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You've watched it only a couple times less than I, calebs_blogger.
I'm not a big fan but my kids love it. It's more stupid than funny. The humor is banal, even childlike or childish. Maybe therein lies its secret of success.
posted by
saul_relative
on August 24, 2005 at 9:09 PM
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Couldn't have said it better myself, Hemlocker.
posted by
saul_relative
on August 24, 2005 at 9:03 PM
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Hemlocker
Not to kidnap your blog saul_relative... but Hemlocker
I suppose that "well-meaning but naive" is about as close to being accepted in this crowd as I can become. 
I guess I have a choice between accepting the well-meaning part as a compliment or the naive part as a dig. Being an optimist, I guess I'll take it as a compliment. Does that mean I've achieved "worthy opposition" status? Maybe I'm stretching too much.
Just for the record, I've only seen sponge bob once and that it was absolutely stupid.. I hated it and have no idea why it is so popular.
posted by
calebs_blogger
on August 24, 2005 at 4:24 PM
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saul
The more I endeavor to be a mediator and try to meet everyone at the level of their humanity rather than their ideology, the more I am frustrated by the Dobsons of the world, foolish, obsessive, and yet influential; the DeLays, who parade their radical neo-conservatism and often outright political corruption in the flowing robes of "faith and family"; the caring Christians like Rev. Jerry Falwell, proprietor of the riotously popular 700 Club, who recently referred to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as some sort of disease-bearing rodent. We should "take him out", this devout Christian advises. "We have the means". "We have the means" says much about the people who constantly write letters to editors, spewing out the "balanced" views of Fox News, about the ignorance, stupidity, obsolescence, irreligiosity and outright treason of "America-hating" so-called "Liberals" who are responsible for absolutely everything that displeases them in our society. They are not engaged in an attempt at reasoned debate, as well-meaning but naive people like Caleb's blogger are. Instead they see themselves in an outright, extremely urgent war of cultures, which they believe most fervently that they must win or Christianity and the human "race" are doomed to become Satan's victims. To them, this struggle is no less than a kind of Armageddon, a war between absolute good and absolute evil. Nothing but total victory is acceptable. Show no mercy. Take no prisoners. Cleanse the world of "evil". I would like to think that this phenomenon is merely a back alley on the road of human evolution, and that it will fade into oblivion as an historical curiosity at best--but I am not so sure. I believe we cannot underestimate its potential to continue doing real harm. Hemlocker
posted by
Hemlocker
on August 24, 2005 at 9:39 AM
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Thanks, barnabee,
for the O'Reilly factoring. I don't beleive it was a website screwup, like the Cheney deal during the debates. I guess that's going to be the new disclaimer for rampaging morons. I beleive Dobson and company are ultraconservative homophobes who are backtracking like hell right now to cover the fact that they look like a bunch of cross-swinging Neanderthals going after SpongeBob the way they did. Serves them right.
posted by
saul_relative
on January 25, 2005 at 3:52 PM
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O'Reilly
This was just discused on O'Reilly and it all has to do with a misunderstanding regarding websites. Websites can have exactly the same name with the change of the suffix-- org, com, net, etc. Dobson's folks got the We Are Family site confused with another We Are Family site and the uproar started. My understanding is it is about to go away.
As for Spongebob-- well it's one of the funniest things going.
barnabee
posted by
barnabee
on January 25, 2005 at 4:07 AM
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Noted, JanesOpinion,
although my comparison to Goebbels and Himmler stands. Take a few old myths and traditions, some runic symbols, find a scapegoat for your nation's ills (the Jews), and mobilize. That was then. Take a cartoon figure and his actions, a video promoting toleration, find a scapegoat for the "spread" of homosexuality (gay SpongeBob), and mobilize. This is now. A fascist in a business suit may come over as a bit more humanitarian, but his goal is no less fascist than a Nazi in an SS uniform. Protecting what is sacred to some sometimes exacts a heavy toll on those being protected against. And Dobson doesn't really strike me as one who is overly sensitive to the gay issue.
posted by
saul_relative
on January 21, 2005 at 4:32 PM
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Saul
Comparing Dobson to Goebbels and Himmler is most inappropriate. They ordered or assisted in the slaughter of millions. Dobson, whether one agrees with him or not (and obviously you don't) advocates for the security and well being of the family unit. If you knew anything about Dobson you'd realize that he has great love and compassion for gays and lesbians. If you feel a need to call him a homophobe, fine (although I also disagree with that designation). But come up with some other comparison than those two murderous men.
I've never watched Sponge Bob. Judging from your description, I guess I'm not missing out on a whole lot -- whether this fictional character is gay or straight.
posted by
JanesOpinion
on January 20, 2005 at 9:58 PM
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David1Spirit,
you are prescient. But I'm holding out for Oral Roberts, just so I can make a few obvious jokes. Childish, yes, but isn't all of this a bit puerile?
posted by
saul_relative
on January 20, 2005 at 4:34 PM
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I can see it now
Jerry Falwell (or some other pukepot) jumping on the "Let's Ban Spongebob" bandwagon! Sheesh!
posted by
David1Spirit
on January 20, 2005 at 4:07 PM
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