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Marc Brown's long-nng kids show Arthur has ed a sensatn wh s season 22 premiere, wh the revelatn that recurrg character Elwood Cy is gay.

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'ARTHUR' CHARACTER MR. RATBURN OUT AS GAY, GETS MARRIED SEASON PREMIERE

PBS has jt nfirmed that Mr. Ratburn, Arthur's no-nonsense-wh-a-heart-of-gold teacher, is gay. * arthur show gay wedding *

“MR RATBURN IS GAY?? Your move Marvel…, ” wrote Rachel Gie, the director of edorial at is not the first time the “Arthur” seri has featured a gay character.

HOW A GAY CHARACTER ON ARTHUR REFLECTS CHANGG NORMS THE U.S.

” The anizatn c “Steven Universe, ” “Adventure Time” and “Loud Hoe” as some recent exampl of programmg that featur nuanced LGBTQ, featurg a gay marriage on a children’s televisn show remas revolutnary, acrdg to year, the s-old discsn over Bert and Ernie’s relatnship and sexual orientatn “Same Street” me to a standstill after Frank Oz, the creator of Bert, nied the character was gay.

I know what and who he is, " Oz wrote on Mark Saltzman, a former wrer for “Same Street, ” mataed that the puppets were gay. “I always felt that whout a huge agenda, when I was wrg Bert & Ernie, they were [gay], ” Saltzman said an terview wh Queerty. This isn’t the first time that the Arthur universe has broached the subject of gay upl, fact.

'ARTHUR'S MR. RATBURN HAS A GAY WEDDG ON PBS' CHILDREN'S SHOW

After all, this is a world where an aardvark looks like that and has a rabb for a bt iend; why would be so remarkable that people are gay?

Fourteen years later, ’s still unmon for children’s shows to feature gay characters — enough that often be headle-makg news when someone out, or when a show adds a nonheterosexual relatnship. How a Gay Character on Arthur Reflects Changg Norms the U. Still, ’s possible to unt on your fgers the number of kids’ shows that have picted gay characters.

ARTHUR'S TEACHER OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED ON THE PBS KIDS SHOW'S SEASON PREMIERE

Ratburn and Patrick strollg arm--arm down the aisle to cello word "gay" is never spoken. Ratburn is the gay in I never knew I need.

PBS has jt nfirmed what those wh heightened gaydar have spected for years — Mr. Ratburn, Arthur's no-nonsense-wh-a-heart-of-gold teacher, is gay. The ter was not shy their opns about a rtoon school teacher vg his stunts to his Ratburn beg gay is *my* Game of Thron fale— ??? ??????’ ???????? (@salmattos) May 13, 2019PSA: Mr.

Ratburn om "Arthur" is gay. Do you know how amazg is that someone who's been on the show om the start, someone who's a ma character, is openly gay and gettg married on a kids show? #Arthur — Daniel Mole (@DanielMole29) May 13, 2019On the one hand this gay weddg on Arthur is so cute but on the other hand image gog to a teacher’s weddg— Ira Madison III (@ira) May 13, 2019The episo do not overtly label Mr.

'ARTHUR' CHARACTER MR. RATBURN COM OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED BELOVED CHILDREN'S CARTOON

Ratburn as "gay" much like another episo of an Arthur spoff show, Postrds From Bter, that featured gay characters. Ratburn, was gay and gettg married.

'ARTHUR' CREATOR DEFENDS GAY MARRIAGE EPISO FOLLOWG BACKLASH

Shortly after s premiere, the ter epted over the cln of a gay character and storyle such a proment children’s program. Ratburn om ‘Arthur’ is gay.

Do you know how amazg is that someone who’s been on the show om the start, someone who’s a ma character, is openly gay and gettg married on a kids show?

Ratburn om arthur is gay this is the absolute bt thg you’ll see all day, ” noted one person, while another joyfully said, “Mr. Ratburn is gay, im cryg. Ratburn is gay by him havg a same sex marriage.

‘ARTHUR’ CHARACTER COM OUT AS GAY AND GETS MARRIED SEASON 22 PREMIERE

And then there were some who weren’t necsarily agast the choice, but were nfed as to why a gay character was “need” on a children’s show.

WHY ARTHUR CREATOR MARC BROWN ENJOYED 'BLOWG UP TWTER' WH GAY WEDDG

Ratburn om Arthur is gay…. It’s a kids show, don’t exactly ‘need’ an openly gay character, ” wrote one er.

ARTHUR’S GAY WEDDG: WHY N’T A RTOON UPLE TIE THE KNOT ALABAMA?

I jt don’t unrstand why so many TV characters are gay the days. RELATED VIDEO: Josh Gad on Controversial ‘Gay Moment’ In ‘Bety & the Beast:’ ‘This Film Is One of Inclivens’. Ratburn, is gay.

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'Arthur's Mr. Ratburn has a gay weddg on PBS Kids show .

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