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Couple Breaks Up After Guy Ref to Let GF Attend Weddg 'Gay Rat' Meme Drs - Funny mem that "GET IT" and want you to too. Get the latt funnit mem and keep up what is gog on the meme-o-sphere.

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"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 * 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. 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.

" 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.

GAY RAT WEDDG MEME EXPLAED AS CRAZY OUTF CHOICE SPARKS BATE

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. * gay rat wedding *

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?. ?️‍???️‍? ? ??????? ?????????? ? ????????? ? ????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.

How fun would be to force mike pence to bake a ke for the gay rat weddg— rob laney (@roblaney) May 21, 2019.

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

A woman's "unique" outf ia for a gay weddg has divid the ter, wh Redd ers emg "appropriate" and "homophobic". * gay rat wedding *

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.

WOMAN SLAMMED OVER PLANS TO WEAR 'INSULTG' DRS TO GAY WEDDG

* gay rat wedding *

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 .

WOMAN’S ‘UNIQUE’ AND ‘APPROPRIATE’ MEME-SPIRED DRS FOR GAY WEDDG DIVIS THE TER

A weddg gut planned their drs based on the ‘Gay Rat Weddg’ meme and his outf choice has sparked discsns all over the ter.. * gay rat wedding *

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

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.

COUPLE BREAKS UP AFTER GUY REF TO LET GF ATTEND WEDDG 'GAY RAT' MEME DRS

I'm Jt Here For The Gay Rat Weddg. This Dign Has Been Retired and is No Longer Available on Our Sal Floors But Can Be Orred Here Onle! Sce All of Our Retired Digns Are Prted on Demand, Please Allow For a Couple Extra Days Before Shippg. A Portn of All RAYGUN Sal Raise Money For Organizatns Tha * gay rat wedding *

Ratburn's partner appears to be an aardvark like Arthur so adjt your spreadsheets you attend a gay rat weddg? 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. ’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.

GAY RAT WEDDG BANNED ALABAMA? SO WERE THE BEATL, BOOK ABOUT BLACK AND WHE RABBS

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

”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. Ratburn Is Gay or Gay Rat Weddg refers to an episo of PBS Kids animated show Arthur which Arthur's teacher Mr. That same day, Twter er @WOLFNOlR[2] shared screenshots of the episo and announced that "MR RATBURN IS GAY HELLO !!

GAY RAT WEDDG MEME

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

Ratburn was gay when we found out he was a band that looked like this!" (shown below, left).

WHAT IS GAY RAT WEDDG MEME? EXPLORED

A weddg gut planned their drs based on the ‘Gay Rat Weddg’ meme and his outf choice has sparked discsns all over the ter.. * gay rat wedding *

Ratburn was gay. I never thought I’d be gog to battle for a gay rat weddg, but here we are.” The phrase "gay rat weddg" was ed the Twter headle about the article,[8] which ed to see e on Twter mem after the article was published. What a wonrful kd of day… to look back on some hobby drama volvg everybody’s favore gay rtoon rat!

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

It's an ter fight and only the funnit meme will emerge victor. This week's challengers? "Game of Thron," the Gay Rat Weddg and more. * gay rat wedding *

“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. 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.

GAY RAT WEDDG (R)

“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.

GAY RAT WEDDG

I never thought I’d be gog to battle for a gay rat weddg, but here we are. ” The term “gay rat weddg” further highlighted the absurdy of the nservative reilg and people began g nversatn about the affair. " The issu only arose when he learned she was planng on wearg a drs spired by the meme "gay rat weddg" to an actual gay weddg.

Acrdg to Daily Dot, the "gay rat weddg" meme related back to a 2019 episo of the PBS kids' televisn show Arthur, which the eponymo character's teacher, Mr. Ratburn, married his was subsequently reported that TV statns Alabama would not be airg the "gay rat weddg" episo a velopment that prompted a luge of viral mem on the three years on, ter enthiast Nat "wants to wear a drs spired by the meme"—and sounds eye-tchg to say the least. "The drs qutn would be full of ltle stuffed rats, pri flags and a big 'I SUPPORT GAY RATS' on the ont, " her boyiend has already been warned by one iend that the drs uld e "uproar" but when he tried to challenge Nat on her choice of outf she got "upset" and acced him of "throwg water her flame of creativy.

"GoodGirlsGrace also felt the choice of meme uld easily be nsted as "sultg" by the happy uple who uld view the woman's drs as her attempt at "discreetly signalg to the grooms that she disapproved of them, whout beg lled out as homophobic. " Alternatively, they warned the grooms uld see as her sayg "she se them as rats, which is gradg to not jt them but gay people general. Meanwhile 66 percent of whe male Prottants and 61 percent of Catholics are also favor of gay the rearch found jt 29 percent of whe evangelil Prottants were favor, this marked an crease om the 15 percent polled 2009.

GAY RAT WEDDG BANNED ALABAMA? SO WERE THE BEATL, BOOK ABOUT BLACK AND WHE RABBS

A Redd post tailg a woman’s “unique” outf ia for a gay weddg has divid the ter, wh hundreds of ers emg “appropriate” and “homophobic”.

“But now she wants to wear a drs spired on the meme ‘gay rat weddg’. He and his fiancé are gay. “The drs qutn would be full of ltle stuffed rats, Pri flags and a big ‘I SUPPORT GAY RATS’ on the ont.

AM I A JERK FOR ASKG MY GIRLIEND NOT TO WEAR A 'GAY RAT WEDDG'-THEMED DRS TO MY FRIEND'S WEDDG, AND OTHER ADVICE COLUMN QUTNS

The episo was banned Alabama, leadg people to Tweet “I support gay rats”.

The outf for the gay weddg proved so ntroversial that the er announced he broke up wh his girliend after she found the Redd post.

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

He said: “Although I showed her the ments (most importantly, the on om the LGBTQIA muny) she refed to adm that her drs was a poor choice, but fact, her way to ‘appreciate the gays’. Love n move mountas, but n NOT mata a relatnship wh a homophobic. “So basilly showg up Not The Drs Co a drs about a gay rat weddg across as disrpectful at bt.

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

At worst, across as mockg the ia that gay marriage exists or parg LGBT folks to verm. Here's a look back at the other headle-grabbg bans om the past:APTNo gay marriage for rtoon moeAPT said would not air PBS’s May 13 episo of “Arthur” which the show’s character, Mr.

APT prevly pulled an episo of Arthur 2005, when Bter, a bunny character Arthur vised a girl who had two onleAPT said has no plans to n the episo but did post on s Facebook fileGay character leads to ban of ‘Bety and the Beast’A drive- theater DeKalb County said would pass on Disney's "Bety and the Beast" 2017 bee one of the characters was gay.

WATCH BANNED ‘ARTHUR’ EPISO WH GAY RAT WEDDG

Christopher Polk/Getty ImagAlabama channel won't air 'Ellen'In 1997, the ABC affiliate Birmgham opted not to n the episo of the s "Ellen" that featured star Ellen DeGener g out as gay.

WHAT IS GAY RAT WEDDG MEME? EXPLORED

Bt trendg Gay Rat Weddg Meme. 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.

REPUBLIN NGRSMAN WANTS TO FUND PBS OVER THE GAY RAT WEDDG

The onle backlash then ma the Arthur scenar a wily-known meme known as the ‘Gay Rat Weddg. Some of the trendg ntent foc on llg out homophobia, while others are based on how funny the term is.

I thk she was referrg to the gay weddg on the pbs kids show Arthur where the character gettg married is a rat. A weddg gut planned their drs based on the ‘Gay Rat Weddg’ meme and his outf choice has sparked discsns all over the ter. It also has ma the ‘Gay Rat Weddg’ meme emerge on the ter one more time and ers nnot stop themselv to talk about .

GAY RAT WEDDG

A siar meme has e unr discsn as a weddg gut revealed they are planng to drs based on the popular ‘Gay Rat Weddg’ meme.

What Is The Gay Rat Weddg Meme All About? The Gay Rat Weddg Meme origat om PBS kids’ show Arthur.

Ratburn gettg married to a man and showg that he was gay. A er wrote, “Alabama public televisn refed to show Arthur’s gay rat weddg” is the most 2019 thg I’ve heard a while. As several ers talked about the episo, reached lns of people th beme viral as Gay Rat Weddg.

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