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Disney incenses right wing

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Thursday, January 30, 2014 5:36 PM

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

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The Disney Channel introduced its first-ever gay couple on the popular family series Good Luck Charlie in a groundbreaking episode Sunday.

Parents Amy and Bob Duncan, played by Leigh-Allyn Baker and Eric Allan Kramer, set up a playdate for preschooler daughter Charlie (Mia Talerico). Little Charlie's new friend, it turns out, has two mothers.

"This particular storyline was developed under consultancy of child development experts and community advisors," a spokesperson said this week. "Like all Disney Channel programming, it was developed to be relevant to kids and families around the world and to reflect themes of diversity and inclusiveness."

Hundreds of the show's fans went online to welcome the controversial development, which was also met with the obligatory backlash from critics. The right-wing group One Million Moms, best known for a failed boycott against JCPenney after the chain hired Ellen DeGeneres, condemned it. http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2014/01/good-luck-charlie-introduces
-disney-channels-first-gay-couple/

American Family Association’s One Million Moms (who are not even close to that number), who had sent out a hysterical email when the episode was first announced, has made an online petition urging parents to email advertisers to pull their ads ( http://www.webpronews.com/disney-show-angers-one-million-moms-with-gay
-couple-2014-01). I guess they didn’t realize that the show has only one more episode to go.

They claim the company "plans to “corrupt the children’s network with LGBT content.” The group warned that if Good Luck Charlie "goes through with introducing LGBT content, then the floodgates will be opened for all programs on the Disney Channel – a trend that will be almost impossible to stop.” ( http://www.towleroad.com/2014/01/good-luck-charlie-features-disney-cha
nnels-first-gay-couple-video.html)

Their minions – and other bigots — took to Twitter and displayed their usual intolerance:

I guess these jerks don't know much about Walt, who, tho' a conservative, wasn't blindly so: “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.”

They obviously also don't know that Disney Parks’ Gay Days — which they have hosted since 1991 — have become one of the largest gay pride events in the world. It is estimated that over 150,000 attend this event at the company’s parks, worldwide. The Disney Company implemented health benefits for same-sex partners in 1995 ( http://www.ibtimes.com/walt-disney-world-gay-friendly-oh-so-republican
-797769) and opened their “Fairy Tale Wedding” ( https://www.disneyweddings.com/weddings/locations/) packages to same-sex couples in 2007. Disney opposed the Defense of Marriage Act and signed an amicus brief for the Supreme Court last February ( http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/why-disney-viacom-cbs-decided
-430984). Disney now boasts its first openly gay president, George Kalogridis. The Disney Company’s record on gay rights has come a long way since the night in the 1970s when a security guard separated a gay couple on a Disneyland dance floor.

The Disney Company is recognized by Diversity Inc. as one of their “25 noteworthy companies.” Not only is the company gay-friendly, but it extends its diversity from the boardroom to management to the lowliest street sweeper.

I guess ignorance is bliss...among other things. Maybe some should give a bit of thought to their kids' education and learn to spell, before screaming about "holsum" entertainment... Just a thought.

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Thursday, January 30, 2014 5:43 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Peppermint Patty was gay.

Just sayin' .

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

I'm just a red pill guy in a room full of blue pill addicts.

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

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Thursday, January 30, 2014 5:46 PM

BYTEMITE

People don't actually use the godhatesfags tag unironically, do they?

I mean I thought even homophobes hate the WBC because they also picket military funerals.

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Thursday, January 30, 2014 5:50 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
People don't actually use the godhatesfags tag unironically, do they?

I mean I thought even homophobes hate the WBC because they also picket military funerals.

They picket ALL funerals where there is high media attention. School shootings, Amish kids, Military heroes, doesn't matter. If there's a camera there, WBC will be out in force.

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

I'm just a red pill guy in a room full of blue pill addicts.

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

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Thursday, January 30, 2014 5:51 PM

BYTEMITE

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Peppermint Patty was gay.

Just sayin' .

Nah, nah, Marcie was gay, Peppermint Patty was bi, but in an open relationship with Marcie.

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Thursday, January 30, 2014 6:20 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Peppermint Patty was gay.

Just sayin' .

Nah, nah, Marcie was gay, Peppermint Patty was bi, but in an open relationship with Marcie.

OK, Sir!

Thanks for clarifying!

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

I'm just a red pill guy in a room full of blue pill addicts.

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

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Friday, January 31, 2014 12:15 AM

1KIKI

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

RUSH LIMBAUGH is a BLUE PILL ADDICT!

As evidence of "rape mentality"
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 8:11 PM
MAL4PREZ
And just remember, according to Rappy, the term befitting a women who wants the insurance she pays for to cover medications affecting her reproductive organs is whore

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 4:23 PM
little rappy
The term applies

And this is Geezer being non-partisan ... HAHAHA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ...

Dem Super Pac slams Obamacare because it really sucks and will cause herpes
Geezer
So some Democrats are running on pointing out that the Healthcare.gov rollout was an unmitigated disaster.

I feel so vindicated.

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Friday, February 7, 2014 2:29 PM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

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5-year-old Disney star gets death threats when her show introduces same-sex couple

Police are investigating death threats against 5-year-old Disney Channel actress Mia Talerico. The "Good Luck Charlie" starlet has been the target of anonymous harassment and threats against her life posted online.

Talerico began receiving disturbing messages on her Instagram page in January, TMZ reported, including graphic images and calls for her to "die in hell." Her mother contacted Disney's security, which in turn contacted the LAPD.

"Good Luck Charlie," one of Disney's most popular shows, recently made headlines for featuring the first openly gay couple on the network in a Jan. 26 episode. A lesbian couple was worked into the story line — and managed to cause outrage among conservative parenting groups — but the uproar will only be around one episode. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/mia-talerico-disney-ch
ild-star-target-death-threats-article-1.1604212#ixzz2sfJC5SqC

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"Die Mia, F**king Die in hell! Kill yourself, you deserve to die."

The suspect then sent a picture of Mia's head with a bloody fist covering it ... with this message, "Yes, kill you stupid bitch." http://www.tmz.com/2014/02/03/mia-talerico-disney-death-threats-good-l
uck-charlie/#ixzz2sfJnL0FJ

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Friday, February 7, 2014 2:41 PM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

I remember the time Disney Studios pissed of the Right-wingers by extending insurance benefits to all partners of its staff, regardless of sexuality. Recognizing that a large percentage of creative people-- artists, writers, designers, actors and musicians--, the folks who work for Disney, are gay. Include 'em all in the family, help take care of 'em all.

Ther are other things to be unhappy with Ol' Walt, and his company, about, but that's not one of them .

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