{"id":2401502,"date":"2025-02-11T15:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melissa-gilbert-agrees-little-house-on-the-prairie-was-woke\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:57:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:57:34","slug":"melissa-gilbert-agrees-little-house-on-the-prairie-was-woke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melissa-gilbert-agrees-little-house-on-the-prairie-was-woke\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Gilbert agrees Little House on the Prairie was &#8216;woke&#8217;"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fmelissa-gilbert-agrees-little-house-on-the-prairie-was-woke%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=2401502&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>Actress Melissa Gilbert, known\u200b for her \u200brole \u200cas Laura\u2062 Ingalls \u2063Wilder in the \u200doriginal &#8220;Little House on the Prairie&#8221; series, has expressed her support for option interpretations \u2062of the classic\u200b show, notably in\u200d light of a Netflix \u2062reboot \u200bscheduled for 2025.During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-trans-kids-are-beautiful-republicans-doing-a-lot-of-harm-to-children-advocates-biological-males-in-girls-sports\/\" title=\"AOC: Trans Kids Are Beautiful, Republicans \u2018Doing A Lot Of Harm To Children,\u2019 Advocates Biological Males In Girls Sports\">recent appearance<\/a>\u200b on\u2064 ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The View,&#8221; Gilbert responded to concerns about the reboot\u200b being\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/action-packed-fast-x-is-diversity-on-steroids-but-without-the-woke\/\" title=\"&#039;Fast X&#039; is a diverse and thrilling movie, but not overly politically correct.\">overly politically correct<\/a>, which was sparked\u200b by Megyn Kelly\u2019s warning \u200bagainst it. Gilbert emphasized that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">original series<\/a> included themes relevant to its time, such as veteran experiences and societal\u200b issues, and argued that the stories they told were &#8220;woke&#8221;\u2063 even back in the 1970s and 1980s. She highlighted the potential for new adaptations to\u200c resonate with contemporary audiences while still aligning with the show\u2019s legacy.\u2062 netflix has not yet confirmed the exact date for the reboot\u2064 but has indicated that it\u2064 aims to capture the spirit of the original series.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Melissa Gilbert agrees that Little House on the Prairie was &lsquo;woke then&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1991362\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Actress <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/celebrities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Melissa Gilbert<\/a> expressed her support for &ldquo;other interpretations&rdquo; of the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3304725\/netflix-rebooting-little-house-on-the-prairie-kaleidoscopic-vision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Little House on the Prairie\">Little House on the Prairie<\/a><\/em>  series.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Gilbert played Laura Ingalls Wilder, the second-eldest daughter in the 200-episode span of the original series in the 1970s and 1980s. Wilder was also notably the character based on the 1935 book written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Her co-stars included Michael Landon, who played her father.<\/p>\n<p>As the Netflix reboot approaches, Gilbert addressed concerns that it will be a politically correct or woke version while on ABC News&rsquo;s <em>The View<\/em> on Tuesday. Talk show host Megyn Kelly issued a warning to the streaming service on X, writing, &ldquo;If you wokeify Little House on the Prairie I will make it my singular mission to absolutely ruin your project.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I support the project. It&rsquo;s just different versions of <em>Little Women<\/em>. It&rsquo;s another people&rsquo;s interpretation of a classic story,&rdquo; Gilbert said. &ldquo;But when [Kelly] said that, it just shocked me because you have to have watched <em>Little House on the Prairie<\/em> to understand what you&rsquo;re talking about. I mean the stories we told&mdash;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Were woke then!&rdquo; host Sunny Hostin interrupted, to which Gilbert responded, &ldquo;Yeah.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2796352&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=c7f1d58b485614db09d833864ccb231e\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;We were a reflection of what was happening in America 1974 through the lens of 1874, and in a lot of ways, we&rsquo;re still there,&rdquo; Gilbert went on. &ldquo;That was all Michael Landon. He was telling the stories of the time. He was telling the stories of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-cameron-bure-posts-video-about-god-being-her-defender-following-latest-slam-on-her-after-a-string-of-attacks\/\" title=\"Candace Cameron Bure Posts Video About God Being Her \u2018Defender\u2019 Following Latest Slam On Her After A String Of Attacks\">veterans coming home<\/a> from Vietnam. He was telling stories of racism and chauvinism and antisemitism and nativism &hellip; and I do think there&rsquo;s room in the <em>Little House<\/em> universe for other interpretations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Netflix has yet to announce an exact release date for its reimagined <em>Little House on the Prairie<\/em>, announcing only that it will be released in 2025. In the meantime, the original series is available on Peacock&rsquo;s streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>Survival dramas similar to <em>Little House on the Prairie<\/em> have seen success on Netflix. <em>American Primeval<\/em> was a series released late last year centering on the Mormon pioneers who would go on to settle in Utah and establish the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Netflix has it among its &ldquo;most liked&rdquo; ranking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1991362\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1991362\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa Gilbert believes Little House on the Prairie was &#8216;woke&#8217; in its time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2401503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-view-7.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49441,50214,13353,40976,36456],"class_list":["post-2401502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-little-house-on-the-prairie","tag-melissa-gilbert","tag-nostalgia","tag-television-history","tag-woke-culture"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-view-7.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401502"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401506,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401502\/revisions\/2401506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}