Mr. Ratburn’s Gay Weddg on 'Arthur' Was Profound - The Atlantic</tle><meta name="scriptn" ntent="This week, PBS portrayed a same-sex relatnship on a children’s TV seri—and got much more posive feedback than the last time tried."/><meta property="kx:tle" ntent="Mr. Ratburn’s Gay Weddg on 'Arthur' Was Profound - The Atlantic"/><meta property="kx:scriptn" ntent="This week, PBS portrayed a same-sex relatnship on a children’s TV seri—and got much more posive feedback than the last time tried."/><lk rel="nonil" href="><lk rel="image_src" href="><meta name="thor" ntent="Ashley Fetters, Natalie Esbar"/><lk rel="ia:markup_url" href="><meta property="article:publisher" ntent="><meta property="article:opn" ntent="false"/><meta property="article:ntent_tier" ntent="metered"/><meta property="article:tag" ntent="fay"/><meta property="article:sectn" ntent="Fay"/><meta property="article:published_time" ntent="2019-05-14T21:18:37Z"/><meta property="article:modified_time" ntent="2019-05-14T22:19:50Z"/><meta name="robots" ntent="x, follow, max-image-preview:large"/><meta property="og:tle" ntent="How a Gay Character on 'Arthur' Reflects Changg Norms the U.S."/><meta property="og:scriptn" ntent="This week, PBS portrayed a same-sex relatnship on a children’s TV seri—and got much more posive feedback than the last time tried."/><meta property="og:url" ntent="><meta property="og:type" ntent="article"/><meta property="og:image" ntent="><meta property="twter:rd" ntent="summary_large_image"/><lk rel="alternate" type="applitn/rss+xml" tle="The Atlantic" href="/feed/all/"/><lk rel="alternate" type="applitn/rss+xml" tle="Bt of The Atlantic" href="/feed/bt-of/"/><meta name="referrer" ntent="unsafe-url"/><meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-pable" ntent="y"/><meta name="apple-mobile-web-stat-bar-style" ntent="black"/><meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-tle" ntent="The Atlantic"/><meta name="keywords" ntent="premiere of the PBS children, show Arthur, bulk of the episo, Mr. Ratburn, Portrayals of LGBTQ characters, sex marriage, TV programs, Arthur premiere, U.S. Department of Edutn grant, affiliate statns, Special Episo, Children’s shows, children’s TV history, recent years, send season of Postrds, smatterg of other media, reprentatn of LGBTQ characters, sex relatnships, send season, much mastream attus, real reason, Mr. Ratburn’s stunts, young children, happy endg, elementary-school teacher, better onscreen reprentatn, daytime children’s televisn, Adventure Time, bt-se scenar, member statn WGBH, Season, Public Broadstg, Edutn Department, LGBTQ characters, exact numbers, apparent moral of the episo, Mr. Ratburn’s upg weddg, Arthur sp, overenthiastic dance mov Mr. Ratburn, Postrds, posive receptn, print of PBS, episo, public-accs TV, PBS, normal break, civil unns, secretary of tn, portrayal, evolutn of TV" emID="#keywords"/><meta name="news_keywords" ntent="premiere of the PBS children, show Arthur, bulk of the episo, Mr. Ratburn, Portrayals of LGBTQ characters, sex marriage, TV programs, Arthur premiere, U.S. Department of Edutn grant, affiliate statns, Special Episo, Children’s shows, children’s TV history, recent years, send season of Postrds, smatterg of other media, reprentatn of LGBTQ characters, sex relatnships, send season, much mastream attus, real reason, Mr. Ratburn’s stunts, young children, happy endg, elementary-school teacher, better onscreen reprentatn, daytime children’s televisn, Adventure Time, bt-se scenar, member statn WGBH, Season, Public Broadstg, Edutn Department, LGBTQ characters, exact numbers, apparent moral of the episo, Mr. Ratburn’s upg weddg, Arthur sp, overenthiastic dance mov Mr. Ratburn, Postrds, posive receptn, print of PBS, episo, public-accs TV, PBS, normal break, civil unns, secretary of tn, portrayal, evolutn of TV"/><meta name="" ntent="culture,fay"/><meta name="" ntent="Ashley Fetters, Natalie Esbar"/><meta name="" ntent="2019-05-14T21:18:37Z"/><lk rel="preload" as="font" type="font/woff2" href=" crossorig=""/><lk rel="preload" as="font" type="font/woff2" href=" crossorig=""/><lk rel="preload" as="font" type="font/woff2" href=" crossorig=""/><lk rel="preload" as="font" type="font/woff2" href=" crossorig=""/><lk rel="preload" as="font" type="font/woff2" href=" crossorig=""/><script type="applitn/ld+json">{"@ntext":","@type":"NewsArticle","headle":"Mr. Ratburn’s Gay Weddg on 'Arthur' Was Profound","alternativeHeadle":"How a Gay Character on <em>Arthur </em>Reflects Changg Norms the U.S.","scriptn":"This week, PBS portrayed a same-sex relatnship on a children’s TV seri—and got much more posive feedback than the last time tried.","url":","datePublished":"2019-05-14T21:18:37Z","dateModified":"2019-05-14T22:19:50Z","isAccsibleForFree":false,"hasPart":{"@type":"WebPageElement","isAccsibleForFree":false,"cssSelector":".article-ntent-body"},"publisher":{"@id":"},"maEntyOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"},"image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","width":{"@type":"QuantativeValue","unCo":"E37","value":720},"height":{"@type":"QuantativeValue","unCo":"E37","value":405},"url":"},{"@type":"ImageObject","width":{"@type":"QuantativeValue","unCo":"E37","value":1080},"height":{"@type":"QuantativeValue","unCo":"E37","value":1080},"url":"},{"@type":"ImageObject","width":{"@type":"QuantativeValue","unCo":"E37","value":1200},"height":{"@type":"QuantativeValue","unCo":"E37","value":900},"url":"},{"@type":"ImageObject","width":{"@type":"QuantativeValue","unCo":"E37","value":1600},"height":{"@type":"QuantativeValue","unCo":"E37","value":900},"url":"},{"@type":"ImageObject","width":{"@type":"QuantativeValue","unCo":"E37","value":960},"height":{"@type":"QuantativeValue","unCo":"E37","value":540},"url":"},{"@type":"ImageObject","width":{"@type":"QuantativeValue","unCo":"E37","value":540},"height":{"@type":"QuantativeValue","unCo":"E37","value":540},"url":"}],"thor":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Fetters","sameAs":"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Natalie Esbar","sameAs":"}],"articleSectn":"Fay"}</script><lk rel="preload" as="image" href=" imageSrcSet=" 750w, 828w, 960w, 976w" imageSiz="(m-width: 976px) 976px, 100vw"/><meta name="next-head-unt" ntent="61"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="style"/><lk rel="stylheet" href=" data-n-g=""/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="style"/><lk rel="stylheet" href=" data-n-p=""/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="style"/><lk rel="stylheet" href=" data-n-p=""/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="style"/><lk rel="stylheet" href=" data-n-p=""/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="style"/><lk rel="stylheet" href=" data-n-p=""/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="style"/><lk rel="stylheet" href="><lk rel="preload" href=" as="style"/><lk rel="stylheet" href="><noscript data-n-css=""></noscript><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/><lk rel="preload" href=" as="script"/></head><body><div id="__next"><div data-tegory="story page"><div></div><nav class="Nav_root___6bX9" aria-labelledby="se-navigatn" data-tegory="Se Nav" data-event-module="se nav" id="ma-navigatn"><div class="Nav_maNav__yofcm"><a href="#ma-ntent" class="Nav_skipLk__Evjjd">Skip to ntent</a><h2 id="se-navigatn" class="Nav_visuallyHi__AbSDF">Se Navigatn</h2><div class="Nav_flexContaer__Q3LKQ"><ul class="Nav_leftContaer__cPQgJ"><li class="Nav_navListItem__cEyWT Nav_visuallyHiOnMobile__hxCGG"><a href=" class="Nav_navLk__5SUAA"><svg xmlns=" viewBox="0 0 87.83 134" class="Nav_bigA__XvGGC"><tle>The Atlantic

arthur gay rat wedding

The banned episo of "Arthur" featurg a gay weddg is available to view onle.

Contents:

"GAY RAT WEDDG" MEM ARE STANDG UP FOR ARTHUR THE FUNNIT WAY

Mr. Ratburn om Arthur is behd the inic "gay rat weddg" meme..." name="scriptn * arthur gay rat wedding *

Ratburn om Arthur has spired the new "gay rat weddg" meme... "Gay rat weddg" mem are breakg the ter and 's all bee of Mr.

Ratburn on ’s Mr Ratburn jt me out wh a gay weddg and the ter is livg for Mem n be spired by anythg but the bt on tend to be the wilst on.

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

Gay Rat Weddg meme explaed as crazy outf choice sparks bate when a weddg gut revealed plans to create a drs based on a viral Arthur scene. * arthur gay rat wedding *

Well, the "gay rat weddg" meme is a mixture of all three of the and 's funnit gay rat weddg mem spired by Arthur. The funnit "gay rat weddg" mem spired by Arthur and Mr.

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

Conservativ are llg for PBS to pull Arthur's gay weddg episo, claimg will "glorify the homosexual liftyle." * arthur gay rat wedding *

" In other words, they are eher homophobic or sred of upsettg homophobic parents.

Sce the announcement, multiple people cludg Lili Rehart have lled out the backlash was so huge that quickly beme a Twter moment tled: "Alabama work refed to broadst Arthur's gay rat weddg". Naturally, didn't take long before the phrase "gay rat weddg" beme a new meme.

Some of the mem foc on llg out homophobia, while others are based on how funny the term "gay rat weddg" is, and then there are those which are a b of do a gay rat weddg actually look like?.

GAY RAT WEDDG MEME EXPLAED AS CRAZY OUTF CHOICE SPARKS BATE

?️‍???️‍? ? ??????? ?????????? ? ????????? ? ????rt if you support this betiful gay rat weddg:, )— bch did (@clillychill) May 21, 2019.

A GAY RAT WEDDING!!

Mike Pence has ma his way to "gay rat weddg" chat.

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

How fun would be to force mike pence to bake a ke for the gay rat weddg— rob laney (@roblaney) May 21, 2019. I jt thk ’s funny how paddgton bear traveled om his villa pe to attend the gay rat weddg elwood cy but charl uldn’t travel om lifornia— kate bh stan acunt (@ashcech) May 22, 2019. We 's a gay rat weddg song.

Tyga actually stole this om the gay rat disurse is important. *gog up to a straight uple* so who's the gay rat and who's the other gay rat? If your queer theory don't clu gay rat theory, you n keep .

Ultimately people are happy to see "gay rat weddg" trendg.

ARTHUR'S CARTOON RAT'S GAY WEDDG OUTRAG ONE MILLN MOMS, SEBASTIAN GORKA

Jt realized people are gog to drs as gay weddg rats for pri— David Mack (@davidmack) May 21, 2019.

I’m sick of people sayg was a gay rat weddg. Ratburn's partner appears to be an aardvark like Arthur so adjt your spreadsheets you attend a gay rat weddg? “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. ” 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.

'ARTHUR' CREATOR DEFENDS GAY MARRIAGE EPISO FOLLOWG BACKLASH

“I always felt that whout a huge agenda, when I was wrg Bert & Ernie, they were [gay], ” Saltzman said an terview wh Queerty.

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

It looks like there will be no more gay rat weddgs om the inic, long-nng PBS Kids show 25 years of beg on the air, wrer Kathy Wgh shared the news that beloved kids rtoon Arthur has end productn and will end wh the upg 25th season, which will air the wter of 2022.

ALABAMA PUBLIC TELEVISN REF TO AIR EPISO OF ARTHUR FEATURG A GAY WEDDG

Ratburn is the gay in I never knew I need\u201d — lover of all whor (@lover of all whor). A weddg gut’s outf choice is beg bated onle after revealg they planned to create a drs based on the ‘Gay Rat Weddg’ meme om the PBS kids’ show expla the viral meme, the bizarre scenar between the weddg atten and the ongog social media bate wh dividg is the ‘Gay Rat Weddg Meme’ and who is Harper Fkle, the character the gut qutn is beg pared to?

TRENDING: Mia Khalifa’s Facebook says ‘rememberg’ and fans are ncernedPhoto Illtratn by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Imag/LightRocket via Getty ImagGay Rat Weddg meme explaed The season 22 premiere of Arthur 2019, entled ‘Mr Ratburn and the Special Someone, ’ saw the episo end wh gra-school teacher Mr Ratburn beg openly shown as gay and marryg his partner. However, Alabama Public TV cid to not air the episo bee of the tst parents have s statn, the work’s program manager said as per ABC News onle backlash then ma the Arthur scenar a wily-known meme known as the ‘Gay Rat Weddg.

HUNDREDS CELEBRATE ‘GAY RAT WEDDG’ AT ALABAMA CHURCH AFTER STATN DON’T AIR ‘ARTHUR’ EPISO

’Some of the trendg ntent foc on llg out homophobia, while others are based on how funny the term ’s crazy outf choice to LGBT ceremonyA recent suatn has gaed a lot of attentn onle after a woman planned to wear a drs based on the ‘Gay Rat Weddg’ meme to an LGBT weddg partner then revealed his disfort regardg her outf plans and took to Redd for a wir opn as to whether or not he was wrong dog this.

”Harper Fkle is a fictnal character on the Disney Channel s Wizards of Waverly Place, played by Jennifer Stone, bt known on the show for her outrageo fashn ensembl that she signs MORE: Four standout Harry Styl ncert outf ias ahead of Love On Tour(Photo by Craig Sjod/Disney Channel via Getty Imag@harleygfproblem scribed the drs qutn as beg “full of ltle stuffed rats, pri flags and a big ‘I SUPPORT GAY RATS’ on the ont. What a wonrful kd of day… to look back on some hobby drama volvg everybody’s favore gay rtoon rat! “When Bter the Bunny paid a vis last year, we never imaged that would create such a firtorm across the untry… Our children grew up watchg Bter, DW and the rt of the gang on "Arthur" and they were both proud and exced to troduce other kids to Vermont and to the fay and home that they love… This cha of events, begng wh Spellgs’ nmnatn of Gay and Lbian-n fai beg shown on Public TV as an actual segment of the Uned Stat, sent a very clear msage to my children: You and your fay are not worthy, not valid, and not accepted.

WHY THE GAY WEDDG ARTHUR IS A BIG AL

You might assume that the "Sugar Time" ntroversy would’ve turned the Arthur wrers off om ever venturg near the topic of homosexualy aga.

Ratburn, a reoccurrg character sce the first season, is sually disclosed to be gay the last 45 sends of the episo. While fan reactn was mostly posive, there were many people upset by this “display of the gay agenda”.

“All for gay marriage but not at the age you are targetg, pretty msed up.... “So sad a children's rtoon has to be TAINTED wh a homosexual episo.

WATCH BANNED ‘ARTHUR’ EPISO WH GAY RAT WEDDG

“Disgtg and outrageo to ph the gay liftyle doctratn unto our children!! “Thank you, wrers of the show, for doctratg our children wh your liberal personal beliefs and liftyl (Gay marriage episo) Sce, you have no problem wh phg this on our kids, I expect to see the tolerant liberals do an Arthur show where Arthur and his iends meet missnari who teach them about J and His salvatn. The episo beg pulled led to much mockery om s supporters and upset many who saw as homophobic censorship.

'ARTHUR' CREATOR DEFENDS GAY MARRIAGE EPISO FOLLOWG BACKLASH

I never thought I’d be gog to battle for a gay rat weddg, but here we are.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* ARTHUR GAY RAT WEDDING

Arthur Character Com Out as Gay and Gets Married Season Premiere .

TOP