What exactly is bigotry and how does it affect us today? By the dictionary's definition, bigotry is stubborness and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from their own. Examples of bigotry include the racism acts and views of the early 1900's, hate crimes committed by the KKK, Neonatzis, Gangs across America, slavery and certain foreign government's politics and regulations. But lately, bigotry has managed to slip it's nasty roots into our children's lives and have been grown and nourished by overly conservative parents.
Spongebob Brainwash?
I was just browsing the web web today and noticed a rather ridiculous article about a who Christan groups outraged by a mere children's cartoon. Basically, a foundation, whose objective goal was to promote tolerance, equality and understanding of different families and lifestyles was dragged into the firring zone that was the Christan "Focus on the Family" target. This video contained no sex, sexual lifestyle nor any other inappropriate subjects. It was suppose to teach our children that every family is different and every lifestyle or living situation was different and that the force that bounded these family units together was love and compassion.
Behind the gun, "Focus in the Family" fired back saying that this video was aiming to brainwash children and manipulating them to do what they wouldn't have done if it weren't for the video.
It's clearly obvious that these people need to open their eyes. This is just a simple cartoon promoting tolerance and acceptance. Staging this scene was, in my opinion, a pathetic call for attention and news involvement and utterly unnecessary.
In the end, there are going to be people unhappy, no matter how neutral the situation may seem to be. Providing education for acceptance and developing an immunity for intolerance is necessary for a better America. It's just too bad that there are people that get in the way of this progress.
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