On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 1:25 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Although Henson et al have repeatedly rejected the notion that Bert and > Ernie are gay, essentially stating that Muppets are Muppets, and thus are > not sexual in any way, Baby Gonzo (recognized as a boy in the series) gets > to wear a dress and teach the other Muppet Babies that it isn’t nice to > tease others based on the clothing they wear. > > > https://www.out.com/television/2021/7/26/muppet-babies-just-celebrated-gender-variant-kids-best-way > > Right wing media is gonna lose their sh*t over this. For me personally, > I’ve never liked the Muppet Babies, and really didn’t like the reboot, so I > don’t know how many social issues it tackles. This specific issue is of > great importance to a certain percentage of the population, and it is sure > to generate words from both sides of the issue. > Disney isn't going to make a decision to do something like this without getting advice from stakeholder groups (parents, teachers, pediatricians) and going to Legal and PR departments to anticipate the backlash. Right Wing Media manufacture outrage, that's what they do. But the audience is always becoming more fractured and the demographic of white evangelicals has gotten much smaller and older in the last few decades and they just don't have the leverage they did 20 years ago. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGHMXR7ZTKw8dAsPwzqhDB8Z2KnzKv-THUJYGCcaXGM7g%40mail.gmail.com.
