''Spongebob'' Creator Defends Diversity Video

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''Spongebob'' Creator Defends Diversity Video Some Christian conservatives are angry about Spongebob Squarepants. The cartoon character joins peers such as Barney and Clifford ("The Big Red Dog") in a new video about tolerance.

Spongebob (left) appears in what the founder of the Christian conservative group "Focus on the Family" calls a "pro-homosexual video" aimed at school kids.

James Dobson says the cartoon sponge is potentially brainwashing kids by promoting tolerance for all sexual identities.

The video's creator says the remake of the Sister Sledge tune "We are Family" is meant to encourage racial harmony.

Spongebob and other popular characters promote diversity.

Creator Nile Rodgers says the video never mentions sexual identity.

[Nowhere Man]

A late post but another thought, how dare they "pirate" "We Are Family." I remember back in '79, that was the Pittsburgh Pirate's theme song as they went to and won the World Series that year. Somebody ought to turn lose an android of Dave Parker with a baseball bat and a slingshot that shoots 9 volt batteries on the producers B-) B-D

Note: Around that time, somebody in the stands at Three Rivers tossed a 9 volt battery at Dave Parker, hence the reference.