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If you would read my original post, I was reacting to another posters' irrational claim that once she heard that Gays liked the cartoon, she prohibited it in her house. That sort of thinking is a perfect example of someone going off on a completely useless tangent.

I merely expanded it to include the Right as a whole...and it DOES do this, on a number of topics not limited to cartoons. Most times in fact, it is encouraged into its folly by some or other preacher like Dobson or Wildmon.

As for the video and curricula, I am fully aware of it. I also disapprove of sexuality being taught in any way beyond simple fact in schools. I'm not certain that this is indeed the case here.

What IS certain is that a segment of the Right and a prominent member of it are now associated with an attack on a cartoon character, and will thus be portrayed and remembered. They should have known better. I'm not surprised that they did not, however.

I was reacting to another posters' irrational claim that once she heard that Gays liked the cartoon, she prohibited it in her house.

Sounds like a conscientious parent trying to do her best to raise her child right.

I was reacting to another posters' irrational claim that once she heard that Gays liked the cartoon, she prohibited it in her house. That sort of thinking is a perfect example of someone going off on a completely useless tangent.

Personally, I agree with you. As I'm sure gays also like vanilla shakes, I'm not going to stop drinking them. But I won't condemn that particular woman; perhaps there's more than meets the eye with her reaction. It is equally likely that she believed, as many here do, that the cartoon that is played at home is promoting something against her values, when, of course, that isn't even the issue.

the Right as a whole...and it DOES do this, on a number of topics not limited to cartoons. Most times in fact, it is encouraged into its folly by some or other preacher like Dobson or Wildmon.

I don't think the right, as a whole, takes extreme stances on minor issues. This particular issue, IMO, is not minor. BTW, Dr. Dobson is not, and has never been, a preacher. If you do a google search on him, you will find that he has worked in the medical field and is widely respected as a psychologist. The fact that he is also a Christian is why he is condemned when he speaks out.

As for the video and curricula, I am fully aware of it. I also disapprove of sexuality being taught in any way beyond simple fact in schools. I'm not certain that this is indeed the case here.

I'm truly glad to see you disapprove. Perhaps the only way for you to believe that there is something "sinister" going on here is to look at the specific materials yourself, while sitting in the classroom, listening and watching how it's taught. The alternative, of course, is to go to a school district and request to have access to the curriculum.

What IS certain is that a segment of the Right and a prominent member of it are now associated with an attack on a cartoon character, and will thus be portrayed and remembered. They should have known better. I'm not surprised that they did not, however.

Generally speaking, the right will always be attacked, no matter what they do, say, object to. It's ludicrous. However, just because I know, for example, that I would be characterized as a loon because I objected to certain curriculum being used when my children were in school (with valid reason), I cannot allow the fear of being politically incorrect dictate what I will verbally object to. I don't care what that makes me look like. I will take a stand against that which I believe is wrong; let the chips fall where they may. It is my duty to speak the truth, or hold up a light in a dark room.