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Mamacita

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Excellent article, Bede.

Hobson and his ilk remind me of the anti-communist frenzy of the 1950s --- people looking for "a commie under every bed." It seems they have not only invented an enemy to keep their "pro-family" business in business, but that they have to keep finding new evidence of the enemy, just to keep the cycle going.

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Alfred E. Neuman

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My apologies for the lack of seriousness in the tone of my post, Bede. This subject absolutely blows my gaskets. I understand that the Fed funding of PBS programs such as this puts the managers in subordinate position, but this mindless nonsense seems to be growing in our country and it frustrates the hell out of me.

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The Bede's American Successor

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quote:
Originally posted by Gort:
My apologies for the lack of seriousness in the tone of my post, Bede. This subject absolutely blows my gaskets. I understand that the Fed funding of PBS programs such as this puts the managers in subordinate position, but this mindless nonsense seems to be growing in our country and it frustrates the hell out of me.

What's to apologize for?

David Horsey should apologize for what he is doing to his son.

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Lamb Chopped
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quote:
But I lent [a book] to a classics student who then died, so it seemed inappropriate to ask for it back.
Ken, I read this as "I FED it to a classics student...." [Killing me]

Sorry, I'm easily amused.

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Laura
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quote:
Originally posted by Gort:
The Gay Plot™ to seduce our youth continues! The scheduled PBS animated show featuring Buster the Bunny has been condemned by the new US Secretary of Education for featuring the immoral rabbit visiting lesbians on a Vermont maple syrup farm! PBS has bowed to Fed pressure and has pulled the episode called "Sugertime!"

CNN Report

What's interesting is that I think Postcards from Buster is one of the best new kids' shows on PBS and is superior to the show that spun it off. A few weeks ago I saw an episode set in Lebanon or Jordan (I missed some of the show, obviously) where Buster was visiting people who were Lebanese Antiochan Christians and a baptism with service was one of the things Buster took part in. For those who don't know the gimmick, Buster is travelling around the world with his pilot dad and takes his camera to record what he sees. It's in part animated, but what Buster sees through his camera is live. They did a huge chunk of the service and Buster interviewing the priest, who explained why they baptised babies and why they had altar boys etcetera. God was ACTUALLY MENTIONED and in fact discussed a bit. It was not commented on except by Buster saying, "interesting" or asking more questions. I was totally blown away by how unedited it was. I give this show two thumbs up. Well I would. you know.

[fingers tangled]

[ 28. January 2005, 23:02: Message edited by: Laura ]

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mousethief

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I'm very sorry and disappointed with PBS for yanking the bunny show. From what I've read it sounds like it was in good taste, and they have a mandate to foster acceptance of diversity. Whatever one's religious views, children with any given parental set-up are still children, and still worthy of having their existence and way of life acknowledged.

I just don't understand the point of view that says "if we portray normal homosexual people as normal people, our children will be tempted to become homosexuals themselves." But maybe that's ex-hippus territory.

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Sine Nomine*

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quote:
Originally posted by Mousethief:
I just don't understand the point of view that says "if we portray normal homosexual people as normal people, our children will be tempted to become homosexuals themselves."

As best I can tell homosexuality is simultaneously extremely disgusting and terribly enticing. And very, very contagious. Much like tuberculosis you can catch it from just being in the same room as a carrier. Or even watching one on TV.

It's one of the greatest public health threats we face today.

...which is puzzling since I have a very attractive friend of the straight persuasion. I try to be in his presence as much as possible but he still hasn't succumbed. He must have natural anti-bodies to my body.

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St. Punk the Pious

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quote:
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
...which is puzzling since I have a very attractive friend of the straight persuasion. I try to be in his presence as much as possible but he still hasn't succumbed. He must have natural anti-bodies to my body.

Try watching SpongBob with him.

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The Bede's American Successor

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quote:
Originally posted by MarkthePunk:
quote:
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
...which is puzzling since I have a very attractive friend of the straight persuasion. I try to be in his presence as much as possible but he still hasn't succumbed. He must have natural anti-bodies to my body.

Try watching SpongBob with him.
Sine, maybe using SpongeBob with him in the shower would help.

(And Mark, it is SpongeBob, not SpongBob. You may have fantasies about the retired Bishop of Newark, but try to control yourself in public.)

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St. Punk the Pious

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Oh dear, that was an embarrassing typo. [Hot and Hormonal]

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Alfred E. Neuman

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If I am to be converted to the homosexual lifestyle, then let it be with images of someone I admire, not of a sea-dwelling sponge. Alas, it seems that is not to be.

Yours,
Robo-curious.

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The Bede's American Successor

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quote:
Originally posted by MarkthePunk:
Oh dear, that was an embarrassing typo. [Hot and Hormonal]

Oh, don't worry. We understand.

(I seem to be catching these interesting typos lately. Last Saturday, when +Nedi was consecrated the first Bishop Suffragan in our diocese, I caught a very interesting error on her Consecration Certificate after all 20 +/- bishops had signed and sealed it. Her certificate says "Bishop Coadjutor," not "Bishop Suffragan." When I pointed it out to the Diocesan Communication Guru, he was quick to point out that this is what was sent from the home office in New York.)

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Rossweisse

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quote:
Originally posted by The Bede's American Successor:
...I caught a very interesting error on her Consecration Certificate after all 20 +/- bishops had signed and sealed it. Her certificate says "Bishop Coadjutor," not "Bishop Suffragan." ...

I wonder what the legal types would say about that one...

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Nicolemr
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sine, a friend of mine holds out that the only difference between a straight man and a bi man is a 6-pack of beer. have you tried that? [Razz] [Big Grin]

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St. Punk the Pious

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A six pack of beer while watching SpongeBob SquarePants and . . . well, I don't want to think of such things.

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Zeke
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I heard something about the offending Buster episode on the radio this morning, and the person mentioning commented that it mainly consisted of seeing two women in a kitchen together. Makes you really worry about those church suppers, doesn't it? Of course I didn't see the evil abomination myself.

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Zeke
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Double-posted to add: Why is it that other people's lives have so much style? I don't think mine has all that much. That's about all you hear about these days, it seems sometimes, other people whose lives have all this "style." Goes with being exceptionally fashion-conscious, I suppose. [Biased]

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Sine Nomine*

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quote:
Originally posted by Zeke:
Why is it that other people's lives have so much style?

One of my very favoritest books is Quentin Crisp's "How to have a Lifestyle". Too funny.

But then of course he is the one who is reputed to have answered a U.S. Customs agent who asked if he was a practising homosexual, "No, I am perfect."

..and yes, nicole, I think that is frequently the case, which may be why said friend has never had more than two beers in my presence.

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Sine Nomine*

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quote:
Originally posted by Gort:
Alas, it seems that is not to be.

Actually I emailed Grits some pix last week. I hope you've got that crisp twenty all ready to mail.
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Kelly Alves

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HA! [Overused]

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Go Anne Go

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quote:
Originally posted by The Bede's American Successor:
[Speak for yourself. The bow tie on Reddenbacher was misleading. There are a few straight men that wear them.

Interestingly, I know a child psychiatrist who wears them all the time. Not because he is gay, but rather because if the children become disruptive and pull on it, unlike a long tie, which chokes you, the bow tie simply becomes undone.

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Kelly Alves

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.. the only people I know who wear bow ties are straight men.

Usually kind of nerdy straight men

Case in point, Senator Paul Simon.

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Goldfish Stew
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quote:
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
..and yes, nicole, I think that is frequently the case, which may be why said friend has never had more than two beers in my presence.

Buy double strength beer, and then you'll only have to figure out how to get one more into him.

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Sine Nomine*

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Of course he's a church musician so he's probably lying anyway.

...oh, sorry Riv.

[ 29. January 2005, 22:12: Message edited by: Sine Nomine ]

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Zeke
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Or else he's awfully lonely.

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Golden Key
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Here is Delusions of grandeur at "Focus on the Family" by Keith Olbermann of MSNBC. It seems that the Dobson groupies have been spamming him. This is his response.

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Kelly Alves

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Keith Olbermann is my new hero [Overused]

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Go Anne Go

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I just e-mailed Keith Olbermann because of that article, and for thoroughness I cc:ed Focus on the Family on that e-mail.

In short: I have a new and profound respect for Keith Olbermann, and less and less respect for Focus on the Family (if indeed I ever did.)

I also just came from listening to Jim Wallis speak. He had his own tale to tell about Focus on the Family. He sat in a room with the heads of them for hours and hours and finally got them to admit that really and truly gays were NOT responsible for the breakdown in the heterosexual family. According to him, they did indeed admit this. Of course their next line was:
"But we can't speak on behalf of our fundraising department."
Tells you just what you need to know.

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mousethief

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What a delightful man. Go, Keith Olbermann! Does he have a fan club?

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Go Anne Go

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This is the web, there's ALWAYS a fan club.

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Zeke
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No official club membership, but I have been a fan of his for quite a long time.

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Revelle

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Excellent article by Keith. My parents used to be subscribed to Focus on the Family magazines, which we have thankfully de-subscribed from. Mr. Dobson needs to check over what he's done, and maybe, just maybe, he should apologize for this blaring mistake.

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ChastMastr
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quote:
Originally posted by Nutmeg:
My boy also said kids would not think of homosexuality becuase two inanimate same sex cartoon characters held hands (get real). He did concede that if spongebob kissed Patrick on the lips there would be suspicions.

Do they have lips?

David
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ChastMastr
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quote:
Originally posted by Mousethief:
I just want to apologize for ever having listened to the "Focus on the Family" radio show, or purchased any of Dobson's books. Please forgive me.

I am willing to hear suggestions for a reasonable penance.

Having suffered through them is penance enough.

It could be worse. It could be "Talk Back with Bob Larson." [Ultra confused]

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ChastMastr
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quote:
Originally posted by Alan Cresswell:
That's the problem with beign a gay icon. Are any of them big strong "don't mess with me" types? We need to recruit Charles Bronson or Dirty "make my day, punk" Harry to the ranks of gay icons. Then they may have a chance.

We've got that guy from the Village People...

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ChastMastr
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quote:
Originally posted by Lurker McLurker™:
Whatever happened to the days of Big Hollywood epics like Spartacus and Ben Hur? When gay men lusted after muscular swordfighters, not members of boy bands and stuff?

[Hot and Hormonal] Er...

[Hot and Hormonal]

What David is not saying is that he spent an inordinate amount of time this very day downloading Steve Reeves screen-caps, without ever having read this post. Synchronicity lives

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ChastMastr
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quote:
Originally posted by Mousethief:
I think Dick Grayson was of age. Could be wrong, though.

Not when he debuted in 1939; he is now (and called Nightwing), but the present Robin (#3 in the series, Tim Drake) is underage.

Interestingly, one of the first "Wow! Comics have changed" moments for some people back in the 1980s was when Dick Grayson was shown in bed with his alien girlfriend Starfire in The New Teen Titans.

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ChastMastr
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quote:
Originally posted by ken:
Just say the word "furry" to ChastMastr of this parish, and vow never to log on to any of the relevant websites he then finds for you.

[Killing me] [Killing me] [Killing me]

quote:
Originally posted by Siegfried:
You know, there is more to the furry fandom than one sees on CSI or MTV. *sigh*

YES. And I'm not even a member of furry fandom per se.* Though I did once have a character on a certain MUCK... (Several of them, actually, and they were all -- mutants, angels, cosmic entities, purple rhinoceri, etc. -- involved in melodramatic TinyPlots.)

* I see it more as a character type than a genre per se.

David
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w_houle
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I rewrote this several times and lets try this
1. sponebob is gay, on so many different levels, but this has nothing to do with sexuality or being happy.
2. spongebob is a homo so what. Does anyone think their childen will take the (change their) sexuality to that of a cartoon housecleaning product?
3. some of the allure of homosexuality is it being taboo, the forbidden fruit. People who engage in homosexual acts feel as though they are getting away with something and usually do not seek affirmation through some lame a** cartoon. Anyone who does needs friends and therapy.
4. Spongebob is a childs cartoon. Children cannot pickup on the sexual subtext of a sponge let alone that since a sponge and a starfish hold hands that maybe little Tommy and little Jonny should try kissing.

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quote:
Originally posted by w_houle:
3. some of the allure of homosexuality is it being taboo, the forbidden fruit.

...a particularly unfortunate turn of phrase.
quote:
People who engage in homosexual acts feel as though they are getting away with something
[Killing me]

I need to go lie down now.

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Spongebob is far FAR too inane, pathetic, juvinile and uninteresting to have a subtext.

It's not a proper grown up programme like "The Simpsons".

If you want gay subtext in innocent cartoons, "Sharks Tale" is great.

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Finally, a sensible voice...

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And, from Matt of all people. Not usually the first to express sanity (which I guess is why he called himself the mad medic).

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quote:
Originally posted by 3M Matt:
If you want gay subtext in innocent cartoons, "Sharks Tale" is great.

Because of Ellen as Dorie? [Confused]

I don't think Bruce was modeled on Exodus; I think it's more AA.

...

Oh.

That's Finding Nemo, isn't it?

Dang. Shark's Tale is out of the theatres, isn't it? I wanted to see it... [Hot and Hormonal]

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This week's Time Magazine cover article on the 25 most influential evangelicals in America mentions Dobson. It doesn't mention the whole Spongebob fiasco. (Who I think the whole homosexuality thing is actually a cover against miscenegenation. What with Bob being a sponge (and yellow) and Patrick being a starfish (and pink). That's the real reason FoF doesn't mention Bob's crush on Sandy Squirrel.)

The article does however quote the White House on how it doesn't consider him particualrly influential, and not as influential as Dobson thinks he is.

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mousethief

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I loved Ellen Degeneres in Finding Nemo. Superb voice acting. Delightful caricature. I don't see how her "sexual preferences" have anything to do with that.

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Gill H

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Yawn. If you want gay subtext, go and watch X-Men 2. "Have you tried ... not being a mutant?" Cracks me up.
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It's an odd thing, this debate re: Spongebob et al -- I have heaps of gay friends, and I've never once wanted to engage in sex with another woman, not have really even given it much thought. It can't be that catching. [Big Grin] And of course, if sexuality were dependent upon being shown a certain lifestyle depicted in a positive light, then most gays would be straight. They're certainly saturated enough with straight imagery.

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quote:
Originally posted by Mousethief:
I loved Ellen Degeneres in Finding Nemo. Superb voice acting. Delightful caricature. I don't see how her "sexual preferences" have anything to do with that.

That would explain why, since seeing that movie, I keep wanting to have sex with a woman.

But can't remember how.

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Og: Thread Killer
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quote:
Originally posted by Go Anne Go:
...The article does however quote the White House on how it doesn't consider him particualrly influential, and not as influential as Dobson thinks he is.

Or his marketing department makes him out to be. [Mad]

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