really have a clue as to what goes on in public schools?
A pro-homosexual campaign? Can anyone conceive of Children's TV having an anti-homosexual campaign? Right off the bat that says that we're not dealing with issues of Diversity nor Tolerance. Only one side is thinkable. The other side (the moral side) has become a thought crime.
I'm sorry.
The Wayback Machine went bzonKnZAP! mit der wrench gizmo, and that caused the lamp to fall over, and that caused ... (including the small matters of how much I need sleep, exercise, rest ... I need a vacation!).
When I read articles such as this and then try to share it with other parents or church members, they look at me like I am an alien......
"That makes me a sad panda."
Kids take a pledge to accept homosexuals as "normal and healthy", yet the words "under God" can't be said in the Pledge of Alliagence.
The two events are not, I'm sure, unrelated.
Ah, the 10% of the population is homosexual myth . The Gay Rights crowd continues to push the Kinsey study number, in spite of the fact that it has been thoroughly debunked. The real number (according to the more recent and more scientific University of Chicago study) is less than 1%. The difference, an order of magnitude, is particularly significant because it affects their status as a "significant minority", also plays into the "it's not unusual or a defect" strategy.
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