Flintstones Are ‘Way Too Gay’

[hadrons]

Fred and Barney should be banned because they are virtually inseparable, are never seen wearing pants and live together in the suggestively-named town of Bedrock, complains a conservative activist

By Andy Borowitz

Newsweek

Updated: 12:51 p.m. ET Feb. 8, 2005

Feb. 8 - The ongoing campaign against alleged gay icons in animated cartoons continued today as a newly formed conservative group demanded that television stations stop broadcasting "The Flintstones" at once.

Harland Devane, leader of the group Focus on the Flintstones, said at a press conference in Washington, D.C. today that his organization was issuing the demand because, "Quite simply, everything about 'The Flintstones' is way too gay."

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"Their relationship is more flagrantly homosexual than anything in Oliver Stone's 'Alexander,'" Devane said.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6934878/site/newsweek/

[Misunderestimator]

1. Oh... no WAY!

[CatBoreal]

2. People actually listen to these idiots???

Yea Gods!

[skypilot]

5. Satire alert!!!!

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[InvisibleTouch]

3. Well didn't the theme song say...

...they have a gay old time? :)

Excuse me a moment while I go die laughing.

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

4. "Do I believe they are gay icons?" Mr. Devane said. "I abba-dabba-do."

:wtf: is with these freaks?

"We are very uncomfortable with Fruity Pebbles," he said.

THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN ONION ARTICLE!

[Beware the Beast Man]

6. Heheheh....great article.

Don't read into it too much, folks; it's parody.

[TXlib]

12. It's interesting, however, that parody can't be told from reality

on this issue.

Not only do these people need to get lives, I do believe they are being infiltrated by people who are TRYING to make them look ridiculous.

[asthmaticeog]

7. Hilarious n/t

[terrya]

8. I recognized Andy Borowitz' name. This is satire.

Funny. :-)

[XNASA]

9. Of course. I knew that. Ralph & Norton were gay too.

So were Andy & Barney (what is it with guys named Barney?), Beany & Cecil, and Race Bannon & Dr. Quest. Oh, and Lucy and Ethyl were lesbians.

Everybody knows that. :eyes:

[librechik]

10. well, the theme song promises a "we'll have a gay old time. "

so it's not like they're keeping it a secret.

[ZenLefty]

11. Don't forget Fruity Pebbles

:o

[Amaya]

13. LMAO!

That's great! :D

[MarianJack]

14. The Scary Thing...

...is that the idiot fundies just may take the lead from this and start actually protesting the Flintstones.

It might be even worse than having a lesbian say "Hi, Buster. Come on in."