Fox News pundit Neil Cavuto and Headline News doofus Glenn Beck have begun yet another crusade against cartoon characters. This time the subversive cartoon in question is the new animated film Happy Feet which is apparently a platform for penguins to engage in far-left penguin propaganda (more from Crooks & Liars).
It's not the first time conservatives have aimed their mouths at cartoon characters. Spongebob, Shrek, Shark Tale, the Teletubbies and the Muppets (not cartoons, but okay) have all been strapped to conservative boxes of ACME dynamite by the likes of Jerry "Stay-Puft" Falwell, Dr. Dobson and now Beck and Cavuto. But I wonder if it would surprise these arbiters of cartoon goodness to learn that their very own Christian conservative icon, Dr. James Dobson, has financed cartoon porn.
Not too long ago, while running my own blog, I came across a Dobson-financed website for kids called Ribbits.com, which is linked from his main website Family.org. What I found on the site shocked and frightened me.
My fellow Americans, I discovered that Dobson created a family of cartoon frogs... with units. Cartoon frog genitalia. No photoshopping involved -- this is horribly real. I give you Dobson's boner frog:
Marked by the white arrows above, you can plainly see what appears to be a large purple frog with a devilish look in his eye... sporting wood. He's positioned on the page in a way that suggests he's rubbing himself against the arm of the smaller trumpet frog in front. Why would Dobson subject America's children to frogs who are clearly perving out on other frogs? But wait, there's more.
The above pair of Dobson cartoon characters are named "Toad" and "Tad." Each have anatomically correct bulges. The green Dobson frog, "Tad" (right) seems to be calling out to kids to join him.
He appears to be saying, "Join me, kids! I've got wood!" And no. It doesn't end there. Even though the Christian Right lashed out at Janet Jackson for her famous nipple slip, Dobson's frogs are equally as guilty.
Okay, so can I officially declare this Frog-Porn-Gate? When will Dr. Dobson, Neil Cavuto and Glenn Beck see the error of their own ways -- ways which expose our nation's precious children to frogs with cartoon genitalia and ornate nipple accessories? As far as any of us should be concerned, I think Dobson's cartoon erections are far worse than Tinky Winky carrying a purse or the Happy Feet penguins worrying about global warming.
Write to Dr. Dobson here, Neil Cavuto here, and Glenn Beck here. Write to them... for the kids.