Contents:
- OUTRAGE OVER THE FLTSTON “GAY OLD TIME”
- THE FLTSTON FIGHTG FOR LGBTQ+ RIGHTS: A GAY OLD TIME THE MORN STONE AGE
- FLTSTON ARE "WAY TOO GAY'
- GAY OLD TIME
- THE FLTSTON: BEDROCK BOWLG FOR PS1 FALLS SHORT OF BEG A GAY OLD TIME
- THE FLTSTON HAVE A ‘GAY OLD TIME’ FIGHTG FOR MARRIAGE EQUALY NEW IC
OUTRAGE OVER THE FLTSTON “GAY OLD TIME”
This week, public outcry reached afeng levels as the classic ABC animated s The Fltston was lambasted for s perceived tolerance and sensivy towards homosexuals and their liftyl. “For over a half century now, The Fltston theme song has valierly touted that when you’re wh them you will have a ‘gay old time, '” CNN anchor Anrson Cooper said on the air Tuday. “This sort of flip treatment of the homosexual liftyle, and that uld possibly apply to a fay the stone age, is offensive and outrageo.
THE FLTSTON FIGHTG FOR LGBTQ+ RIGHTS: A GAY OLD TIME THE MORN STONE AGE
What are they tryg to say about the homosexual muny? Wh the recent surge of suicis among gay teenagers, where might they turn for guidance and unrstandg, for sympathy and rmatn?
We should all be strivg for more acceptance and sensivy, and stead The Fltston are sptg the llective homosexual face. The flamboyant Snaggleps was cricized for beg “the worst sort of of gay pk mounta ln stereotype, ” while The Fltston sister show The Jetsons also me unr scty primarily for what was emed “a sad and disturbg portrayal of a 24th Century butch robot maid. This is why we now ver the reports of gay suici every chance we get, stead of jt ignorg and buryg news reports of as we have for time immemorial.
FLTSTON ARE "WAY TOO GAY'
And I for one will not let this stance jt sli to that massive pile of gay tolerance that has been allowed to build Hollywood. Intolerant homophob? Tagged as Anrson Cooper, Barney Rubble, Betty Rubble, CNN, Fred Fltstone, Gay Teens, Homosexuals, tolerance, Judy Jetson, Penelope Pstop, Snaggleps, suici, The Fltston, The Jetsons, Wilma Fltstone, Yabba Dabba Doo.
GAY OLD TIME
Gay Old Time. Step back to the prehistoric era and you’ll fd that The Fltston were not only about enjoyg a “gay old time, ” but also about promotg LGBTQ+ rights.
The famo 1960s rtoon featur the inic le “we’ll have a gay old time” s openg song. Many have speculated about the te meang of this le, wh some believg that was a sly reference to homosexualy. Others argue that was merely a play on words, given that the word “gay” once had a different nnotatn than do today.
THE FLTSTON: BEDROCK BOWLG FOR PS1 FALLS SHORT OF BEG A GAY OLD TIME
The famo openg le “we’ll have a gay old time” has long been a pot of speculatn among fans.
THE FLTSTON HAVE A ‘GAY OLD TIME’ FIGHTG FOR MARRIAGE EQUALY NEW IC
While the episo never explicly nfirms Rocko’s sexualy, the mere suggtn of a gay character on a primetime show was a huge step forward for LGBTQ+ reprentatn. The Fltston has long been known for s tchy theme song, which clus the famo le “we’ll have a gay old time.
While the word “gay” has taken on a different meang recent years, ’s worth notg that the show’s creators likely had a different tentn when they clud the openg song.