Official Criticizes a PBS Cartoon (PBS creates cartoon with lesbian characters for children)

NY Times ^ | 1/25/05 | AP Wire

[Cableguy]

Education Secretary Margaret Spellings denounced PBS on Tuesday for spending public money on a cartoon with lesbian characters, saying many parents would not want children exposed to such lifestyles.

The episode of "Postcards From Buster," which has not yet run, shows the title character, a bunny named Buster, on a trip to Vermont, a state that recognizes same-sex civil unions. The episode features two lesbian couples, although the focus is on farm life and maple sugaring.

A PBS spokesman said late Tuesday that the nonprofit organization had decided not to distribute the episode, "Sugartime!," to its 349 stations but that the Education Department's objections were not a factor in that decision.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Good pic. LOL.

Don't tell me this 'Buster' is the same Buster from the cartoon 'Arthur'. What a drag. I love Arthur cartoons.

I noticed that Buster has his own show now, and he interacts with the 'real' world. I watched a show where Buster learned about the Muslim culture and was disappointed at how PC it was.

[RightWingAtheist]

ROFLMFAO!