Arthur Megathread - A thread for all fans of the critically acclaimed PBS children's show

[break these cuffs]

Isn't this late and gay or did that thread get deleted?

 

[Crichax]

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.

I think they should've aired it, and let the parents decide if they want to let their kids watch it or not. APT is on the same level as the censoring left-wing companies like Twitter for me for essentially wanting to make their catalog of shows pander to control freak, anti-gay parents.

I 100% agree with you about the representation argument, though. Brown completely fucked up.

 

[Doc Cassidy]

Makes sense, brainwashing kids into thinking that deviant lifestyles are normal at the point in their development when they're highly suggestible is fucked up.

 

[Pope Negro Joe the XIIIth]

"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."

List of dramatic television series with LGBT characters: 1970s–2000s - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

"There's just so little gay representation that is HAS to be in a show for children!"

Mmm-hmmm.

 

[Ido]

Not airing it gives it significantly more attention (vis online journalists) then it would've had if they just aired it and let the parents decide.

Theres a reason why people are ditching cable for Netflix, broadcasters. This is one of them.

 

[Chin of Campbell]

They should stop airing Arthur because it's a fucking zombie show, not because it has fags in it (though that helps). If your kid is still watching TV and not DVDs or streams of actual good cartoons from the 80s and 90s you might as well just get in the car and turn it on without opening the garage door.

 

[ProgKing of the North]

Makes sense, brainwashing kids into thinking that deviant lifestyles are normal at the point in their development when they're highly suggestible is fucked up.

So at worst a couple more kids experiment with gayness before realizing, nope, they were straight all along (because sexuality isn’t a choice). Big fucking deal.

Also who gives a shit if something’s “deviant” or “normal”? That doesn’t make it good or bad.

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

List of dramatic television series with LGBT characters: 1970s–2000s - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

"There's just so little gay representation that is HAS to be in a show for children!"

Mmm-hmmm.

"validation" is a horrible term. Just admit Dad never had time and you weren't cool in junior high, ffs.

 

[Exceptionally Exceptional]

And I say hey!
I knew that rat was gay,
That he took cock all fucking day,
Now lets all laugh at him together, hey.

 

[Scarlett Johansson]

Well the jokes about nails for breakfast just took on a whole new meaning.

Honestly I thought Francine was gonna come out.

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

But are they ever going to explain why Arthur has a pet dog yet like 3 of his classmates are dogs too?

 

[Commander X]

Woke people are always concerned about "representation" in media, especially cartoons, because they themselves are mental children.

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

But are they ever going to explain why Arthur has a pet dog yet like 3 of his classmates are dogs too?

Dogs are slaves in the world of Arthur, that's why the janitor (who does it for free) is a dog.

 

[Kari Kamiya]

But are they ever going to explain why Arthur has a pet dog yet like 3 of his classmates are dogs too?

Or why it is Francine's cat sounds like a Bond villain? Wait, no, that's accurate.

Kate talking with an accent in her Rugrats-lite episodes doesn't make sense, though.

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

But are they ever going to explain why Arthur has a pet dog yet like 3 of his classmates are dogs too?

It'd be like explaining why Pluto is Mickey's pet, yet Goofy is capable of living on his own. There's too much logistical pain going on someone would develop an aneurysm trying to explain it or understand it.

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

Dogs are slaves in the world of Arthur, that's why the janitor (who does it for free) is a dog.

big think

 

[Guts Gets Some]

It's not like this is a new thing.

Anybody remember the replacement teacher from Hey Arnold?

They did everything short of a gay wedding with this guy: He's obsessed with theater and poetry; he shares his initials and his family name with the only '80s celebrity less believably heterosexual than Michael Jackson; Helga, who was the best character on the show and got the most screentime of anyone but Arnold, routinely derides him for being a fag using every insult that could conceivably get greenlit for Nickelodeon at the time, including calling him a throw pillow in his very first episode; the woman he replaced left teaching to become a professional golfer; his voice actor's openly gay; and Arnold and Helga once crashed his Thanksgiving, only to find Mama Simmons giving her son shit for bringing his boyfriend over.

The Thanksgiving clip's from '98.

God, I love Hey Arnold.
Best of all, it was there and totally normal and grounded in reality. Not on a pedastal, idealized, or even *that* obvious (at least to kids).

True equality, where everyone can just be themselves and not have them thought better or worse for it. If everyone else could learn this is how you write diverse characters.
And I literally don't know a single person from my age group who didn't watch this show and not love it, and look at how colorful it was in regards to male and female ratios, race, sexuality, age, home lives, etc.

Now, I'm sad about the current climate of writing.... for kids or otherwise.

 

[Elpizo]

Well unfortunately, an article said that PBS was accused for making Mr. Ratburn gay.

PBS Accused of 'Brainwashing' Kids After 'Arthur' Features a Gay Wedding

The animated PBS television series "Arthur" premiered the first episode of its 22nd season Monday, and to the surprise of some viewers, it was revealed that Arthur's teacher Mr. Ratburn is gay.

www1.cbn.com

 

[Trilby]

God, I love Hey Arnold.
Best of all, it was there and totally normal and grounded in reality. Not on a pedastal, idealized, or even *that* obvious (at least to kids).

True equality, where everyone can just be themselves and not have them thought better or worse for it. If everyone else could learn this is how you write diverse characters.
And I literally don't know a single person from my age group who didn't watch this show and not love it, and look at how colorful it was in regards to male and female ratios, race, sexuality, age, home lives, etc.

"Hey Arnold!" was the best way to do it.

Now, I'm sad about the current climate of writing.... for kids or otherwise.

Me too.

Well unfortunately, an article said that PBS was accused for making Mr. Ratburn gay.

PBS Accused of 'Brainwashing' Kids After 'Arthur' Features a Gay Wedding

The animated PBS television series "Arthur" premiered the first episode of its 22nd season Monday, and to the surprise of some viewers, it was revealed that Arthur's teacher Mr. Ratburn is gay.

www1.cbn.com

Pat Robertson never lets his guard down, does he?

 

[Ambidextype]

I think I miss the years when cartoon put the gay characters but they go by it with the show don't tell approach. I find it loses its magic when one of the character goes from subtle to explicitly showing it. So far the only cartoon that's remaining in its subtle representation is Spongebob Squarepants. We all know he is gay.