APT decided not to show an episode where Arthur’s friend Buster visited several children with�Alabama Public Television (APT) decided not to air an “Arthur” episode depicting same-sex marriage because officials believed it would violate parents’ trust.
The animated�children’s�TV show launched its 22nd season with “Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone” on May 13, where� Arthur’s third-grade teacher Mr. Ratburn gets married to a male character in the episode.
APT Director of Programming Mike McKenzie along with others at the organization decided not to air the episode after watching it. McKenzie added that�PBS warned of “possible viewer concerns about the content of the program” in mid-April, NBC News�reported.
“The vast majority of parents will not have heard about the content, whether they agree with it or not,” McKenzie said, according to�AL.com. “Because of this, we felt it would be a violation of trust to broadcast the episode.”
This is not the first time APT did not air an episode part of the “Arthur” franchise over content matter.
APT decided not to show an episode where Arthur’s friend Buster visited several children with�two mothers�in 2005, NBC reported.
The Supreme Court ruled�same-sex marriage�as legal in Obergefell v. Hodges in June 2015.
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