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Mr. Ratburn has a gay wedding

New York
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I will be sure to be in contact with my politicians this week to demand any / all funding to public broadcasting be suspended and o longer considered. Promotion of your approved lifestyles and indoctrinating innocent children will not occur with my tax dollars. I will also review any corporate support of your media madness and inform them of withdrawing my support of their products if they continue to sponsor your trash. Bob Hearin and family

Note from CPB: Thank you for contacting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and sharing your concerns about a recent episode of Arthur. CPB provides no funding support for the children’s series Arthur. The Corporation does not produce or distribute programming and is prohibited by law from interfering with editorial decisions related to programming on local stations.

Arthur

North Carolina
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I am outraged by the push and propaganda regarding the gay wedding on a CHILDREN'S program!!! Can't children be children and decide for themselves? Why push this agenda?? Outraged!!!

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Arthur

Ohio
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I am a long time fan of PBS Children's programming but this season's "Arthur" has gone too far. Using children's programming to promote alternative lifestyles is manipulative and irresponsible on your part. For this reason I will no longer support PBS, CPB or any known affiliates with my finances, and will not purchase or support any merchandising or advertising efforts related to PBS. Your organization touts itself as educational and supportive of families. With education comes a certain responsiblity that this current agenda completely ignores. I may be just one of millions if viewers but I guarantee there are plenty more that share my view. Good bye Arthur, Eastenders, Doc Martin, Celtic Women.

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Arthur

Texas
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Hello my name is Natalie and my children have looked forward to our local pbs children’s television shows particularly Arthur. I read that Arthur will be showing gay characters getting married. I am dissatisfied that public television chooses to air such controversial topics with tax payers money. I will not allow my children grandchildren or any children to watch any future Arthur shows. And will find another resource for educational television. Very disappointed.

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Arthur gets married to a male

Illinois
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Are you kidding me? You have to inject this whole LGBT into kids cartoons? Heterosexual marriages are still mainstream, not LGBT. It's alternative lifestyle and does not need to be in cartoons. Kids will find out about it soon enough. Let them have a carefree childhood without these heavy topics. PBS has lost my support.

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Arthur

Illinois
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I was very saddened to hear that my favorite children's program, Arthur, has a new episode where Mr. Ratburn comes out as gay and marries another man. Why do we feel the need to indoctrinate children at such a young age into the LGTB agenda? I do not understand why we cannot allow our children to grow up & understand sexuality (after they have already gone through puberty themselves) before subjecting them to lifestyle choices they might not understand (nor need to at a young age), some of which may conflict with their families' religious beliefs.

Please do not politicize such a wholesome, non controversial program for young children. I am disappointed that PBS is falling into this trap. Keep children's programing for children. They'll be force-fed this ideology from elsewhere at a later age but many of us parents count on PBS to deliver high quality educational programing with no political agenda. Sincerely, a disappointed mom of 3 Arthur fans/ high school teacher

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Arthur cartoon wedding

North Carolina
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I do not want my tax money used to promote same sex marriage. Same sex marriage is wrong and it is not right to put this in cartoons for children.

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arthur

California
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You fund Arthur the kids program on pbs. Can we please let kids be kids for a bit longer without indoctrination about gay weddings? Let them decide when they are old enough to understand.

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PBS show Arthur

Arkansas
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A recent episode of Arthur on PBS promoted a homosexual wedding of two men. I am 100% opposed to promoting homosexual behavior and normalizing it to children. My grandchildren will no longer be watching. Very poor decision by PBS to broadcast this and cpb to fund it.

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Arthur

Georgia
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We're very disappointed in the recent homosexual Arthur episode. To encourage small children to enter an unhealthy lifestyle with the highest suicide rates is irresponsible and evil. We will never watch or donate again, and we will fight taxpayer support and vote for anyone who promises to cut it or eliminate it.

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Arthur

Texas
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Children programming is not the place for same sex marriage or sexual preferences. Children should be taught about beliefs and values from parents not TV programs that parents have believed were safe for children. I am adamantly opposed to the same sex marriage on the show Arthur. My grandchildren will not be watching it any more. They all love Arthur and were upset when I said we cannot watch Arthur. Same sex marriage is in direct opposition to the Bible and God's plan of sexuality. I don't want sexual preferences to be put in a program without previous warning so a lasting impression is made on kids.

Note from CPB: Thank you for contacting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and sharing your concerns about a recent episode of Arthur. CPB provides no funding support for the children’s series Arthur. The Corporation does not produce or distribute programming and is prohibited by law from interfering with editorial decisions related to programming on local stations.

PBS Kids Spotlight

Florida
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Why do you not spotlight children like my son. It is always minorities and my white son does not see anybody like him. This is very racist of you.

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un biased news reporting

Louisiana
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Although I watch PBS and listen to NPR , and have for the last 50 years, BUT I can not be believe how liberal slanted your coverage is now, if it is not fake news, it is propaganda with the liberal take on every article or news report, it is a tool that does not deserve one red cent from the government or me personally, . Your lack of professional journalistic ethics is more representative of a third world country news reporting . I plan to contact my congressmen to report your total disrespect for half of the citizens ( conservatives) and hopefully we can force you to balance what you call reporting or totally defund and bring you to a balance in your words or KILL you altogether as a network.

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The Dominican Republic

Arizona
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Thank you for your contribution to the fake news about how wealthy and rasist are the people of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican community did not belIeve it when Donald Trump stated that you all are fake news..Believe me when I say that we will make sure every hispanic community knows that you are creating false stories to damage the reputation of a small iasland just because you feel like it. Your fake news opinion will help others make decisions about the trust of PBS companies. However, we all know that you soon will disapear because the social media will become the media for information..the hispanic community do not thust you anymore.. RIP, we will boycott Fake PBS

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Antiques Roadshow

March 11, 2019
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I live in Florida, 55555 area code, and I always like to look at Antiques Roadshow, and it’s on the schedule, and the local people have taken and put some kind of stupid musical that they like to hear about. I just wanted to let you know, you want money to keep you going, but you take away what we watch. My number is 555-555-5555. I’m very disgusted with your company

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Reception

March 11, 2019
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Yes, this is ..., I’ve called about three times regarding KCET, I don’t have cable, but I get it on 46.1, 2, 3 and 4, and I haven’t gotten it for a whole week. I can’t seem to get it in, I don’t know what is wrong, I was wondering if there was something wrong with the station. Anyway, I’m just letting you know, 555-555-5555.

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Programming

February 28, 2019
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I’ve been your supporter for many years. One of the reasons why I support your programming is because you have an excellent program like Amy Goodman, which comes at the local primetime, not even primetime but you used to put her on at seven o’clock in the morning, and this morning, this is the last day of February, February 28th, you didn’t put her on. I don’t know what happened to her program, you had the Japanese program on instead of her program. And we had the house hearing on Cohen and Trump go on yesterday. And I’m sure Amy Goodman had lots of things to say about that testimony by Cohen. But the point is, you better not cancel her program, otherwise you will not get support from people like us. We think that Amy Goodman is one of the best programs right now. So please do not cancel, or maybe you can move her to the primetime. Anyway, I want to talk your programming department, but you don’t give out that number. So I’m just leaving a message now.

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PBS NewsHour

February 6, 2019
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I’m watching Judy Woodruff’s NewsHour, and I have to tell you, whoever that lady is, Yamiche something rather, who’s doing foreign policy, just really doesn’t make it highly ineffective, talks too fast, impossible for you guys to keep her, and no, hopefully, I’m not a racist.

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PBS NewsHour

January 29, 2019
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Hi there, I’m offering some feedback on PBS NewsHour with Judy Woodruff. I’m an attorney; I probably have a group of ten or twelve of us who are all graduate school professionals who watch PBS NewsHour, not because we like it, but because we love to see what the other side is saying. When I say other side, what I mean is, the just blatant bias of Judy Woodruff, it is just disgusting. I know you like specific examples, and that’s why I’m calling right now. Tonight, January 29th, I just heard Judy Woodruff try to get Susan Collins, senator Susan Collins, four times to say that she would not support Donald Trump in 2020. She kept rewording the question and trying again. This is what she does; she corrals her guests into saying what she wants them to say. That is disgusting. So the reason I’m calling is, when you look at your ratings, your Nielsen ratings or whatever, never assume that people watch you because we follow you. We are all dropouts from both NPR and PBS, who love to watch it and then sit around and laugh over the weekend at the media bias. Thanks so much for listening.

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PBS NewsHour

January 19, 2019
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I just listened to Yamiche Alcindor on your NewsHour, and I have to tell you, she is an embarrassment. She does not come off. You’ve got to get somebody else; it’s destroying your credibility. And by the way, I am a supporter of you guys.

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