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The Tampa Tribune has pulled a controversial column that alleged Disney is indoctrinating children with its "pro-gay agenda." The column, which was highlighted by Media Matters, had also drawn criticism from gay rights activists and Florida journalists.
On August 11, Douglas MacKinnon, who is listed on the since-pulled column as "Tribune staff," argued that Disney has been engaged in an underhanded effort to wrongly "indoctrinate" children. He also contended the company is trying to subtly push an agenda through its children's programming.
The piece, titled, "Disney's pro-gay agenda is disturbing," quoted an anonymous "former Disney executive" saying, "the company has taken direct aim at children to indoctrinate them about gay lifestyles and gay marriage through shows it airs on The Disney Channel and Disney XD."
MacKinnon later added:
The former executive said one of the more subtle techniques is to incorporate the colors of the gay-pride flag in as many shots as possible. The colors are woven in as a wink and nod to the gay community and show up on shirts, hats, posters, stacked cups and rings. The practice has been picked up by other children's networks and national advertisers. Disney also pushes the gay agenda by introducing openly gay characters and couples on its children's programing. Again, that is their right, but should they be in the business of entertaining children or indoctrinating them?
Sure Disney might be trying to indoctrinate children into the gay lifestyle, OR they might simply be reflecting changing social mores in their programming.
Besides what does this guy expect from an organization who has a famous character who is raising three young boys on his own while walking around without any pants on?
You know, if these people weren't so afraid of anyone not exactly like them, this would not be an issue.
ReplyDeleteColors? Really? I guess then the NBC peacock was an early attempt to indoctrinate us? The flag colors are all the primary colors...what is a set decorator to do...use pink and white and black? This is so idiotic. And that's not even mentioning that being gay is not a choice, so little girls won't choose to stay away from men. I read where they thought "Frozen" was pushing
homosexuality. The girls were sisters! Sisters. You know, born of the same parents. And they each ended up with a man, not a woman, so if this was pro-gay, someone screwed up. Oh, and the color I recall from "Frozen?" White. Ice blue.
I have a young friend who just got her first teaching job, and is going to share a house with the band director, another young woman. Do you think people are going to infer that these two vital, beautiful young women are gay? Probably not (they aren't.) But what if it were two young men?
We have come a long way, but we have far far to go.
A little OT, but it seems as if Donald Duck, in addition to being an exhibitionist, is also a cannibal! Looks like the Comics Code fell short on that one!
ReplyDeleteRabbit wasn't in season...
DeleteYou can lead a girl to a vagina, but you can't make her eat.
ReplyDeleteI would agree with you if you had said: "....But you can't make her ENJOY it."
DeleteThis so-called journalist is mistaking indoctrination for teaching children to be tolerant. I'm not a fan of Disney, but I certainly wish more media conglomerates would also teach tolerance and acceptance.
ReplyDeleteIn the early days of the Disney Channel, they would run little "music videos" between shows. One was a compilation of Donald Duck clips set to a song called "Do the No-Pants Dance". Wish I had it now!
ReplyDeleteYou got it!
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtG3ayixcwU
Oh, I remember the gnashing of veneers, false teeth falling out and peal clutching when Disneyland started "Gay Days at Disney".
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, a former executive (read disgruntled bible thumper) find offense in the wholesome portrayal of families that exist in society? There's no REAL news to report, so why not pick on minorities to hold back your own latent homosexuality and show the world what an utter fool you are?
Colors effect sexual orientation? Who knew?
All fables and fairy tales have strange stuff going on. Three Blind Mice. Yeah, lets torture three visually impaired rhodents by chopping of their tails while singing a song. I don't recall Mickey/Minnie getting married, Popeye and Olive Oyle neither, and her child from a previous relationship (probably with Mr Wimpy), Sweepea.