SpongeBob Squarepants is one of the popular children's TV characters appearing in a new 'tolerance' video.
Posted on 01/08/2005 7:02:35 AM PST by NYer
In a new video to be distributed to 61,000 schools across the nation, homosexual activists are using popular children's TV characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Barney the dinosaur to surreptitiously indoctrinate young children into their lifestyle, a pro-family activist group charges.
SpongeBob Squarepants is one of the popular children's TV characters appearing in a new 'tolerance' video. |
Based on the 1970s hit song "We Are Family," the video will be distributed to public and private elementary schools nationwide March 11, along with lesson plans for teachers, points out the American Family Association.
The distribution, sponsored by FedEx, will coincide with the video's broadcast March 11 on Nickelodeon, PBS, and the Disney Channel in celebration of the proposed National We Are Family Day.
AFA researcher Ed Vitagliano sees the project as an "open door" to a secondary discussion of homosexuality, noting the the foundation has a "tolerance pledge" on its website that children and others are encouraged to sign, which includes sexual orientation. [Editor's note: This story previously linked to the website of a group that has the same name but no connection to the video. WND regrets the error.]
"While we want everyone to respect other people's beliefs, we do not consider it appropriate for children's television to be used in an effort to indoctrinate children to accept homosexuality," he said.
Vitagliano says the foundation is employing a bait-and-switch approach, with popular children's figures such as Arthur, Dora the Explorer, JoJo, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Big Bird and Bob the Builder.
The objective is to get children to the foundation's website "and there they're given the full pitch about homosexuality," he said.
Video producer Christopher Cerf called the video an "unprecedented event."
"For the first time characters from all of the important kids shows came together to appear in the same video," he said in a November news release. "The producers and performers from each show embraced the spirit and message of this project."
The We Are Family Foundation was founded by singer-songwriter Nile Rodgers, who wrote the hit song recorded in 1979 by Sister Sledge.
The video was financed by a grant from the Toni Mendez Shapiro estate.
"Cooperation and unity are the most important values we can teach children," Rodgers said. "We believe that this is the essential first step to loving thy neighbor."
The We Are Family Foundation says its partners in the production are the Anti-Defamation League, Crown Theatres, Disney Channel, FedEx, Nickelodeon, HIT Entertainment, Nile Rodgers/Sony Publishing/The Bernard Edwards Estate/Warner Chapel, Nelvana, PBS, Scholastic, Sesame Workshop, Toni Mendez Shapiro Estate, and WGBH-TV in Boston.
A Federal Express spokesman said the company is "proud" to provide shipping for the project.
"Promoting diversity is part of our corporate culture at FedEx," said William G. Margaritis, senior vice president, worldwide corporate communications.
Characters appearing in the video are from award-winning shows including "Arthur," "Barney," "Bear in the Big Blue House," "Between the Lions," "Blue's Clues, Bob the Builder," "The Book of Pooh," "Clifford the Big Red Dog," "Dora the Explorer," "Jimmy Neutron," "JoJo's Circus," "Kim Possible," "Lilo & Stitch: The Series," "Little Mermaid," "Madeline," "The Magic School Bus," "The Muppet Show," "The Proud Family," "Rugrats," "Sesame Street," "SpongeBob SquarePants," and "Zoom."
The video also features cameo appearances by entertainers Bill Cosby, Diana Ross and Whoopi Goldberg.
I don't make judgements on people based simply on what they believe in or do.
Hilarious!!! what do you use as a guide to say, pick your friends? Know right from wrong? If not that???
Sorry dude, but I'm hetero.
Reeeeeally? or is it Bi, which is IMO even worse than homosexual.
Exactly which is why I SUPPORT AFA!!!! One more reason!
This says it all:
Jesus in Matthew 18:6
"If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these
little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you
if a great millstone were fastened around your neck and
you were drowned in the depth of the sea.
AMEN my friend, you are a great American ;)
sure there is, there is lots you can do. visit ARTICLE8 org afa.com both these sites offer ways to help. Sorry, I typed it wrong
Don't tell Monica but IMO, it didn't even qualify as an affair.
Bronx cheers and a few upraised fingers for the political "activists" attempting to appropriate the hilarious, innocent, beloved cartoon character Spongebob Squarepants for their own purposes, whatever they may be.
Just like Fallwell and his moronic campaign against Tinky-Winky of the Teletubbies helped to reaffirm his (correct) image as the premier nutcase of the right, so should this ridiculous little plot to steal SpongeBob to promote their idea of a proper lifestyle expose GLAAD and the like for the fringe-dwelling loonies they are.
Barney, however is definately a queer (not that I think there's anything wrong with that...). Joking!
This is the heart of the Creation argument isn't it? If you believe Yahweh, in His wisdom, only made it biologically possible for mammalian reproduction to occur in this manner, then homosexuality is an abomination (both to God and the well being of humanity).
Polygyny: one male, a number of females...
Polyandry: one female, a number of males...
Polyfidelity: numbers of both males and females only paired during reproductive mating within the group...
Polygamy: any one of the preceeding, or a combination of them...
[Not to be pendantic, but to clarify what polygamy is and is not...]
As far as a Judaic Biblical perspective, it is obvious that there are several incidences of polygyny. I neither condone or advocate such practices; but you do understand why advancing the argument is essential to this illogical debate we are forced into by the perverts who are indeed recruiting children...
of course; and recruting children, they are indeed.
Not ONLY the sexually transmitted diseases of aids, but literally a blue million other diseases, especially of the mouth and colon that need to be explained. Then there is the early death rate, the suicide rate and an entire host of negative problems associated with those who choose to live in this sexual lifestyle.
It is not ONLY about tolerance, it is about WARNING children of what homosexuals experience mentally and PHYSICALLY that needs to be included in this HORRIFIC projection of imposing homosexual wonders upon our children.
I this program with its study books and workbooks etc is INCLUDING the DOWNSIDE of homosexuality....ok...but if this is a indoctrination for the future proliferation of homosexuals in our society in order to render a generation of pro-homosexual folks so that we become a sick society like Sweden (what they are experiencing after ten years of sanctioned homosexual marriage and open homosexual activity is beyond belief), it MUST BE STOPPED.
All 61,000 schools should be SHOWING the FLIP SIDE of this behavior. If they are not-they are DENYING our children the full story.
What better way to innoculate small children than to create these associations before they are mainstreamed into the gov't schools. Worse yet, it erodes the teachings of the home schooled.
Parents need to be constantly vigilant.
Clinton equivocated but did not lie. Sex only occurs in potentially fertile coitus, the rest is perversion of human anatomical function... I'm sure most people here would agree Slick Willy is a pervert...
Hi sweet liberty; thought you might be interested in this...
Main Entry:oral sex
Function:noun
Date:1973
: oral stimulation of the genitals : CUNNILINGUS, FELLATIO
Nic! Where you been girl???? I've been thinking about you lately.
Children need the truth, but they also need to be protected...
I often wonder about the age of consent and why it is not an issue when presentations of such subject matter is introduced...
Well, earlier this week, I was hanging out on the FReepathon thread, with Mo, glock, Valerie, Brad's Gramma.....now that that has concluded, I've been here and a few other threads. How've you been, my friend???
A perversion of human anatomical function...
Aristotle you are not...
I've been very busy working with some of the most dysfunctional people in this part of Arkansas. LOL! I did get to have my daugher and grandson here for just over a week at Christmas, so that was great. How are you doing?
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