Not SpongeBob SquarePants, too!
Demonstrating that those wacky Christian fundamentalists don't learn their lessons, witness the latest comic silliness and breathless concern over the rumor that SpongeBob SquarePants may be gay. Oh my.
From a Reuters story about the brouhaha, I particularly liked this turn of phrase as they point out that this isn't the first time, either:
Tinky Winky, the purse-toting purple Teletubbie, was in 1999 declared a homosexual role model by Rev. Jerry Falwell.
Oh joy! Oh delight! Just think of the rewards that would flow one's way, having been declared a "homosexual role model" by the "Reverend" Falwell.
And, in a related development, this supportive statement from Lorri J. Jean (CEO of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center):
We call on all organizations, especially those that purport to be pro-family, to end their attacks on youth, real or animated. We also invite SpongeBob to join the Center's recently formed gay-straight alliance of cartoon characters that includes Bugs Bunny, Tinky Winky, Waylon Smithers, and Batman and Robin.