This former Trump advisor is very upset about Mr Ratburn's wedding

"This is a war for our culture."

Arthur

'Arthur' character Mr Ratburn came out as gay and got married in a recent episode. Source: Twitter, PBS

Well, I suppose there's always someone who objects.

Sebastian Gorka, conservative radio presenter and far-right former aide to President Donald Trump, has gone on a bizarre rant denouncing a , which depicted the same-sex marriage of a longtime character Mr Ratburn.

"This is a war for our culture, and that’s why we exist here on ‘America First’ on the Salem Radio Network," Gorka, a former Breitbart editor, said.

"Civil society doesn’t exist, friendship doesn’t exist, family doesn’t exist - only permanent revolution."
Gorka added: "My children used to watch Arthur 15 years ago, about a rodent-like creature that lived and had fun in his cartoon world. The new season of Arthur will have one of Arthur’s teachers at school - a male teacher, married to a fellow male rodent."

"Did you have any questions about there being a culture war, ladies and gentlemen? Did you have any doubt in your mind?"

The premiere of Arthur season 22, an episode titled 'Mr Ratburn and the Special Someone', saw Arthur and his friends express that it's "wrong" for teacher Nigel Ratburn to get married - because “teachers don’t get married!”

“When they go home, they sharpen pencils, eat kale and dream up homework assignments," one character argues.

"They don’t even sleep! They just go into low-power mode and watch documentaries.”

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Published 16 May 2019 12:51pm
By Samuel Leighton-Dore


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