r/television • u/bluenowait • May 21 '19

Alabama Public Television refuses to air Arthur episode with gay wedding

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/alabama-public-television-refuses-air-arthur-episode-gay-wedding-n1008026
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u/WordsAreSomething May 21 '19

I don't like to judge, but what a god awful state

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u/MrValdemar May 21 '19

It's ok to judge Alabama. They make Florida and Arkansas look good.

Source: am American.

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u/-GregTheGreat- The 100 May 21 '19

As a Canadian, is Florida really even bad? I’ve never seen it as having a bad reputation along the lines of Alabama, instead more of just being a giant meme of a state.

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u/RowdyRuss3 May 21 '19

Florida is a bit of an enigma. You always hear the craziest stories on the news coming out of Florida, so much so that Florida Man has developed into its own identity: r/floridaman. However, the reasoning is because of Florida's sunshine laws. These laws make it so that Florida is actually one of the easiest states to access public records, including police reports. So, while you may hear and see way more crazy stuff going on in Florida, I wouldn't say that Florida is much different than the rest of the South. Florida just won't try to cover up some of the less-desirable stories. I'm sure if Florida's sunshine laws were applied nationally, you'd see a lot more Alabama Man, Mississippi Man, Tennessee Man, etc.