Following up on ridiculous protests by Christian conservative groups over the alleged homosexual agenda-promotin’ ways of cartoon icon SpongeBob SquarePants, Boing Boing reader John Martz argues through a series of screengrabs that Bugs Bunny himself may be a little light in the loafers.
Link.
See also this Keith Olbermann segment from MSNBC: Will Spongebob Make You Gay? Link.
Update: And they ask me why I love Boing Boing readers so much. Reader J. Buck says,
Back when he was a grad student, my brother-in-law, Bob McEachern, got an academic paper published that had the title
Gender Twouble: Bugs Bunny, Cross-Dressing, and Patriarchy.
I can’t find the text, but the abstract says:
Is Bugs Bunny gay? This article discusses the cross-dressing tendencies of Bugs Bunny, and the importance of this trait in Bugs as one of the most recognized cartoon characters of all time. In many cases, there are confrontations and competition between Bugs and rival Elmer Fudd concerning masculinity. The author raises many heretofore un-asked questions concerning Bugs’ actions.
Link. Bob, if you’re out there wistening, pwease do send us a copy of the compwete text.