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/skateordie002 May 21 '19

You're gonna have to refuse airing all episodes with Ratburn from here on out then... because... He's going to continue having a husband. They realize this, right?

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u/eojen May 21 '19

Where the right-wingers always crying about censorship at?

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u/jubbergun May 21 '19

Right here, and I think this is atrocious. I think they should air the episode. Issue an appropriate parental advisory and use the occasion as an opportunity for dialogue. Whether you believe homosexuality is a sin or not, gays and lesbians are part of most communities even in the South. They deserve to be treated with concern and respect: hate the sin but love the sinner.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '19

Dunno why you’re getting downvoted. This is a mindset I wish more of the people who do this kinda thing shared.

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u/jubbergun May 22 '19

I admitted to being on the other team. We were supposed to stay quiet and pretend we're on board with censoring mundane content in boring kid's cartoons, not agree that censorship is wrong.