NYT: Conservatives Pick Soft Target: A Cartoon Sponge

[madinmaryland]

Is this what we have to look forward to for the next four years?

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 - On the heels of electoral victories barring same-sex marriage, some influential conservative Christian groups are turning their attention to a new target: the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants.

"Does anybody here know SpongeBob?" Dr. James C. Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family, asked the guests Tuesday night at a black-tie dinner for members of Congress and political allies to celebrate the election results.

SpongeBob needed no introduction. In addition to his popularity among children, who watch his cartoon show, he has become a well-known camp figure among adult gay men, perhaps because he holds hands with his animated sidekick Patrick and likes to watch the imaginary television show "The Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy."

on edit: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/20/politics/20sponge.html

:wtf:

[Davis_X_Machina]

1. This redefines 'pathetic'. n/t

[Tesla]

7. Poor SpongeBob, I love him

Some Christians see evil in everything!!!!


I wonder who is next!!!
Watch out Chip and Dale!!!

[madinmaryland]

8. ugh! Not Chip and Dale!

They've already done these guys in.

[WildClarySage]

2. Is no children's television show safe from these morans?

[asthmaticeog]

3. Both presidents named Bush

hold hands with their real-life sidekicks the Saudi Royal Family.

Literally!

Odd how there's no idiotic fundie queer-panic over THAT.

[Gman]

4. El Linko??

[LostInAnomie]

5. These are the same people who want to take sex ed. out of schools

If they cant explain that to kids how the hell do they expect to explain sex?

[meegbear]

6. And look what Landover Baptist discovered ....

Read about it here ...

http://www.landoverbaptist.org/news0403/spongebob.html

[Moderator]

9. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1167150&mesg_id=1167150