{"id":504229,"date":"2021-05-13T13:06:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T17:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=504229"},"modified":"2021-05-13T13:06:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T17:06:20","slug":"disney-rolling-out-childrens-cartoon-featuring-14-year-old-activist-with-interracial-gay-dads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-rolling-out-childrens-cartoon-featuring-14-year-old-activist-with-interracial-gay-dads\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Rolling Out Children\u2019s Cartoon Featuring 14-Year-Old Activist With Interracial Gay Dads"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fdisney-rolling-out-childrens-cartoon-featuring-14-year-old-activist-with-interracial-gay-dads%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=504229&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1155479915.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Disney is revamping\u00a0\u201cThe Proud Family,\u201d a 20-year-old cartoon sitcom about an African American family, and will be featuring a cast that includes two interracial gay dads whose adopted daughter is a teenage racial activist.<\/p>\n<p>Actors Zachary Quinto and Billy Porter, both of whom are gay, will be playing Barry Leibowitz-Jenkins and Randall Leibowitz-Jenkins, respectively, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/first-look-zachary-quinto-billy-porter-the-proud-family-louder-and-prouder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a> (EW). The two are a couple and mixed-race adoptive parents to Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins, a 14-year-old black activist voiced by Keke Palmer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.173913043478\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New crew coming through to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheProudFamily?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheProudFamily<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LouderAndProuder?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LouderAndProuder<\/a>! Meet Maya\u2019s parents, Barry &#038; Randall Leibowitz-Jenkins, voiced by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZacharyQuinto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZacharyQuinto<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theebillyporter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheeBillyPorter<\/a>. Plus, Penny\u2019s best guy friend Michael Collins, voiced by EJ Johnson. Original Series coming soon to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DisneyPlus?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DisneyPlus<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6EUKuwR9Rt\">pic.twitter.com\/6EUKuwR9Rt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Disney+ (@disneyplus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/disneyplus\/status\/1392548098493218821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Titled \u201cThe Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,\u201d the upcoming series will also bring back the main characters from the original show, which first premiered in 2001 on the Disney Channel and ran until 2005. As EW reported, \u201cThe entire original voice cast will be back, with Kyla Pratt (<em>One on<\/em>\u00a0<em>One<\/em>) as protagonist Penny Proud, Tommy Davidson (<em>In Living Color<\/em>) as inventive patriarch Oscar Proud, Paula Jai Parker (<em>Friday<\/em>) as loving mom Trudy Proud, Jo Marie Payton (<em>Family Matters<\/em>) as Suga Mama, and Cedric the Entertainer as musical Uncle Bobby Proud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Penny\u2019s best male friend, Michael Collins, was effeminate in the original series and has since been updated as \u201ca non-conforming trendsetter, serving fierce looks at school and on the basketball court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Disney, which has recently been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/disney-adds-trigger-warnings-to-these-classics-now-hidden-from-children-under-seven-years-old\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aiming to prevent<\/a>\u00a0children from watching classic films such as \u201cFantasia,\u201d \u201cPeter Pan,\u201d and \u201cDumbo,\u201d on their streaming service, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/disney-confirms-character-in-cartoon-about-witchcraft-is-bisexual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">extolled<\/a> last summer for revealing that their witchcraft series \u201cThe Owl House,\u201d\u00a0is the first to feature a lead character who is bisexual.<\/p>\n<p>Disney is not the only company pushing LGBT issues on children. Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, has lately been promoting transgender behavior to their young viewers. As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/transgender-nickelodeon-star-urges-children-to-cheer-on-trans-friends-as-they-express-themselves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> April 2:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"34\">\n<p><em>Nickelodeon star Michael D. Cohen issued a message to children earlier this week urging them to celebrate friends who exhibit transgender behavior.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s really important to celebrate International Trans Day of Visibility,\u201d Cohen told young viewers Wednesday. \u201cBecause the more the world understands, is aware of, and supports people of trans experience, the more empowered this community will be to have our rights and to have what we deserve and to be equal like everybody else.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m proud to be a part of the trans community because we are united by a common pursuit of our own personal truth,\u201d continued Cohen, who played a character named Schwoz in the show \u201cHenry Danger,\u201d which aired from 2014 to 2020. \u201cThere are most likely people of trans experience in your school, your community, friends, family. You can support them by standing up against bullying, cheering them on as they express themselves.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBe true to yourself as you are,\u201d Cohen concluded. \u201cYou\u2019re really important. Don\u2019t compromise. And believe in your dreams. Know that you have people like myself and other people in this community that are behind you, that support you, and believe in you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/its-demonic-christian-mothers-mourn-how-trans-movement-devouring-sons-find-solace-in-secret-online-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018It\u2019s Demonic\u2019: Concerned Mothers Mourn How Trans Movement Is \u2018Devouring\u2019 Sons, Find Solace In Secret Online Group<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney is revamping\u00a0\u201cThe Proud Family,\u201d a 20-year-old cartoon sitcom about an African American family, and will be featuring a cast that includes two interracial gay dads whose adopted daughter is &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278052,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1155479915.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Disney Rolling Out Children\u2019s Cartoon Featuring 14-Year-Old Activist With Interracial Gay Dads","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-504229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1155479915.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Disney Rolling Out Children\u2019s Cartoon Featuring 14-Year-Old Activist With Interracial Gay Dads","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504229","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}