One Million Moms Outraged Over "Good Luck Charlie's" Lesbian Couple

[JamesG]

One Million Moms Responds To Lesbian Couple On Disney Channel's "Good Luck Charlie"
The Huffington Post | by James Nichols
02/03/14









The Disney Channel broke new ground last week when writers for the popular family sitcom "Good Luck Charlie" made the decision to feature a lesbian couple on the program.

A Disney Channel spokesperson previously told TV Guide that the episode was "developed to be relevant to kids and families around the world and to reflect themes of diversity and inclusiveness."

Predictably, far-right conservative group One Million Moms is outraged over the LGBT inclusion in Disney programming and has issued a formal statement in response to the lesbian couple.

Disney Channel has very few sponsors and advertisers on its network. Care.com was the only Disney Channel sponsor that was promoted during the January 19, 2014, newest episode of “Good Luck Charlie”. Care.com often sponsors programs on the Disney network.

An upcoming episode in this last season of “Good Luck Charlie” will feature a family with two moms, a first for Disney Channel. Because “Good Luck Charlie” is coming to a close, the characters are only expected to appear in one episode. However, one episode is enough, especially since the network repeatedly airs reruns of all its programs.



One Million Moms launched an email campaign in 2013 that urged Disney officials to abandon their plans to corrupt the children’s network with LGBT content. However, Disney officials have not responded to the thousands of emails protesting their plans. Disney has decided to be politically correct instead of providing family-friendly programming.

Disney should stick to entertaining, not pushing an agenda.



Conservative families need to urge Disney to avoid controversial topics that children are far too young to comprehend. This is the last place a parent would expect their children to be confronted with topics that are too difficult for them to understand.

Mature issues of this nature are being introduced too early and too soon, and it is extremely unnecessary.

One Million Moms has a long-standing history of mass e-mail initiatives and attempting to stage boycotts in response to high-visibility moves that may in any way benefit the lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender community, or even the mere mention or promotion of sex or sexuality in mainstream media.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0..._4717515.html?

[tlc38tlc38]

If those "One Million Moms" would focus on something that actually matters like feeding the hungry or a campaign to stop bullying, THEN they might make a real difference.

[shotzette]

Groups like "Million Moms" don't want to actually *do* anything, they just like getting publicity.

[MacLeaper]

I was pretty disappointed with this episode as well.
By the way, "One Million Moms" is a branch of American Family Association, which is a conservative group that focuses nearly solely (as far as I can tell from looking through their websites) on campaigning against indeceny in the media in general. I agree that feeding the hungry and stopping bullying are important issues too, but to be fair- there are other groups that do similar projects from both sides of the politicial spectrum. This is the area this particular group has chosen to focus on.
(Just to clarify, I'm not trying to speak for the group, but I was just trying to point out that it is a valid concern they have.)
It's one thing to see lesbian and/or gay couples portrayed in primetime shows, but I don't particularly think it's appropriate to have them portrayed on children's shows.
I know there are those who obviously disagree with me and I mean no disrespect or offense to anyone or to people who identify with homosexuality. It is an important issue that should be addressed as a larger part of sexuality in general with kids at an appropriate age. And parents should talk with their kids about these issues, rather than just letting schools solely do the job of sex education.

[robyrob]

this reaction seems pretty over-the-top to me - they certainly weren't pushing any "gay agenda", they were portraying a pretty reasonable and realistic scenario that kids are probably going to be exposed to in real life and just maybe they would benefit from some point-of-view other than that of an organization solely promoting hatred and unacceptance toward those different from themselves, which seems like the only agenda being pushed here.

[D-Dey]

Originally Posted by robyrob

this reaction seems pretty over-the-top to me - they certainly weren't pushing any "gay agenda", they were portraying a pretty reasonable and realistic scenario that kids are probably going to be exposed to in real life and just maybe they would benefit from some point-of-view other than that of an organization solely promoting hatred and unacceptance toward those different from themselves, which seems like the only agenda being pushed here.

If you think those people are over the top, you haven't seen anything yet:
http://www.tmz.com/2014/02/03/mia-ta...-luck-charlie/
I honestly thought this was just a rumor at first. And there's always the possibility that it has nothing to do with that episode.

[cleverfun3000]

Are we once again discussing how the portrayal of homosexuality as "normal" is offending many many people? I for one, do NOT like to have to think of homosexuality as a normal lifestyle. I would never confront or discriminate against any LGBT member, but I draw the line at when they insist on presenting themselves as "normal." It's a case of either you accept their lifestyle or something is wrong with YOU; not THEM - which of course is a$$ backwards. No. I will NEVER accept the concept of homosexuality as "normal" to the point where it should be presented as a casual topic to children on family television shows. Because then little Bobby will take a fresh Look at Little Michael when Little Suzy and Little Cassie reject his request to carry their books home from school. Presenting Homosexuality as "normal" allows for it to be classified as an acceptable alternative lifestyle - which it is not. Period.

[comedyfreak]

The word is out there already, why do people need to keep shoving stuff like this down our throats. A Sitcom is suppose to entertain you for 22 minutes by a character getting into a situation then resolve the problem. I watch tv to escape, veg out and laugh. Bring back I Love Lucy, and Leave It To Beaver!!

[cleverfun3000]

Why, you ask, do people need to keep getting the "Gay is OKAY" thing shoved down our throats?

[MacLeaper]

Originally Posted by robyrob
this reaction seems pretty over-the-top to me - they certainly weren't pushing any "gay agenda", they were portraying a pretty reasonable and realistic scenario that kids are probably going to be exposed to in real life and just maybe they would benefit from some point-of-view other than that of an organization solely promoting hatred and unacceptance toward those different from themselves, which seems like the only agenda being pushed here.

If you think those people are over the top, you haven't seen anything yet:
http://www.tmz.com/2014/02/03/mia-ta...-luck-charlie/
I honestly thought this was just a rumor at first. And there's always the possibility that it has nothing to do with that episode.

Wow- that's crazy. Considering that the group One Million Moms is an offshoot of American Family Association (which as far as I know is a Christian organization), I do believe they would definitely condemn this hatred and threat of violence.
However, while I don't know that I always agree with all their methods of getting their message across, I don't think they promote hatred and unacceptance toward those different from themselves. If anything, I would hope they promote love toward all people because that's what Jesus taught us to do. However, while we should love and accept people as they are, that doesn't mean we have to or should accept everything they do as morally right.

[D-Dey]

Originally Posted by MacLeaper

Wow- that's crazy. Considering that the group One Million Moms is an offshoot of American Family Association (which as far as I know is a Christian organization), I do believe they would definitely condemn this hatred and threat of violence.
However, while I don't know that I always agree with all their methods of getting their message across, I don't think they promote hatred and unacceptance toward those different from themselves. If anything, I would hope they promote love toward all people because that's what Jesus taught us to do. However, while we should love and accept people as they are, that doesn't mean we have to or should accept everything they do as morally right.

The thing is, although there are people who suspect this might have something to do with the episode, I'm not one of them. But it still makes AFA/1MM look sane by comparison, whether it had anything to do with the lesbians or not.

[loaferman]

"One Million Mom's" have the right to their opinions just as much as "GLADD" does. People exercising their right to free speech is not a bad thing unless you are an idealogue who only sees one side of everything and wants to silence those who disagree while claiming that you are "tolerant".

[robyrob]

Originally Posted by cleverfun3000

Why, you ask, do people need to keep getting the "Gay is OKAY" thing shoved down our throats?

nothing got shoved down anyone's throats - they never mentioned the words "gay" "lesbian" or any other like term - in fact they don't even specifically state that the two women in the episode are anything more than two women raising a child together; they could in fact be platonic friends for all we know.

...you on the other hand seem to be condemning and judging people rather unfairly and trying to force your interpretation of morals and the Bible onto other people's lives and down everyone's throats. We get it, you hate gays and don't want them to exist in your world, you have made your opinion quite clear.

[cleverfun3000]

Originally Posted by robyrob

...you on the other hand seem to be condemning and judging people rather unfairly and trying to force your interpretation of morals and the Bible onto other people's lives and down everyone's throats. We get it, you hate gays and don't want them to exist in your world, you have made your opinion quite clear.

No, kind sir; I have NOT made my position clear at all if it left you with the impression that I "hate gays". I do NOT hate gays. I, personally myself, do not KNOW any gay men; so I cannot and will never say "I hate them." Let me be clear AND non-offensive here, sir. The ONLY problem I have with Homosexuals is when they try to present their sexual lifestyle as being as NORMAL as a man being with a woman. That's it. Period. I, as stated above, will NEVER, EVER consider it to be normal in any way shape or form for two men to be together sexually - as indeed is MY RIGHT. Therefore, if I consider a homosexual to be NOT NORMAL, then by that viewpoint it would only be logical and consistent to presume that I consider them to be ABNORMAL. But, and let me say this again; I do NOT hate gays. Thank you, sir.

[MacLeaper]

"One Million Mom's" have the right to their opinions just as much as "GLADD" does. People exercising their right to free speech is not a bad thing unless you are an idealogue who only sees one side of everything and wants to silence those who disagree while claiming that you are "tolerant".

Well said. Totally agree.