Ugandan journalist notes how children enjoy ‘gay character’ SpongeBob SquarePants

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  1. That There Other David  15 Jan 2013, 2:38pm  Report
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    “Akumu writes of her niece asking her mother ‘Is that a man or a woman?’ after watching two male characters “caressing” on television. The journalist said: “That was the week before she came home and told me a boy at their school is gay.””

    Wow. We’re getting really good at this gay agenda thing aren’t we?

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  2. Doesn’t this just add weight to the view that bigotry is something children learn, rather than human nature?

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  3. Tigra 07  15 Jan 2013, 5:01pm  Report
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    Did anyone else read the title and think this would be a typical rant about evil gays?

    Nice to know there’s one smart person in Uganda. Make him President before he leaves! QUICK!

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      1. That There Other David  15 Jan 2013, 5:34pm  Report
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        It’s nice to actually have someone stating that there’s nothing to fear isn’t it? Mind you, I suspect this will quickly be turned into a bizarre witchhunt against Spongebob once Scott Lively and co. hear about the article.

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  4. Given the attitudes in Uganda (from all accounts) Ms Akumu is one hell of a brave woman to stick her head above the parapet like this. Well done!

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  5. twitless  15 Jan 2013, 7:17pm  Report
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    “I do not know what to tell them because I do not know much about homosexuality.”

    You’re a journalist, perhaps you should have looked it up before writing an article about it.

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    1. Antinous  15 Jan 2013, 9:35pm  Report
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      That wasn’t a quote from the journalist, the counsellor said that.

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  6. Anti-gay American Christians have just landed in Uganda to push for a new law to kill SpongeBob SquarePants for being gay.

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