A Child Learns a Harsh Lesson in Politics

nytimes.com ^ | 02/05/05 | JULIE SALAMON

[Ellesu]

"Postcards From Buster" focused on Emma, upper left, and her family.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

Where's the barf alert??

[Ellesu]

Sorry, I forgot to add it.

[CzarNicky]

Holy crap that one dyke looks like she feel out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. I wouldn't show it on the grounds she might turn the viewers to stone.

[Two-Bits]

Whose your daddy?

[SamAdams76]

I didn't know Neil Young was a lesbian.

[philetus]

Emma has two moms and at 11 years old appears to believe she is gay.

[NoClones]

that will be one screwed up kid someday!

[Jaysun]

Splendid. I'm glad this show didn't make it, but I hope it doesn't stop future 11 year old children from considering a starring role in shows promoting pedophilia or public nudity.

[Houmatt]

ROTFLMAO!!

[Ellesu]

LOL!

[SamAdams76]

Imagine being 11 years old and thinking you might be a homosexual. How sad.

[spodefly]

Why are homos allowed to adopt in the first place?

They have taken themselves out of the natural order that produces children (homosexuals have produced exactly ZERO offspring in all of Earth's history) so why would they be allowed to procure children through legal(?) means?

[Houmatt]

Wow. First we have some naive little girl who drops this doozie: We are just the same except we have two moms. (Emphasis added.)

Emma, honey, if you were the same, you would not have had to use the word "except."

But then the dippy reporter from the New York Slimes has the audacity to compare homosexuality to religious faith.

Hello! McFly!!!!! Apples to oranges!

Yeesh!

[Yaelle]

Off the subject of this particular TV show, what do all you anti-gay people want little children to do or say when they have kids with gay parents in their classes, neighborhoods, among their friends?

If you are Christian, do you think Jesus would have avoided, insulted, or denigrated these kids or their parents?

My 2nd grader has kids like this in his class and in his circle of friends. It's one thing to say you wish there were no gay people or "Heather has Two Mommies." But what if your child and Heather are good friends? I treat people the way I wish to be treated.

[Crawdad]

I didn't know Robert Young was one either.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

No problem, just teasing you a little. :)

[Drango]

Department of Education - which provided $5 million in financial support for the show,

~sigh...why does the government always seem to have money but I'm always watching my budget?

[Publius6961]

Wow. First we have some naive little girl who drops this doozie: We are just the same except we have two moms. (Emphasis added.)

Might as well have said "...we are just the same, except we have two heads"; would have made as much sense.

We expect, naive statements like that from children. It's when adults, particularly "spokespersons" try the technique that freaks me out.