{"id":2210258,"date":"2024-03-31T21:41:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T01:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cartoon-network-goes-all-in-on-trans-day-of-visibility-makes-no-mention-of-easter\/"},"modified":"2024-03-31T21:41:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T01:41:49","slug":"cartoon-network-goes-all-in-on-trans-day-of-visibility-makes-no-mention-of-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cartoon-network-goes-all-in-on-trans-day-of-visibility-makes-no-mention-of-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon Network fully embraces Trans &#8216;Day of Visibility,&#8217; no reference to Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcartoon-network-goes-all-in-on-trans-day-of-visibility-makes-no-mention-of-easter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2210258&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Cartoon Network celebrated Transgender Day of Visibility but\u2064 did not acknowledge Easter Sunday. The post on Instagram focused \u200bon transgender affirmations, omitting any mention of\u200c the \u2064significant Christian \u200choliday. The post emphasized self-affirmation for\u2063 the \u2062transgender\u2063 community, promoting messages of validation and acceptance. Great summary! It effectively captures \u200bthe key points of the original\u2064 text.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Cartoon Network made sure to post in celebration of the Transgender Day of Visibility on Sunday, but made no mention of the fact that Easter Sunday also fell on March 31st this year \u2014 this despite the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu\/publications\/trans-adults-united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.6 million Americans<\/a> over 13 identify as transgender, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/religion\/2022\/09\/13\/how-u-s-religious-composition-has-changed-in-recent-decades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 200 million<\/a> identify as Christian and presumably celebrate Easter.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Instagram, the cable channel\u2019s official account shared a picture of what appeared to be a rainbow in just the colors of the pink, white, and blue transgender pride flag. The same picture appeared several times in a carousel that included different affirmative captions for each frame:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I am growing into my fullest self.<\/li>\n<li>My body belongs to me.<\/li>\n<li>I love who I am, and who I will become.<\/li>\n<li>I am not alone in my journey.<\/li>\n<li>My existence is revolutionary.<\/li>\n<li>I belong, just as much as everyone else.<\/li>\n<li>Only I can decide who I am.<\/li>\n<li>My identity is a process, not a race.<\/li>\n<li>I am needed, and I am loved.<\/li>\n<li>I deserve peace and safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5LkTEZOGST\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block;height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5LkTEZOGST\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Cartoon Network (@cartoonnetworkofficial)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The post read, \u201cAffirmations for our trans and gender non-conforming family. You are valid, just as you are\u201d \u2014 and a follow up comment added, \u201cWe\u2019re not doing hate today. Be kind or be blocked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cable network, which typically gears the majority of its daytime programming toward an audience of children, has waded into the culture war in the past as well \u2013 and has routinely pushed radical gender ideology whenever given the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>For 2023\u2019s Transgender visibility Day, Cartoon Network posted the following on X: \u201cAddressing someone using their pronouns and name shows that you RESPECT them as their authentic self!\u00a0We celebrate the journey of our trans and gender-non-conforming friends on this #TransgenderDayofVisibility!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Addressing someone using their pronouns and name shows that you RESPECT them as their authentic self! \ud83d\udc96 We celebrate the journey of our trans and gender-non-conforming friends on this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TransgenderDayofVisibility?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TransgenderDayofVisibility<\/a>!<br \/>\u2063<br \/>\ud83c\udfa8: steeeeevn\u2063\/IG<br \/>\u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CartoonNetwork?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CartoonNetwork<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TransDayOfVisibility?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TransDayOfVisibility<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fMcEBQtrGr\">pic.twitter.com\/fMcEBQtrGr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cartoon Network (@cartoonnetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cartoonnetwork\/status\/1641533612569796610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>An episode of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/glaad-exclusive-watch-sneak-peek-of-non-binary-inclusive-episode-of-we-baby-bears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We Baby Bears<\/a>\u201d that aired just a few months later included a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kids-cartoon-we-baby-bears-to-introduce-they-them-pronouns-in-new-episode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">non-binary inclusive<\/a>\u201d story line that focused on the usage of preferred pronouns and dropped just in time to coincide with PRIDE Month.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cartoon Network marked Transgender Day of Visibility but omitted Easter Sunday, despite 1.6 million Americans identifying as transgender and over 200 million as Christian. 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