Arthur Megathread - A thread for all fans of the critically acclaimed PBS children's show
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Both gays and rats carry terrible diseases, a gay rat is both of those combined.
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Alabased.
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Alabama should be more worried about raising its educational ranking in the United States than some cartoon.
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- 9 de Mar, 2015
Federal law, that over rules state law and gay weddings are allowed, so I don't see an issue with airing it. Even more so on public TV.
I do think lots of stuff gets forced and this is part of it, but really it's a thing and assuming the roughly stated % of 10. People will know, be invited and attend .. or protest, a gay union in thier lives.
I just don't see why people sperg so much. Oh wait, it's the internet.
I do think lots of stuff gets forced and this is part of it, but really it's a thing and assuming the roughly stated % of 10. People will know, be invited and attend .. or protest, a gay union in thier lives.
I just don't see why people sperg so much. Oh wait, it's the internet.
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Why the fuck am i paying (was paying) the BBC £150 a year to report on Alabama Public Television?
I suppose it's not like there is anything going on in the UK right now...
I suppose it's not like there is anything going on in the UK right now...
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When a new yorker tries to make fun of Alabama for their inbred ways but you remind them that New York was the first state to allow inbreeding.
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- 9 de Mar, 2015
This is totally really happening, and not at all hyperbole.
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This seems really, really specific.
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Facial recognition software stopped all the crime.
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- 6 de Ene, 2015
I'm torn since I'm glad to see someone standing up to fags, but people in Alabama are also really, really stupid. And also I liked the Arthur cartoon (which has been on the air for 22 years now? Jesus christ)
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- 29 de Jun, 2016
But how are young Alabamians going to understand gay marriage without Arthur?
This is a question America is asking in current year.
This is a question America is asking in current year.
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Shit leaves the anus
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- 10 de Abr, 2013
Good point. It's America's colon.
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- 17 de Ago, 2018
More like America's Islam.
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- 21 de Mar, 2019
Alabama Public Television says it won't air an episode of the children's show "Arthur" that featured a same-sex marriage.
"Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone" aired as the premiere for the show's 22nd season on May 13. But not in Alabama.
Programming director Mike McKenzie says Alabama Public Television has no plans to broadcast the episode.
The storyline about Mr. Ratburn's marriage conveys a positive message, he said. But while many parents will find it appropriate, many others will disagree, he said -- "either because their children are too young, or because of their beliefs."
"Our broadcast would take away the choice of parents who feel it is inappropriate," McKenzie told CNN in a statement.
The response to the decision
CNN has reached out to WGBH, which produces the series, and is waiting to hear back. PBS told CNN that its local channels decide what to put on the air in their markets.
"PBS Kids programs are designed to reflect the diversity of communities across the nation," PBS Kids' Maria Vera Whelan told CNN. "We believe it is important to represent the wide array of adults in the lives of children who look to PBS Kids every day."
The show's creator told CNN he felt like the episode was a responsibility they had with Arthur.
Mark Brown cited his friend Fred Rogers, better known as Mister Rogers, who taught him how television could be used to help children in families.
"So many of us have have family or friends who are gay who are not represented in the media," Brown says. "We have people in our family that are gay and raising children and looking for things to validate their families."
The ceremony is a literal wink and nod
The episode doesn't specifically address Ratburn's sexuality or show a marriage ceremony.
"Who is Mr. Ratburn marrying?" Muffie, one of the character, asks.
The scene then cuts to Mr. Ratburn, their third-grade teacher walking down the aisle with Patrick, a chocolate maker. Patrick simply answers the children with a wink.
To see the episode for yourself, view the episode by clicking here.
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation called the station's decision censorship and mean-spirited.
"TV worlds often reflect our actual world and today that includes LGBTQ parents and families," GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis told CNN in a statement.
"LGBTQ parents and their children deserve to see themselves reflected in media and if leadership of this public broadcasting station cannot serve the interests of the entire public, it's time to find someone who can."
Not the first backlash
It's not the first time that "Arthur" has experienced backlash for addressing real-world situations.
A 2005 episode of the spinoff show, "Postcards from Buster" had then-Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings writing a letter to PBS, asking it to refund the education grants used to create the episode, "Sugartime!"
In it, the character Buster visited a couple of actual families in Vermont, and the kids showed him how to make maple sugar and cheese. Two of those families were headed by lesbian couples.
"Many parents would not want their young children exposed to the lifestyles portrayed in this episode," Spellings said at the time.
The episode actually never aired outside of Boston.
Boston PBS station WGBH ran it; PBS decided not to distribute it.
https://web.archive.org/web/2019052...hur-alabama-public-television-trnd/index.html
I personally think they should've aired it. APT's decision not to air it just because of the same-sex wedding reminds me too much of when Alex Jones got censored on Twitter. This decision just screams 'censorship' to me.
What do you think?
"Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone" aired as the premiere for the show's 22nd season on May 13. But not in Alabama.
Programming director Mike McKenzie says Alabama Public Television has no plans to broadcast the episode.
The storyline about Mr. Ratburn's marriage conveys a positive message, he said. But while many parents will find it appropriate, many others will disagree, he said -- "either because their children are too young, or because of their beliefs."
"Our broadcast would take away the choice of parents who feel it is inappropriate," McKenzie told CNN in a statement.
The response to the decision
CNN has reached out to WGBH, which produces the series, and is waiting to hear back. PBS told CNN that its local channels decide what to put on the air in their markets.
"PBS Kids programs are designed to reflect the diversity of communities across the nation," PBS Kids' Maria Vera Whelan told CNN. "We believe it is important to represent the wide array of adults in the lives of children who look to PBS Kids every day."
The show's creator told CNN he felt like the episode was a responsibility they had with Arthur.
Mark Brown cited his friend Fred Rogers, better known as Mister Rogers, who taught him how television could be used to help children in families.
"So many of us have have family or friends who are gay who are not represented in the media," Brown says. "We have people in our family that are gay and raising children and looking for things to validate their families."
The ceremony is a literal wink and nod
The episode doesn't specifically address Ratburn's sexuality or show a marriage ceremony.
"Who is Mr. Ratburn marrying?" Muffie, one of the character, asks.
The scene then cuts to Mr. Ratburn, their third-grade teacher walking down the aisle with Patrick, a chocolate maker. Patrick simply answers the children with a wink.
To see the episode for yourself, view the episode by clicking here.
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation called the station's decision censorship and mean-spirited.
"TV worlds often reflect our actual world and today that includes LGBTQ parents and families," GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis told CNN in a statement.
"LGBTQ parents and their children deserve to see themselves reflected in media and if leadership of this public broadcasting station cannot serve the interests of the entire public, it's time to find someone who can."
Not the first backlash
It's not the first time that "Arthur" has experienced backlash for addressing real-world situations.
A 2005 episode of the spinoff show, "Postcards from Buster" had then-Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings writing a letter to PBS, asking it to refund the education grants used to create the episode, "Sugartime!"
In it, the character Buster visited a couple of actual families in Vermont, and the kids showed him how to make maple sugar and cheese. Two of those families were headed by lesbian couples.
"Many parents would not want their young children exposed to the lifestyles portrayed in this episode," Spellings said at the time.
The episode actually never aired outside of Boston.
Boston PBS station WGBH ran it; PBS decided not to distribute it.
https://web.archive.org/web/2019052...hur-alabama-public-television-trnd/index.html
I personally think they should've aired it. APT's decision not to air it just because of the same-sex wedding reminds me too much of when Alex Jones got censored on Twitter. This decision just screams 'censorship' to me.
What do you think?
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- 16 de Ene, 2018
Should've aired it.
It's pretty fucking hypocritical. It's taking away the choice of parents who think it's fine. You already had a choice if you disagreed with a cartoon having DA GAYS - you turned the TV off and told your kids that you're a control freak douchebag.
Shit's no different from parents bawww'ing over video games having violence or Animaniacs having sex jokes. This isn't parenting, it's forcing everyone to parent your way (while completely ignoring your own parenting duties.)
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- 4 de Mayo, 2019
It's their network they're allowed not to air what they don't want to air. The guys who own the show can give the rights to another Alabama TV channel if they're unhappy.
This annoys me every fucking goddamn time, I'm a faggot, I never needed to see other faggots on TV to feel "represented".
This is what I'm talking about, "deserve", this fucking goddamn cultural bullshit of "I deserve this" and "I deserve that". You're not owed shit, you're an exception get over it and neck yourself already.