Students Protest Anti-gay SpongeBob Flap

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/01/013005spongeUpdt.htm

Students at a suburban New York City middle school have come to SpongeBob's defense. About a half-dozen students at James A. Farley Middle School in Stony Point donned SpongeBob SquarePants clothing Friday to support the cartoon character's right to be himself.

Earlier this month Christian fundamentalists declared that a pro-tolerance music video featuring SpongeBob and aimed at school kids has a gay subtext. The video will be sent to 61,000 elementary schools in March.

"On the surface, the project may appear to be a worthwhile attempt to foster greater understanding of cultural differences," said Ed Vitagliano editor of the Mississippi-based American Family Association's monthly newsletter.

[Ian David]

1. James A. Farley Middle School

Students wear SpongeBob gear to show tolerance
White Plains Journal News, NY - Jan 29, 2005
STONY POINT — About a half-dozen James A. Farley Middle School students sported SpongeBob SquarePants pajamas or pants yesterday in support of the cartoon ...
http://www.nyjournalnews.com/newsroom/012905/b0129spongebob.html

Tsunami becomes focus in class
White Plains Journal News, NY - Jan 8, 2005
... Fifth-graders at James A. Farley Middle School in Stony Point are selling blue ribbons with the goal of raising $2,000. • Yonkers ...
http://www.nyjournalnews.com/newsroom/010805/b01p08tsunamiclass.html

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Spongebob is just a minor figure in the gayification of our school
children.

Now, I am going to couch my statements in the language of
intolerance for the benefit of the fundies.

The Gay Sponge isn't even the focal-point of the diversity
training.

Who is the centerpiece?

Sesame Street!



That's right. Elmo is part of the Liberal Agenda!

Want proof?

Here's Elmo with left-wing pundit Jon Stewart


Also appearing on Sesame Street over the years:
Rosie O'Donnel (lesbian)
Harvey Fierstein (extremely gay)
Liberace (quintessentially gay)
Flip Wilson (cross-dresser)
Whoopie Goldberg (bisexual)
Ellen DeGeneres (lesbian)
Elton John (gay to the extreme)
Margaret Cho {militant lesbian feminist who compares being fisted
to being a Muppet and has ties to GLAAD and MoveOn}


http://gaytoday.badpuppy.com/garchive/world/052797wo.htm

Anyway, here's a list of all the cartoons, companies and
individuals the fundies need to boycott to "protect" our children
from the evils of tolerance:

Over 100 Beloved Children's Characters Unite in Unprecedented
Recording November 10, 2004

November 10, 2004, NEW YORK – Arthur, Barney, Bear, Big Bird,
Clifford, JoJo and SpongeBob, as well as over 100 other beloved
children's characters, have united to re-record the smash hit
"We Are Family" in an unprecedented music video to

promote tolerance and diversity to America's children. The video,
which demonstrates to children the importance of togetherness
embodied in the word “family”, will be distributed to 61,000
public and private elementary schools in the United States on
March 11, 2005, in celebration of the proposed National We Are
Family Day.
<snip>
The video also features cameo appearances by Bill Cosby {adulterer
and accused fondler} , Diana Ross and Whoopi Goldberg {race-mixing
bisexual}. A PSA will also air in Crown Theatres across the
nation.

More:
http://www.wearefamilyfoundation.org/Article_PR_ChildDVD.htm

Arthur- PBS / WGBH
Barney- PBS / WGBH
Bear in the Big Blue House- Playhouse Disney
Big Bird- PBS (Sponsored by MacDonalds)
Clifford the Big Red Dog- PBS
JoJo's Circus- Disney
SpongeBob- Nickelodeon
Between the Lions- PBS
Blue's Clues-PBS
Bob the Builder-PBS
The Book of Pooh-Disnet
Dora the Explorer-- PBS and Noggin,
Jimmy Neutron- Nickelodeon
Kim Possible- Nickelodeon
Lilo & Stitch: The Series- Nickelodeon
Madeline- PBS
The Magic School Bus- PBS
The Muppet Show- Disney
The Proud Family- PBS
Rugrats- Nickelodeon
Zoom- WGBH Boston
Thomas & Friends- HIT Entertainment {hosted by George Carlin,
blasphemer}
Pingu- HIT Entertainment
Rubbadubbers- HIT Entertainment
The Wiggles- HIT Entertainment
Babar- Nelvana
Franklin- Nelvana
Maurice Sendak's Little Bear- Nelvana
The Berenstain Bears- Nelvana
Beyblade- Nelvana
Dragon Tales- Sesame Workshop
Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat- Sesame Workshop
Sesame Street- Sesame Workshop
Clifford The Big Red Dog- Scholastic Entertainment
Clifford's Puppy Days- Scholastic Entertainment
I SPY (HBO Family)- Scholastic Entertainment
The Magic School Bus (The Learning Channel), starring Lily
Tomlin{lesbian}- Scholastic Entertainment
Dear America- Scholastic Entertainment
Animorphs- Scholastic Entertainment
Goosebumps {already banned by fundies}- Scholastic Entertainment
Maya & Miguel PBS KIDS GO!- Scholastic Entertainment
The Baby-sitters Club- Scholastic Entertainment
The Indian in the Cupboard - Scholastic Entertainment
The Mighty- Scholastic Entertainment
Philip Pullman trilogy- Scholastic Entertainment
His Dark Materials, for New Line Cinema- Scholastic Entertainment
The Koala Brothers- Cookie Jar Entertainment
Postcards from Buster- Cookie Jar Entertainment


Companies:
The Anti-Defamation League
Crown Theatres
Disney Channel
FedEx
Nickelodeon
HIT Entertainment
Nile Rodgers/Sony Publishing
The Bernard Edwards Estate/Warner Chapel
Nelvana
Scholastic Entertainment
Sesame Workshop
Toni Mendez Shapiro Estate
WGBH
PBS
Guinness World Records (HIT Entertainment)
Corus Entertainment (owns Nelvana)
New Line Cinema
Spellbound Entertainment
Cookie Jar Entertainment
TV Ontario
Marc Brown Studios
Discovery Kids
The Discovery Channel

Yes, the fundies have some MAJOR boycotting to do!

So, if you are a fundie, PLEASE TELL YOUR CHILDREN TO BOYCOTT
ALL OF THOSE!

And good luck not being murdered by your children in your sleep.

But, on the plus side, your kids can still watch:

Veggie Tales


And from James Dobson's Focus on {your} Family:

The Ribbits


Yes, Dobson has his own cartoon featuring frogs with erections:



The New Zoo Revue:


And of course, Davey and Goliath

(While not fundamentalist, Davey and Goliath are a
Christian-produced show that often speaks of faith and God despite
the subtle homo-erotic-beastiality undertones and the pagan
"Maypole Dance" episode).

Yes, my fundie friends. Tell your children the only cartoons they
can watch are Dave and Goliath, Veggie Tales, and The Ribbits.

And this is what you are in for:




YOUR JESUS IS POWERLESS BEFORE OF ELMO!!

Good luck, fundies. Now, remember, tell your children: No
Spongebob. No Elmo. No Wiggles. No PBS. No Disney. No Nickelodeon.
No muppets.

When they come for Spongebob, all the cartoon characters will
stand beside him, and we will stand with them. When they come for
Spongebob, we will all stand and say...

"I am Spongebob!"

"I am Spongebob!"



"I AM SPONGEBOB!!"

[TheMightyFavog]

6. No way fundies would watch Davy and Goliath...

It's run by those Eeee-vuhl librulhs known as the ELCA!

[gordianot]

2. I support Spongebob's right to be an aesexual sponge.

Actually a male role for a sponge is a bit of a biological reach. Any Sponge with a gender identity of any kind is asking to end up on someones kitchen sink.

They have gone too far attacking Spongebob. A cause we can all support.

[OneBlueSky]

3. I'm a Stony Pointer, and Farley Middle School is where I vote . . .

kudos to these kids, who seem to have their heads screwed on straight despite living in an ultra-conservative community . . . gives me a modicum of hope for the younger generation . . .

[BTTB]

4. I strike again.

The fundies are really streching it.

They just want to hear their own voices. It's like a group of 2 year olds banging pots and yelling gibberish at the top of their lungs.

To this, I say, fuck you. Get a life, and stop hiding behind the deity you call "God". No God of mine would hate his own children.

[gordianot]

5. Good point

If God did not like diversity there would not be so much diversity. I intend to try that next time I hear a complaint from a fundie.