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Diversity committee rejects We Are Family DVD

Diversity committee rejects We Are Family DVD A music video that features Barney, Big Bird and SpongeBob singing a message of family and togetherness won't be playing in Florida at Broward County schools after members of a so-called diversity committee labeled it objectionable. The problem with the "We Are Family" DVD, intended to teach tolerance to preschool and elementary kids, isn't from any explicit mention of homosexuality because there isn't any, but because the people are all part of one big family, a message that, critics contend, could be construed to include pedophiles and other criminals. Radio Talk Show Host Steve Kane, a member of the so-called Diversity Committee, said, "these people are trying to mess with our kids' minds." (Thanks Dan)�
[Date: 14-Jul-05 ]